FUBAR Enjoyment

The enjoyment experienced when things are not going your way, but you are still in the fight; a specific type of Tension

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Tension Spectacular Failure Enjoyment Attention Swapping Cognitive Engrossment Disruption of Focused Attention Real-Time Games Gameplay Mastery Hovering Closures Limited Foresight Limited Planning Ability Complex Gameplay Survive The Show Must Go On Attention Demanding Simultaneous Challenges Ever Increasing Difficulty

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with Parties or Teams in Multiplayer Games

Mutual FUBAR Enjoyment

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History

Updated version of the pattern "Spectacular Failure Enjoyment" first described in the paper Exploring aesthetical gameplay design patterns: camaraderie in four games<ref name="Bergstrom"/>.

References

<references> <ref name="Bergstrom">Bergström, K., Björk, S. & Lundgren, S. 2010. Exploring aesthetical gameplay design patterns: camaraderie in four games. In Proceedings of MindTrek 2010.</ref> <ref name="fubar">US miliary slang: F***ed up Beyond Recognition.</ref> </references>

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