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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Relations

Challenging Gameplay 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

Can Instantiate

Spectacular Failure Enjoyment, Tension

with Parties, PvE, 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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