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Abusive Game Deisgn and Introspect Game play through Goffman's frame analysis

프레임 분석을 통한 불쾌한 게임 디자인(Abusive Game Design)과 반성적 게임플레이

  • Received : 2017.10.11
  • Accepted : 2017.10.20
  • Published : 2017.10.20

Abstract

The interrelation between abusive game designers and players are revealed and considered as one of the game arts by Miguel Sicart. This study is based on the frame analysis of Ervin Goffman. The player centered game design, in the case of a digital game, is penetrated into the frame, and player's experience and game frame at the same level can be assumed as positive down-keying. Conversely, confusion of the game is experienced by the players and perceptions about the games are required. The term of Miguel Sicart, generated the abusive game design in the view of the game art, considers both common game and design of the game, respectively. Nevertheless, the abusive game design refreshes the reflections of players in a game and presents possibilities of bridging the designs of standard games through the techniques and devices.

미구엘 시카트(M. sicart)는 불쾌한 게임 디자인이 디자이너와 플레이어간의 상호작용을 발생시키며 이를 통해 게임이 예술의 영역에서 해석될 수 있음을 시사 하였다. 본 논문에서는 이 불쾌한 게임디자인을 고프먼의 프레임 이론에 바탕하여 재해석한다. 보편적인 게임학이 추구하는 '사용자 중심'적 게임 디자인은 게임의 플레임에 몰입하여 사용자 경험과 게임의 프레임에 일치감을 더하는 긍정적 다운키잉(Positive Down-keying)을 추구한다고 볼 수 있다. 반면에 불쾌한 게임 디자인은 게임의 프레임에 대한 플레이어의 관점에 '혼란함'을 주어 게임에 대한 반성적 관점을 가질 수 있도록 해준다. 예술의 영역에서 게임을 해석하기 위한 방편에서 불쾌한 게임 디자인을 정의했던 시카트 이론은 불쾌한 게임 디자인과 전형적인 게임 디자인을 나눠서 보지만 플레임 분석을 통한 불쾌한 게임 디자인은 게임 플레이에 대한 플레이어의 반성적 시각을 환기시키는 장치 혹은 테크닉으로 기존의 게임디자인과 관계할 수 있음을 알려주고 있다.

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