From Magic Circles To Magic Portals
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The document discusses different types of virtual worlds and games. It defines magic circles as temporary worlds within the ordinary world dedicated to an act apart. Games are described as voluntary attempts to overcome unnecessary obstacles. Specific games and virtual worlds mentioned include golf, Second Life, karaoke, Rock Band, and Pictionary. The concept of magic portals is introduced as temporary worlds dedicated to bettering their transient populations.
From Magic Circles To Magic Portals
- 1. From Magic Circles To Magic Portals Dr Jim Purbrick BarCamp Brighton 2011
- 2. Magic Circles “Temporary worlds within the ordinary world, dedicated to the performance of an act apart” Johan Huizinga
- 3. Game “Playing a game is the voluntary attempt to overcome unnecessary obstacles” Bernard Suits
- 4. Golf “What makes golf a game is that you willingly agree to stand really far away from each hole and swing at the ball with a club” Jane McGonigal
- 5. Virtual Worlds “The membrane that encloses virtual worlds” Edward Castronova
- 6. The Hero’s Journey “People go there as part of a hero's journey - a means of self-discovery” Richard Bartle
- 7. Gamer Regret “A sudden, horrifying sense of emptiness when we muse on all the other things we could have done with our game time” Clive Thompson
- 8. Second Life A magic circle A sandbox A culture of creativity No goals or unnecessary obstacles
- 9. Karaoke A magic circle around a social occasion rather than a game
- 10. Rock Band Cooperative karaoke with explicit scoring
- 11. Pictionary Encouraging creative artistic composition to solve puzzles
- 12. Creatarr Unnecessary obstacles Encouraging creative composition Casual participation Judged by the community Collaborative and higher level creation Web based
- 13. Magic Portals Temporary worlds within the ordinary world, dedicated to the betterment of their transient populations
- 14. Further Reading Katie Salen and Eric Zimmerman, Rules of Play: Game Design Fundamentals Edward Castronova, Synthetic Worlds: The Business and Culture of Online Games Jane McGonigal, Reality is Broken