http://game-research.com The art, business, and science of video games Sat, 17 May 2008 20:34:06 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 http://game-research.com/index.php/book-reviews/book-review-persuasive-games-the-expressive-power-of-videogames/#comment-61589 Joel Tue, 01 Apr 2008 17:26:04 +0000 http://game-research.com/index.php/book-reviews/book-review-persuasive-games-the-expressive-power-of-videogames/#comment-61589 Brilliant stuff! I especially like that he doesn't limit it to serious games. Humor and mockery are often very effective persuasive tools, and they make it easier to avoid coming off as too didactic, which turns people off. A "serious game" with a straight-ahead "message" isn't going to persuade many people. Brilliant stuff! I especially like that he doesn’t limit it to serious games. Humor and mockery are often very effective persuasive tools, and they make it easier to avoid coming off as too didactic, which turns people off. A “serious game” with a straight-ahead “message” isn’t going to persuade many people.

]]> http://game-research.com/index.php/book-reviews/book-review-persuasive-games-the-expressive-power-of-videogames/#comment-37184 Playful politics at The Distant Sound of Trumpets Mon, 12 Nov 2007 13:50:54 +0000 http://game-research.com/index.php/book-reviews/book-review-persuasive-games-the-expressive-power-of-videogames/#comment-37184 [...] president of Uruguay (if we don’t know, we may want to read Ian Bogost’s recent book Persuasive Games). In present day Denmark, however, political video games do not exactly overwhelm the politically [...] […] president of Uruguay (if we don’t know, we may want to read Ian Bogost’s recent book Persuasive Games). In present day Denmark, however, political video games do not exactly overwhelm the politically […]

]]> http://game-research.com/index.php/book-reviews/book-review-persuasive-games-the-expressive-power-of-videogames/#comment-35148 Spieleforschung.de Sat, 27 Oct 2007 14:07:55 +0000 http://game-research.com/index.php/book-reviews/book-review-persuasive-games-the-expressive-power-of-videogames/#comment-35148 This book is very interesting! I'm investigating the persuasive power of games myself (PhD thesis) and Bogost provides a great insight to this broad topic. Highly recommended! This book is very interesting! I’m investigating the persuasive power of games myself (PhD thesis) and Bogost provides a great insight to this broad topic. Highly recommended!

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