"Play is uncertain activity."
Roger Caillois, Man, Play, and Games
- doubt
- risk
- threat of defeat
- if outcome is certain, why bother?
Sources of Uncertainty
- Randomness
- Performative uncertainty (physical)
- Solver's uncertainty
- Analytic complexity
- Uncertainty of perception
- Player unpredictability
- Hidden information
- Narrative anticipation
- Development anticipation
- Schedule uncertainty
- Semiotic contingency
Randomness
Performative uncertainty
Solver's uncertainty
Analytic complexity
Uncertainty of perception
Player unpredictability
Hidden information
Narrative anticipation
Development anticipation
Schedule uncertainty
Semiotic contingency
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