Entries from Katrina Johnson tagged with 'Richard Bartle'
Four Player Types and Four Keys
It is difficult to examine what I see in games regarding Richard Bartle’s player types and Nicole Lazzaro’s keys to emotion without first looking at my own biases. I tend to fall into Bartle’s Achiever and Explorer player types. While...
Elite Beat Diva
I finally beat Elite Beat Agents (EBA) today. Last night, I played the second stage of the final level (set to "Jumpin’ Jack Flash") for about an hour before I beat it. This morning, I unlocked the final bonus level...
Ignorance is Bliss: WoW Days 5-7
I’d always known that there were many different types of players in World of Warcraft. Just like Richard Bartle’s essay on player types in MUDs, this MMORPG allows many different types of players to find satisfaction. I don’t think it...
Kingdom Heartsbroken
After a stressful week, I find that playing a video game can be rather therapeutic. You can project your enemies onto the plethora of monsters you must fight and gain a sense of satisfaction from completing in-game tasks. While the...
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