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meaningful play: a standalone construct

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Game studies

play in which the relation between a player's action and the system's outcome is both discernible and integrated into the larger game.

In game studies, meaningful play refers to play in which the relation between a player's action and the system's outcome is both discernible and integrated into the larger game. This meaning comes from Salen (2004) in Rules of play.[1]

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References

Salen, K. (2004). Rules of play. MIT Press. ISBN 9780262240451

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