Caillois proposed that all types of play, including video games, can be split into four different categories.
The four types of games are:
Agon – Essentially competitive games, often where the player must be better than another player.
Alea - Games that focus on chance.
Mimicry – This includes invention and role-playing are also classified under Mimicry, as well as mimicry itself.
Llinx - Games which invoke a state of panic, anxiety, vertigo, or alter perception.
I have created my own table that contain five games that I greatly enjoy or admire. The games I chose have been separated into Caillois’ four types of play. Some of the games I chose are in more than one category due to the fact that some contain multiple characteristics from many of the types of play.
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