Socially Adaptable Games

This paper introduces the concept of Social Adaptability, a characteristic of games that are explicitly designed to function in changing social environments, and provides initial guidelines for how to design games so that they have this characteristic. The guidelines are based upon analysis of related concepts, types of social roles players can have in games, and how social environments in games can change during gameplay. Keywords board games, game design, social adaptability

• Type: Conference
• Year: 2005
• Where: DIGRA
• Authors: Daniel Eriksson, Staffan Björk, Johan Peitz
• Keywords: Computer Graphics, DIGRA 2005, Social Adaptability, Social Environments, Social Roles Players