The influence of failure between the player and the video game

Abstract

This dissertation is a practice­‐based study that develops on the totality of experiencing a video game with special attention given to the influences on the player, directly induced by the same game. This study engages in two areas. One where a video game is created by the artist and researcher and secondly followed by interactions with this same game by selected players who in turn are also research participants. The strong influential element, as can be seen from the development while playing the game, demonstrates that while interacting the occurrence of failure creates different attitudes which are automatically expressed through the same action of interacting while playing. This research ultimately leads to further reflection on the influence of failure which a video game induces and also on video games as an artistic expression and means for generating knowledge and understanding.