1. Aesthetics of Play

2. Motivation Themes Social Interaction – We are friends with those who we do things with

3. Motivation Themes Seclusion and Control – Social interaction that is under our control

4. Motivation Themes Competition – Against the world – Against each other

5. Knowledge Desire for understanding

6. Motivation Themes Mastery – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H_tmFUWu9bI http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H_tmFUWu9bI

7. Motivation Themes Escapism – A chance to exist in a world with other rules

8. Motivation Themes Addiction “You do anything long enough to escape the habit of living until the escape becomes the habit.”

9. Why do we game? Games as – sense-pleasure – make-believe – drama – obstacle course – social framework – competition – uncharted territory – self-discovery – past-time