Art of Failure

An exploration of why we play video games despite the fact that we are almost certain to feel unhappy when we fail at them.We may think of video games as being "e;fun,"e; but in The Art of Failure, Jesper Juul claims that this is almost entirely mistaken. When we play video games, our facial expressions are rarely those of happiness or bliss. Instead, we frown, grimace, and shout in frustr...