The document discusses how games create emotions in players through various artistic elements and techniques. It argues that since games contain artistic elements like music, visuals, and narrative, and since art is capable of eliciting emotions, then the emotions created by games can be considered a form of art. The document then lists many different emotions that games have the potential to make players feel, such as empathy, awe, fear, sadness, and joy. It suggests that ambiguity, less context or information, and subtlety may be more effective ways for games to create certain emotions than explicitly depicting them.

1. GameArt Media Cultures 2 Assignment 2: Media in a Networked Age Gregory Smith S3233429

2. The immediate and residual emotional effects created by games and how those emotions are created.

3. Game Emotion = Art?

4. Dramatic Art – Music Theatre Dance... Fine Art – Painting Photography Architecture Drawing Sculpture... Literary Art - Poetry Stories Journal ...

6. Art Creates Emotion + Games Contain Art .. = Games Contain Emotion ∴ Game Emotion is Art

7. Emotions )

8. ) Emotins )

9. Empathy Awe Suffering Hate Repulsed Bravery Nostalgia Enthusiasm Terror Determination Sadness Frustration Worry Depression Misery Guilt Attraction Jealousy Delight Sympathy Boredom Lust Horror Betrayal Annoyance Surprise Compassion Anxiety Hurt Fear Love Panic Disturbed Pity Disappointment Grief Modesty Wonder Hope

10. The Emotionaleffects created by games and how those Emotions are created.

11. Empathy Awe Suffering Hate Repulsed Bravery Nostalgia Enthusiasm Terror Determination Sadness Frustration Worry Depression Misery Guilt Attraction Jealousy Delight Sympathy Boredom Lust Horror Betrayal Annoyance Surprise Compassion Anxiety Hurt Fear Love Panic Disturbed Pity Disappointment Grief Modesty Wonder Hope

12. Empathy Awe Suffering Hate Repulsed Bravery Nostalgia Enthusiasm Terror Determination Sadness Frustration Worry Depression Misery Guilt Attraction Jealousy Delight Sympathy Boredom Lust Horror Betrayal Annoyance Surprise Compassion Anxiety Hurt Fear Love Panic Disturbed Pity Disappointment Grief Modesty Wonder Hope

13. More is More Or Less is More

15. Boo!

18. Silent Hill

21. Ambiguity is More

24. Acceptance, Agitation, Alarm, Amusement, Anger, Annoyance, Anticipation, Apprehension, Apathy, Arrogance, AnxiousBitterness, BoredomCalmness, Cautiousness, Comfort, Contentment, Confidence, Courage Depression, Determination, Disappointment, Discontentment, Disgust, Desire, DelightEuphoria, Embarrassment, Envy, Ecstasy Fear, Friendly, FrustrationGlad, Gratitude, Grief, Guilt Hate, Happiness, Homesick, Hope, Horror, HumilityImpatient, Inadequate, IrritabilityJoy, Jealous Kindness Loneliness, Love, LustMelancholyNervous, NegativityPain, Paranoia, Patience, Peace, Phobia, Pity, PrideRage, Regret, Remorse, ResentmentSad, Self-pity, Shame, Shy, Sorrow, Shock, Suffering, Surprise, Suspense Thrill, Torment UnhappinessVulnerable WorryYearning Line Colour SFX Texture Space Ambiguity Shape Lighting Form Movement Scent Order Music Composition Subject Matter Volume Relationship Function Narrative Familiarity Assumption Memory Repetition Taste