Description

• Title:
  Brewing Happiness Design Aspects of Coffee Representation in Cozy Games
• Creator:
  Chmielewski, Krzysztof;
  Majewski, Jakub
• Contributor:
  Chmielewski, Krzysztof - Kazimierz Wielki University;
  Majewski, Jakub - Kazimierz Wielki University;
  Chmielewski, Krzysztof - k.chmielewski@ulricgames.com;
  Majewski, Jakub - qmajewski@yahoo.co.uk
• Description:
  This paper examines the way coffee is represented and used in cozy games. As a genre, cozy games are defined by the concepts of safety, abundance, and softness, which together establish a sense of coziness. Coffee, commonly associated with casual and friendly social situations, has a potential to be a strong contributor to coziness within cozy games. To explore this, the authors identified 27 cozy games containing coffee-related elements, and then performed a qualitative analysis on their content. The analysis found it was comparatively rare for coffee themes to strongly impact the overall game experience; however, there was a significant tendency for coffee to amplify the game’s overall sense of coziness.
• Object availability:
  free access
• Rights: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0
• Date:
  2024.12.09;
  2024.11.29
• Type:
  Article
• Language:
  English
• Format:
  application/pdf
• Publisher:
  Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego
• Relation:
  Replay. The Polish Journal of Game Studies;1;
  12
• Subject:
  cozy games;
  coffee;
  brewing;
  game design;
  game analysis;
  qualitative analysis
• Identifier:
  2391-8551;
  http://hdl.handle.net/11089/53937 ;
  2449-8394;
  10.18778/2391-8551.12.05
• Data provider:
  Repozytorium Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego
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