Kansei games: entertaining your emotions

ABSTRACT

Essentially Kansei Games are a new concept of games that focus on delivering a constructive positive experience to the game player. We wish to do this by addressing the player needs, requirements and desires. We propose a Needs Requirements and Desires (NRD) model where the self is at the centre, and all needs requirements and desires radiate from it. It is an egocentric, egoistic and hedonistic model. In which, needs relates to the essentials, requirements to the necessary and desires to the optional. While playing a game, it is possible to assess its usage in terms of its effect on the player's NRD. We believe that the fulfilment of the NRD would yield a positive game experience. We would like to propose an approach that addresses user's NRD and results in enrichment, positive affect and inner balance for the user.