Comments on: Performative Play as Nudge: It’s fun to do right? http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/games/2008/07/09/performative-play-as-nudge-its-fun-to-do-right/ join the quest for morally deep games Sat, 28 Nov 2009 02:14:03 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Valuable Games » Our Fair City: using games to scaffold real-world interventions http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/games/2008/07/09/performative-play-as-nudge-its-fun-to-do-right/comment-page-1/#comment-262 Valuable Games » Our Fair City: using games to scaffold real-world interventions Tue, 25 Nov 2008 19:41:07 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/games/2008/07/09/performative-play-as-nudge-its-fun-to-do-right/#comment-262 [...] I’ve taken an interest in turning real world actions into gameplay, using MyBO as an example. While other games we’ve discussed have focused on “moral [...] [...] I’ve taken an interest in turning real world actions into gameplay, using MyBO as an example. While other games we’ve discussed have focused on “moral [...]

]]> By: Gene Koo http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/games/2008/07/09/performative-play-as-nudge-its-fun-to-do-right/comment-page-1/#comment-178 Gene Koo Mon, 14 Jul 2008 19:32:53 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/games/2008/07/09/performative-play-as-nudge-its-fun-to-do-right/#comment-178 Got it -- by "performative" in the dramatic sense -- distinct (although conveniently similar to) "performance" in the do-something sense. Which helps me understand your description of the Wii Fit. Thanks for swinging by, Ian! Got it — by “performative” in the dramatic sense — distinct (although conveniently similar to) “performance” in the do-something sense. Which helps me understand your description of the Wii Fit.

Thanks for swinging by, Ian!

]]> By: Ian Bogost http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/games/2008/07/09/performative-play-as-nudge-its-fun-to-do-right/comment-page-1/#comment-177 Ian Bogost Fri, 11 Jul 2008 01:16:35 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/games/2008/07/09/performative-play-as-nudge-its-fun-to-do-right/#comment-177 The idea of conscious reflection comes from the notion of felicitousness in Austin's "happy" performative. In linguistic accounts of the performative, recognition of the context is necessary, otherwise the performative fails. This makes sense in the case of "I do," for example. If the speaker does not grasp its meaning, the vow can't work. There are many ways to think about game actions that perform real actions; this article explores one. That said, I'm not sure that the principles in Nudge are really any different from the coercive practices Persuasive Technology. I'm sure there are more interesting blends to be made. The idea of conscious reflection comes from the notion of felicitousness in Austin’s “happy” performative. In linguistic accounts of the performative, recognition of the context is necessary, otherwise the performative fails. This makes sense in the case of “I do,” for example. If the speaker does not grasp its meaning, the vow can’t work.

There are many ways to think about game actions that perform real actions; this article explores one. That said, I’m not sure that the principles in Nudge are really any different from the coercive practices Persuasive Technology. I’m sure there are more interesting blends to be made.

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