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Residual Play Artifacts

Residual Play Artifacts

Residual play artifacts are objects, whether virtual or existing in real space, that are created by the player during the process of play.

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Ian Sundstrom discusses the value of “play artifacts” - things created by players in the process of playing a game that can then be reviewed, saved, or shared. He lists several widely-varied examples from particular games, and observes that it seems to be a growing trend - and since then we’ve seen a proliferation of high-profile games with photo modes and consoles with screenshot or sharing buttons as well.

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