Index

Contents

Acknowledgments ix

Introduction 1

1  Games beyond Games 7

2  Immersion 17

3  The Player Involvement Model 35

4  Kinesthetic Involvement 55

5  Spatial Involvement 73

6  Shared Involvement 93

7  Narrative Involvement 113

8  Affective Involvement 135

9  Ludic Involvement 147

10 From Immersion to Incorporation 167 Conclusion 181

Appendix: A Tale of Two Worlds 187 
Notes 201 
References 205
Index 219