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The Magic Circle

Known as: Magic circle (disambiguation), The Magic Circle (computer game) 
The Magic Circle is a video game developed and published by Question for Microsoft Windows, OS X, Linux.
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Review
2012
Review
2012
In Defence of a Magic Circle: The Social and Mental Boundaries of Play
This article reviews the history of the concept of the magic circle, its criticism and the numerous other metaphors that have… 
Highly Cited
2009
Highly Cited
2009
There is No Magic Circle
Games are created through the act of gameplay, which is contingent on player acts. However, to understand gameplay, we must also… 
Highly Cited
2009
Highly Cited
2009
The Magic Circle and the Puzzle
In a common description, to play a game is to step inside a concrete or metaphorical magic circle where special rules apply. In… 
2009
2009
Forget the magic circle (or towards a sociology of video games)
There have been several sociologists who have written, sometimes quite extensively and informatively, on video games, and more… 
2008
2008
The Magic Circle
  • 2008
  • Corpus ID: 142939032
This essay examines the concept of the "magic circle," the argument that real-world law ought to be excluded from virtual worlds… 
Highly Cited
2007
Highly Cited
2007
Beyond the magic circle : A network perspective on role-play in online games
Currently, game research is characterized by the (re)construction of contested boundaries such as the “magic circle” of the game… 
Highly Cited
2007
Highly Cited
2007
Digital Games as Social Presence Technology: Development of the Social Presence in Gaming Questionnaire (SPGQ)
Digital gaming presents an engaging, widely varied, and increasingly popular pastime. Yet in recent theorising about digital game… 
Highly Cited
2006
Highly Cited
2006
The magic circle : principles of gaming & simulation
The purpose of this unique book is to outline the core of game science by presenting principles underlying the design and use of… 
Highly Cited
2005
Highly Cited
2005
The Pervasive Interface; Tracing the Magic Circle
This paper is an addition to the discourse surrounding interface theory and pervasive games. A buzzword by nature, the… 
Highly Cited
2005
Highly Cited
2005
Connecting Worlds. Fantasy Role-Playing Games, Ritual Acts and the Magic Circle
  • M. Copier
  • DiGRA Conference
  • 2005
  • Corpus ID: 2870355
From a cultural history and game theoretical perspective my work focuses on the relationship between the fantasy subculture… 
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