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Between Challenge and Defeat: Repeated Player-Death and Game Enjoyment

Wouter van den Hoogen Human-Technology Interaction Group, Department of Industrial Engineering and Innovation Sciences, Eindhoven University of Technology, Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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Karolien Poels Department of Communication Studies, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium
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Wijnand IJsselsteijn Human-Technology Interaction Group, Department of Industrial Engineering and Innovation Sciences, Eindhoven University of Technology, Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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Yvonne de Kort Human-Technology Interaction Group, Department of Industrial Engineering and Innovation Sciences, Eindhoven University of Technology, Eindhoven, The Netherlands
Pages 443-459 | Received 06 Mar 2012, Published online: 28 Nov 2012

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