Whose Vibe is it Anyway? Negotiating Definitions of Cozy Games
Files
Date
2025-01-07
Contributor
Advisor
Department
Instructor
Depositor
Speaker
Researcher
Consultant
Interviewer
Narrator
Transcriber
Annotator
Journal Title
Journal ISSN
Volume Title
Publisher
Volume
Number/Issue
Starting Page
2641
Ending Page
Alternative Title
Abstract
While many games that are now widely considered ‘cozy’ games, such as Animal Crossing and Stardew Valley have been on the market for close to a decade (or more), cozy games as a genre have gained in popularity over the last several years. This can be seen not only in the number of titles that have increasingly been given the label of ‘cozy game’ by game designers and marketing teams, but also in how players describe them. But what exactly are cozy games? How are they defined, by who, in what context(s), and for what purposes? From design elements to vibes, this paper will explore a range of definitions found through the perspectives of design literature, games and mainstream media, and players on Tik Tok. It demonstrates that what makes a game ‘cozy’ is widely variable, socially constructed, and often personal, despite the best design intentions.
Description
Keywords
Games and Gaming, cozy games, fan culture, game design, player studies, tik tok
Citation
Extent
10
Format
Geographic Location
Time Period
Related To
Proceedings of the 58th Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences
Related To (URI)
Table of Contents
Rights
Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
Rights Holder
Local Contexts
Collections
Email libraryada-l@lists.hawaii.edu if you need this content in ADA-compliant format.