Understanding playfulness: An overview of the revised playful experience (PLEX) framework

Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Design and Emotion

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages

  Arrasvuori, Juha ^a   Boberg, Marion ^a   Korhonen, Hannu ^a  

^a NOKIA RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Experience framework; Playful experience; Playfulness

Indexed keywords

DESIGN OF PRODUCT; EXPERIENCE FRAMEWORK; PLAYFUL EXPERIENCE; PLAYFULNESS;

PRODUCT DESIGN;

EID: 84867165134     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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