Rethinking Comfort Beyond Cosy Gaming:
Saving the Feel-Good from Capitalism
Keywords:
confort, care, cozy gaming, capitalisme, cozynessAbstract
Cozy games have enjoyed a growing popularity over the last decade, and the term ‘cozy’ itself is slowly becoming a marketing buzzword that fits in a capitalist production model, which seems paradoxical given the sense of tranquility and gentleness these games seek to evoke. In this article, we explore the gaming experience lived by gamers in cozy games through a corpus study. First, we discuss what constitutes the cozy experience, before focusing on the experiences arising from the representations of labour, and concluding with an activist approach to coziness.
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