This article uses genre-field analysis (GFA) to examine Minecraft griefing guides: user-generated documentation that operationalizes destructive approaches to gameplay. Griefing guides promote subversive praxis while forwarding a utilitarian ethical system that alues hedonistic schadenfreude, running counter to morals of cooperation championed by most Minecraft players. Published in online forums where debates over conflicting praxis continue, these guides explicitly address, rather than mask, the negotiation of ideological values and ethical systems within a community.

research-article Share on Review of "Playful Design: Creating Game Experiences in Everyday Interfaces. John Ferrara", Brooklyn, NY: Rosenfeld Media. 2012. ISBN: 978-1933820149 Author: Matthew Beale Old Dominion University Old Dominion UniversityView Profile Authors Info & Claims Communication Design QuarterlyVolume 3Issue 2February 2015 pp 100–103https://doi.org/10.1145/2752853.2752864Published:27 March 2015Publication History 0citation41DownloadsMetricsTotal Citations0Total Downloads41Last 12 Months15Last 6 weeks4 Get Citation AlertsNew Citation Alert added!This alert has been successfully added and will be sent to:You will be notified whenever a record that you have chosen has been cited.To manage your alert preferences, click on the button below.Manage my AlertsNew Citation Alert!Please log in to your account Save to BinderSave to BinderCreate a New BinderNameCancelCreateExport CitationPublisher SiteGet Access