Stephane Bura of 10tacle has posted his piece on engineering emotion in games on his personal website. This is basically a written-out version of the presentation he gave at Game Focus Germany -- and while I'm not sure I'm convinced, it's quite interesting, and worth reading if you're interested in game design theory.
Everything Cool in Games -- OUT of the Mainstream
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Mi is an excellent, minimalist puzzler with wholly original gameplay. Each level, you right-click to launch your soap bubble; elsewhere on the level is an exit. (In some, multiple soap bubbles launch simultaneously, and must be guided to different exits.) Rotating gears must be avoided; they pop you like the soap bubble you are.
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Very interesting study by Stéphane Bura -- theories, principles, speculations, and a pattern language of emotional game design, including numerous excellent graphics.
I posted an excerpt to my blog @ karljones.com:
http://www.karljones.com/index.php/2008/02/13/emotion-engineering-in-vid...
- Karl Jones