Experimental GamesIn our unprecedentedly networked world, games have come to occupy an important space in many of our everyday lives. Digital games alone engage an estimated 2. 5 billion people worldwide as of 2020, and other forms of gaming, such as board games, role playing, escape rooms, and puzzles, command an ever expanding audience. At the same time, gamificationthe application of game mechanics to traditionally nongame spheres, such as personal health and