The Art of FailureBy: Jesper Juul Series: Playful Thinking A gaming academic offers a fascinating exploration of why we play video gamesdespite the unhappiness we feel when we fail at them (Boston Globe) We may think of video games as being fun, but in The Art of Failure, Jesper Juul claims that this is almost entirely mistaken. When we play video games, our facial expressions are rarely those of happiness or bliss. Instead, we frown, grimace, and shout in frustration