Man, Play, and Games

Man, Play, and Games
Author: Roger Caillois
Publisher: University of Illinois Press
Total Pages: 228
Release: 2001
Genre: Games & Activities
ISBN: 9780252070334

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According to Roger Caillois, play is an occasion of pure waste. In spite of this - or because of it - play constitutes an essential element of human social and spiritual development. In this study, the author defines play as a free and voluntary activity that occurs in a pure space, isolated and protected from the rest of life.


Man, Play, and Games
Language: en
Pages: 228
Authors: Roger Caillois
Categories: Games & Activities
Type: BOOK - Published: 2001 - Publisher: University of Illinois Press

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According to Roger Caillois, play is an occasion of pure waste. In spite of this - or because of it - play constitutes an essential element of human social and
Rules of Play
Language: en
Pages: 680
Authors: Katie Salen Tekinbas
Categories: Computers
Type: BOOK - Published: 2003-09-25 - Publisher: MIT Press

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An impassioned look at games and game design that offers the most ambitious framework for understanding them to date. As pop culture, games are as important as
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Language: en
Pages: 266
Authors: Tara Fickle
Categories: Social Science
Type: BOOK - Published: 2019-11-19 - Publisher: NYU Press

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Language: en
Pages: 208
Authors: Roger Caillois
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