Binding: Paperback
Description: Why play is a productive expressive way of being human a form of understanding and a fundamental part of our well - being. What do we think about when we think about play? A pastime? Games? Childish activities? The opposite of work? Think again: If we are happy and well rested we may approach even our daily tasks in a playful way taking the attitude of play without the activity of play. So what then is play? In Play Matters Miguel Sicart argues that to play is to be in the world; playing is a form of understanding what surrounds us and a way of engaging with others. Play goes beyond games; it is a mode of being human. We play games but we also play with toys on playgrounds with technologies and design. Sicart proposes a theory of play that doesn t derive from a particular object or activity but is a portable tool for being not tied to objects but brought by people to the complex interactions that form their daily lives. It is not separated from reality; it is part of it. It is pleasurable but not necessarily fun. Play can be dangerous addictive and destructive. Along the way Sicart considers playfulness the capacity to use play outside the context of play; toys the materialization of play instruments but also play pals; playgrounds play spaces that enable all kinds of play; beauty the aesthetics of play through action; political play from Maradona's goal against England in the 1986 World Cup to the hactivist activities of Anonymous; the political aesthetic and moral activity of game design; and why play and computers get along so well.
Title: Play Matters
Author(s): Sicart Miguel (Associate Professor It University Of Copenhagen)
Publisher: Mit Press Ltd
Barcode: 9780262534512
Pages: 176 Pages, 11 B 22 Illustrations, Unspecified
Publication Date: 10/27/2017
Series: Playful Thinking
Category: Sociology: Sport & Leisure