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Play anythingIan Bogost

Play anything

2016134 pages
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"Life is boring: filled with meetings and traffic, errands and emails. Nothing we'd ever call fun. But what if we've gotten fun wrong? In Play Anything, visionary game designer and philosopher Ian Bogost shows how we can overcome our daily anxiety; transforming the boring, ordinary world around us into one of endless, playful possibilities. The key to this playful mindset lies in discovering the secret truth of fun and games. Play Anything, reveals that games appeal to us not because they are fun, but because they set limitations. Soccer wouldn't be soccer if it wasn't composed of two teams…

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3 editions
  • Audiobook · English · 2016
    Recorded Books, Inc. and Blackstone Publishing · 1 pages · 9781664457805
  • Other · English · 2016
    Basic Books · 9780465096503
  • Other · English · 2016
    Basic Books · 266 pages · 9780465051724
Social aspectsCreative abilityPopular cultureLeisureImaginationSOCIAL SCIENCEPHILOSOPHYEthics & Moral Philosophy