analysis of play, feb 3, 2014
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TODAY:1)Icebreaker2)Checking in/how are we doing?3)Discussion: what’d you play?4)And why?5)Why do we play?6)Readings7)Homework
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Today’s Icebreaker:Who is your favorite
video game characterand why?
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Since we lost a day…
…I wanted to check in to see how everyone is doing. Are we clear onthe general flow of how classshould function?
Any questions?
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Discussion time!You should have played, and
blogged about, a game of yourchoice.
What did you play?Why?
How was it?
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So what does it mean…
…to play? I’m going to open a Word document and take notes as youdiscuss.
So… what’s it mean to play?
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Reading: on Psychology1.Play is about Motivation
2.Play can blend with other motives
3.Play is a confluence of severaldifferent characteristics.
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Reading: on Psychology1.Play is self-chosen and self-directed; players are always free to quit.2. Play is activity in which means are more valued than ends.3. Play is guided by mental rules.4. Play is non-literal, imaginative, marked off in some way from reality.5. Play involves an active, alert, but non-stressed frame of mind.
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Reading: on HuizingaA wealth of great stuff, but
what I want us to talk aboutis our first major concept:
The Magic Circle!
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According to Huizinga, the consciousness of play as a separate and self-contained sphere is often reinforced by the pervasive tendency to enclose the players within a spatiotemporal frame, the so-called "magic circle", which isolates their game from the more serious tasks of daily living. The separation often consists in a literal physical precinct: a chessboard, ring, arena, field, stadium, stage, altar, etc. There are also sharp temporal boundaries, a clear beginning and an end, which clearly mark the game off as a temporary interruption of ordinary life. The game unfolds within a temporarily closed world. Moreover, the existence of the magic circle is closely related to the existence of artificial rules or conventions that hold only within this enclosure.
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from http://gamingconceptz.blogspot.com/2012/10/huizingas-magic-circle.html
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Homework
Sometime this week, spend atleast an hour playing any game from the Legend of Zelda series.We have some here in the room.
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Read for Wednesday McGonigal, Callois (both
on Niihka under “resources”) and Juul.