Playing games

What is Play?

Animals at play

Work and play are words used to describe the same thing under differing conditions. Mark Twain You've achieved success in your field when you don't know whether what you're doing is work or play. Warren Beatty. You can discover more about a person in an hour of play than in a year of conversation. Plato What we play is life. Louis Armstrong

7 Patterns of play Source: The National Institute for Play - www.nifplay.org

http://www.flickr.com/photos/meemal/2095962174/ Eye contact Emotion (joy) The right side of the brain which organises e motional control, is attuned in both of them, brought into harmony. Attunement play

Experiencing movement Comprehending the world Understanding yourself Understanding your body Body play & movement

Satisfying an innate curiosity Correlation between manipulation and problem solving Object play

http://www.flickr.com/photos/respres/2812086571/ Play and belonging Rough and tumble play Celebratory play Social play

http://www.flickr.com/photos/mornathedark/116578264/ Imaginative & pretend play Create a sense of one’s mind and the mind of others One of the main keys to innovation and creativity

http://www.flickr.com/photos/90664717@N00/846626859/ Storytelling-Narrative play The unit of human intelligibility Stories help us make sense of ourselves and the world around us The way most kids love to learn

http://www.flickr.com/photos/90664717@N00/846626859/ Transformative & creative play Transcend the reality of ordinary lives Shape new ideas Access new realms of innovation

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http://www.flickr.com/photos/houseofsims/2782123097/ Games

http://www.flickr.com/photos/justin/145399458/ What are games?

Of course the game is rigged. Don't let that stop you--if you don't play, you can't win. Robert Heinlein If life doesn't offer a game worth playing, then invent a new one. Anthony J. D'Angelo Money was never a big motivation for me, except as a way to keep score. The real excitement is playing the game. Donald Trump God does not play dice with the universe; He plays an ineffable game of his own devising, which might be compared, from the perspective of any of the other players, to being involved in an obscure and complex version of poker in a pitch dark room, with blank cards, for infinite stakes, with a dealer who won't tell you the rules, and who smiles all the time. Terry Pratchett

Types of games

http://www.flickr.com/photos/moriza/143855600/ Some of the oldest games

Senet Circa 3,500 BC

The royal game of Ur Before 2,600 BC

Card and board games

Role playing games

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