Play anything : the pleasure of limits, the uses of boredom, and the secret of games /
Ian Bogost.
- xii, 266 pages ; 25 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 239-250) index.
Preface: Life is not a game -- Everywhere, playgrounds -- Ironoia, the mistrust of things -- Fun isn't pleasure, it's novelty -- Play is in things, not in you -- From restraint to constraint -- The pleasure of limits -- The opposite of happiness -- Conclusion: Living with things.
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Perseus Books Group, C/O Perseus Distribution 210 American Dr, Jackson, TN, USA, 38301, (731)9884440 SAN 631-760X
2016019144
Creative ability. Popular culture--Social aspects. Social science--Popular culture. Philosophy--Ethics & moral philosophy. Psychology--Creative ability. Play--Psychological aspects.