Games
Game: An exercise of voluntary control systems in which there is an opposition between forces, confined by a procedure and rules in order to produce a disequilibrial outcome.
What separates this definition from play is the distinct features of the definition. As explained below:
Exercise—it is a set designated activity
Voluntary—to play a game you come to the exercise of one’s own volition.
Control Systems—there is a set of control systems much like a social contract of expected behaviors and reactions.
Opposition—there are different factions of the game. It may be player vs. player or players vs. the game.
Procedure and Rules—There are exerecise specific parameters placed on the participants
Disequilibiral Outcome—Between the opposing factions, there will be winners and losers.
Source: Avedon, E.M. & Sutton-Smith, B. (1971) The study of games. New York: J. Wiley.
Brad Burenheide, 17 March 2020
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What separates this definition from play is the distinct features of the definition. As explained below:
Exercise—it is a set designated activity
Voluntary—to play a game you come to the exercise of one’s own volition.
Control Systems—there is a set of control systems much like a social contract of expected behaviors and reactions.
Opposition—there are different factions of the game. It may be player vs. player or players vs. the game.
Procedure and Rules—There are exerecise specific parameters placed on the participants
Disequilibiral Outcome—Between the opposing factions, there will be winners and losers.
Source: Avedon, E.M. & Sutton-Smith, B. (1971) The study of games. New York: J. Wiley.
Brad Burenheide, 17 March 2020
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