Games and Gamification (feat. C. Thi Nguyen)
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The Importance of Playful Behavior
In recent years, there has been an explosion of interest in the concept of play amongst philosophers and even evolutionary theorists who are interested in its importance for human flourishing. There's a lot of stake in the difference between sports as a metaphor for existence and creating a sand castle as a metaphorfor existence. Both focus on play, but play and games are so diverse, right? Some are almost exclusively physical; others such as poker require a lot more thought going into them. But in spite of this diversity, I think a lot of games are unified by some common features: they are all forms of playful behavior.
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