Welcome to this extended seminar with Donncha Kavanagh on the history and Metaphysics of Games, Play & Fun.

In the next couple of episodes Donncha will talk about the background, key ideas, concepts and theories surrounding the role of games and play in human society.

In part 2 Donncha juxtaposes the split between work and play as distinct domains of human character (good and bad; valued versus vulgar); and the modern era’s increasingly unashamed appreciation for leisure. 

Modernity; contemporary and post-modern treatment of games and play. From theorising games and play as the genesis of human culture – homo ludens – through to the contemporary move to employ the mechanics of games and play in purely utilitarian applications, the psycho-physiological application of games and play experience for behavioural control, profit and production.

Thank you for listening to Design Talk.

The music used is Tired Traveler On The Way Home by Andrew Codeman…

…and Jimmy’s Jam from Ampletunes. 

For licence and other information see the show notes.

Acknowledgements

Music 

1) Title: Tired traveler on the way to home

Artist: Andrew Codeman

Licence: Creative Commons - Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)

Source: https://bit.ly/2yTIHv4​ (AndrewCodeman_TiredTravelerOnTheWayHome_2018.mp3)

2) Title: Jimmy's Jam

Artist: Ampletunes

Source: https://ampletunes.com/downloads (Soul | Funk)

License: Ampletunes Free License; "Ampletunes was created to provide you with royalty free music absolutely free of charge"

Cover Art 

Title: Blue Sky Thinking

Artist: Allen Higgins

Source: A collage: photo of Donncha Kavanagh used with permission; “Cloud with ladders” used under Fair Use, non-commercial: stock image clip art from Microsoft PowerPoint "New" 23 Dec 15:15 2021); font used “Silom”.

License: CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

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