What is a Game? What is Play? – Emma Raey
Cricket:
- Batter and bowler
- Hit the wicket or complete a run to score
- Wicket keeper catches the ball when it doesn’t get it, fielders catch the ball when it does get hit
- 2 teams compete
- Competitive
Mums and Dads:
- Roleplaying house activities
- Imaginary
- Communication, going with the flow, inventive
- Simulation
Chess:
- Put the King into checkmate to win
- Different pieces move in different patterns
- Stategy and forward thinking
Doom:
- Shoot demon, collect ammo, reach destination
- Simulation
- Hand eye coordination and reaction time
What is a good game?
- Establish constraints/rules
- Make the challenge interesting and engaging
- Structured play activity
- Players voluntarily work within these rules to overcome the challenges
- It has a quantifiable end state which creates a goal
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