tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2638416.post116920125186357133..comments2023-10-08T18:03:59.871+02:00Comments on thinking with my fingers: Unasked questionsTorillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07428251841060676279noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2638416.post-40523840513864235272007-03-14T14:02:00.000+01:002007-03-14T14:02:00.000+01:00I am sure that can be one of the answers. Caillois...I am sure that can be one of the answers. Caillois, Huizinga and Sutton-Smith do a pretty decent job on adressing that question, as do many more recent game researchers. It's a complex question though, and can be answered from many different angles. I think each scholar delving into it will find their little piece of the answer :)Torillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07428251841060676279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2638416.post-68069792017986663182007-03-13T21:02:00.000+01:002007-03-13T21:02:00.000+01:00Torill, Regarding the "stolen" question, could the...Torill, Regarding the "stolen" question, could the beginning of an answer be sketched out using a functional perspective based on Callois's typology? Games bring about vertigo that regulates competition ... and allows the mimickers to play with chance.François Lachancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09353487212119439114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2638416.post-86178909857654998942007-03-03T15:08:00.000+01:002007-03-03T15:08:00.000+01:00Kjerstin: Good questions!John: I agree so much! I ...Kjerstin: Good questions!<BR/>John: I agree so much! I think some of the repetitiveness we see at the moment is part of the curse of the curve of innovation, the early adopters have moved on, but the idea has reached critical mass, and we have a huge group who are right now discovering game studies, all on their own and all at the same time, all believing they are ahead of the majority. Which I Torillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07428251841060676279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2638416.post-74297250093421684112007-03-03T13:34:00.000+01:002007-03-03T13:34:00.000+01:00Hei,Have referenced your excellent posting here.Ha...Hei,<BR/><BR/>Have referenced your excellent posting <A HREF="http://www.digra.org/hardcore/hc13" REL="nofollow">here</A>.<BR/><BR/>Ha det godt,<BR/>John K.Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02193076122436074948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2638416.post-1169926597576552562007-01-27T20:36:00.000+01:002007-01-27T20:36:00.000+01:00What needs are satisfied through computer game pla...What needs are satisfied through computer game playing?<BR/>Do people tend to choose avatars like or unlike themselves?<BR/>Do computer games compare mostly to other forms of role playing, like LARP and table top role playing games, or mostly to other virtual activities like social software or movies?<BR/>(And yes, I really am curious!)Kjerstinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07408700207931194595noreply@blogger.com