"We are like dwarfs sitting on the shoulders of giants. We see more, and things that are more distant, than they did, not because our sight is superior or because we are taller than they, but because they raise us up, and by their great stature add to ours."
-John of Salisbury
R. Caillois - Play, paidia, ludus and other things.
Ludus - Refers to the rules.
Paidia - Refers to improvisation.
Caillois four patturns of play.
Agon - Games of competition eg. Dota 2.
Alea - Games of chance eg. Roulette.
Mimicry - Games of Simulation eg. The Sims.
Ilinx - Games of Vertigo eg Grand Theft Auto series
Thoughts.
I think that Caillois terminology is incredibly helpful for designers as it enables identification of games and communcation with a predefined meaning. This terminology is also an essential tool for target audience analysis as it allows us to group types of play within age brackets .ect
Samuel Cook
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