Fun, Taste, & Games: An Aesthetics of the Idle, Unproductive, and Otherwise Playful

(Part of the Playful Thinking Series)

by John Sharp and David Thomas

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Reclaiming fun as a meaningful concept for understanding games and play.

"Fun" is somewhat ambiguous. If something is fun, is it pleasant? Entertaining? Silly? A way to trick students into learning? Fun also has baggage--it seems inconsequential, embarrassing, child's play. In Fun, Taste, & Games, John Sharp and David Thomas reclaim fun as a productive and meaningful tool for understanding and appreciating play and games. They position...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0262039354

ISBN13:9780262039352

Release Date:March 2019

Publisher:MIT Press

Length:256 Pages

Weight:0.85 lbs.

Dimensions:1.1" x 5.7" x 7.9"

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Games Philosophy Sports & Outdoors Sports & Recreation

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Fun, Taste, & Games: An Aesthetics of the Idle, Unproductive, and Otherwise Playful

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