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The Aesthetic of Play

Author : Brian Upton
Publisher : MIT Press
ISBN 13 : 0262542633
Total Pages : 335 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (625 download)

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Download or read book The Aesthetic of Play written by Brian Upton and published by MIT Press. This book was released on 2021-02-02 with total page 335 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A game designer considers the experience of play, why games have rules, and the relationship of play and narrative. The impulse toward play is very ancient, not only pre-cultural but pre-human; zoologists have identified play behaviors in turtles and in chimpanzees. Games have existed since antiquity; 5,000-year-old board games have been recovered from Egyptian tombs. And yet we still lack a critical language for thinking about play. Game designers are better at answering small questions ("Why is this battle boring?") than big ones ("What does this game mean?"). In this book, the game designer Brian Upton analyzes the experience of play--how playful activities unfold from moment to moment and how the rules we adopt constrain that unfolding. Drawing on games that range from Monopoly to Dungeons & Dragons to Guitar Hero, Upton develops a framework for understanding play, introducing a set of critical tools that can help us analyze games and game designs and identify ways in which they succeed or fail.

Situational Game Design

Author : Brian Upton
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 1315398001
Total Pages : 135 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (153 download)

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Download or read book Situational Game Design written by Brian Upton and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2017-10-31 with total page 135 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Situational Design lays out a new methodology for designing and critiquing videogames. While most game design books focus on games as formal systems, Situational Design concentrates squarely on player experience. It looks at how playfulness is not a property of a game considered in isolation, but rather the result of the intersection of a game with an appropriate player. Starting from simple concepts, the book advances step-by-step to build up a set of practical tools for designing player-centric playful situations. While these tools provide a fresh perspective on familiar design challenges as well as those overlooked by more transactional design paradigms. Key Features Introduces a new methodology of game design that concentrates on moment-to-moment player experience Provides practical design heuristics for designing playful situations in all types of games Offers groundbreaking techniques for designing non-interactive play spaces Teaches designers how to create games that function as performances Provides a roadmap for the evolution of games as an art form.

Theatre Arts

Author : Sheldon Cheney
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 328 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Theatre Arts written by Sheldon Cheney and published by . This book was released on 1921 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Sociology of Early Childhood

Author : Norman Gabriel
Publisher : SAGE
ISBN 13 : 1473934222
Total Pages : 185 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (739 download)

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Download or read book The Sociology of Early Childhood written by Norman Gabriel and published by SAGE. This book was released on 2017-02-20 with total page 185 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Sociology of Early Childhood is a theoretically and historically grounded examination of young children’s experiences in contemporary society. Arguing that a sociology of early childhood must bring together and integrate different disciplines, this book: synthesises different sociological perspectives on childhood as well as incorporating multi-disciplinary research findings on the lives of young children explains key theoretical concepts in early childhood studies such as investment, early intervention, professional power and discourse examines the importance of play, memory and place evaluates long term parenting trends uses illustrative examples and case studies, discussion questions and annotated further reading to engage and stimulate readers. Invigorating and thought provoking, this is an invaluable read for advanced undergraduates and postgraduate students looking for a more nuanced and progressive understanding of childhood.

Theatre Arts Magazine

Author : Sheldon Cheney
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 376 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (121 download)

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Download or read book Theatre Arts Magazine written by Sheldon Cheney and published by . This book was released on 1921 with total page 376 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Interpretation without Truth

Author : Pierluigi Chiassoni
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 3030155900
Total Pages : 284 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (31 download)

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Download or read book Interpretation without Truth written by Pierluigi Chiassoni and published by Springer. This book was released on 2019-06-12 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book engages in an analytical and realistic enquiry into legal interpretation and a selection of related matters including legal gaps, judicial fictions, judicial precedent, legal defeasibility, and legislation. Chapter 1 provides an outline of the central theoretical and methodological tenets of analytical realism. Chapter 2 presents a conceptual apparatus concerning the phenomenon of legal interpretation, which it subsequently applies to investigate the truth-in-legal-interpretation issue. Chapters 3 to 6 argue for a theory of legal interpretation - pragmatic realism - by outlining a theory of interpretive games, revisiting the debate between literalism and contextualism in contemporary philosophy of language, and underscoring the many shortcomings of the container-retrieval view and pragmatic formalism. In turn, Chapter 7, focusing on comparative legal theory, advocates an interpretation-sensitive theory of legal gaps, as opposed to purely normativist ones. Chapter 8 explores the connection between judicial reasoning and judicial fictions, casting light on the structure and purpose of fictional reasoning. Chapter 9 provides an analytical enquiry into judicial precedent, examining a variety of ideal-typical systems in terms of their normative or de iure relevance. Chapter 10 addresses defeasibility and legal indeterminacy. In closing, Chapter 11 highlights the central tenets of a realistic theory of legislation.

Minnesota Symposium on Child Psychology, Volume 38

Author : Maria D. Sera
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1119301971
Total Pages : 384 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (193 download)

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Download or read book Minnesota Symposium on Child Psychology, Volume 38 written by Maria D. Sera and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2016-10-28 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The latest on child psychology and the role of cultural and developmental systems Now in its 38th volume, Minnesota Symposia on Child Psychology: Culture and Developmental Systems contains the collected papers from the most prestigious symposia in the field of child development. Providing scholars, students, and practitioners with access to the work of leading researchers in human development, it outlines how the field has advanced dramatically in recent years—both empirically and conceptually. The updated collection outlines the latest information and research on child psychology, including the cultural neuroscience of the developing brain in childhood, the role of culture and language in the development of color categorization, socioemotional development across cultures, and much more. Find out how much math is 'hard wired,' if at all Explore the development of culture, language, and emotion Discover cultural expressions and the neurobiological underpinnings in mother-infant interactions Examine the cultural organization of young children's everyday learning Written for generalists and specialists alike, Minnesota Symposia on Child Psychology offers the most up-to-date information on the central processes of human development and its implications for school success, as well as other areas.

Playing and Becoming in Psychoanalysis

Author : Steven H. Cooper
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 1000617785
Total Pages : 113 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (6 download)

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Download or read book Playing and Becoming in Psychoanalysis written by Steven H. Cooper and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2022-07-29 with total page 113 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Building on Winnicott’s theory of play, this book defines the concept of play from the perspective of clinical practice, elaborating on its application to clinical problems. Although Winnicott’s theory of play constitutes a radical understanding of the intersubjectivity of therapy, Cooper contends, there remains a need to explore the significance of play to the enactment of transference-countertransference. Among several ideas, this book considers how to help patients as they navigate debilitating internal object relations, supporting them to engage with "bad objects" in alternatively playful ways. In addition, throughout the book, Cooper develops an ethic of play that can support the analyst to find "ventilated spaces" of their own, whereby they can reflect on transference-countertransference. Rather than being hindered by the limits of the therapeutic setting, this book explores how possibilities for play can develop out of these very constraints, ultimately providing a fulsome exploration of the concept without eviscerating its magic. With a broad theoretical base, and a wide definition of play, this book will appeal to psychoanalysts and psychoanalytic psychotherapists wanting to understand how play functions within and can transform their clinical practice.

The Oxford Handbook of the Development of Imagination

Author : Marjorie Taylor
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0199909199
Total Pages : 608 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (999 download)

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Download or read book The Oxford Handbook of the Development of Imagination written by Marjorie Taylor and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2013-04-02 with total page 608 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Children are widely celebrated for their imaginations, but developmental research on this topic has often been fragmented or narrowly focused on fantasy. However, there is growing appreciation for the role that imagination plays in cognitive and emotional development, as well as its link with children's understanding of the real world. With their imaginations, children mentally transcend time, place, and/or circumstance to think about what might have been, plan and anticipate the future, create fictional relationships and worlds, and consider alternatives to the actual experiences of their lives. The Oxford Handbook of the Development of Imagination provides a comprehensive overview of this broad new perspective by bringing together leading researchers whose findings are moving the study of imagination from the margins of mainstream psychology to a central role in current efforts to understand human thought. The topics covered include fantasy-reality distinctions, pretend play, magical thinking, narrative, anthropomorphism, counterfactual reasoning, mental time travel, creativity, paracosms, imaginary companions, imagination in non-human animals, the evolution of imagination, autism, dissociation, and the capacity to derive real life resilience from imaginative experiences. Many of the chapters include discussions of the educational, clinical, and legal implications of the research findings and special attention is given to suggestions for future research.

Flannery O’Connor and Stylistic Asceticism

Author : Rachel Toombs
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1666725641
Total Pages : 181 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (667 download)

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Download or read book Flannery O’Connor and Stylistic Asceticism written by Rachel Toombs and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2022-10-07 with total page 181 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Flannery O'Connor and Stylistic Asceticism explores the impact style has not only on a story's meaning, but on the reading experience. O'Connor's sparingly wrought stories, particularly in their climactic moments of divine disclosure, invite characters and readers alike into invitations of graced encounters that often wound even as they bless. Flannery O'Connor and Stylistic Asceticism draws out the force and vulnerability in reading spare stories of graced encounters by identifying a kinship with a much older form of storytelling: biblical Hebrew narrative. Focusing on the climactic scenes of O'Connor's Wise Blood and Genesis 32's account of Jacob's nighttime wrestling, Rachel Toombs offers a fresh take on the theological impact of spare narration. These stories invite readers into a posture akin to prayer where in an uncluttered space we see ourselves as we truly are and there meet God.

Music and Performance in the Later Middle Ages

Author : E. Upton
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 1137310073
Total Pages : 242 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (373 download)

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Download or read book Music and Performance in the Later Middle Ages written by E. Upton and published by Springer. This book was released on 2012-12-28 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book seeks to understand the music of the later Middle Ages in a fuller perspective, moving beyond the traditional focus on the creative work of composers in isolation to consider the participation of performers and listeners in music-making.

Interactive Storytelling

Author : Anne-Gwenn Bosser
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 3030625168
Total Pages : 374 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (36 download)

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Download or read book Interactive Storytelling written by Anne-Gwenn Bosser and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2020-10-26 with total page 374 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 13th International Conference on Interactive Digital Storytelling, ICIDS 2020, held in Bournemouth, UK, in November 2020. The 15 full papers and 8 short papers presented together with 5 posters, were carefully reviewed and selected from 70 submissions. The conference offers topics in game narrative and interactive storytelling, including the theoretical, technological, and applied design practices, narrative systems, storytelling technology, and humanities-inspired theoretical inquiry, empirical research and artistic expression.

Introduction to Play Analysis

Author : Cal Pritner
Publisher : Waveland Press
ISBN 13 : 1478635649
Total Pages : 151 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (786 download)

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Download or read book Introduction to Play Analysis written by Cal Pritner and published by Waveland Press. This book was released on 2017-05-04 with total page 151 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this indispensable companion to any theatre class in which scripts are read and interpreted, Pritner and Walters offer five sequential levels of reading designed to lead to a deep understanding of the text. Level one imagines the play as performed in front of an audience; level two examines the deep structure of the conflict; level three examines given circumstances and the type of relationship the play creates between the audience and the production; level four looks closely at characters’ behavior and reactions to their given circumstances, surveys conflict in each scene, and encourages supplemental research about the play; finally, level five synthesizes the information acquired from the preceding levels. Each chapter introduces a concept that is then explored by studying its application to The Glass Menagerie, chosen for both its accessibility and its complexity. Other plays discussed include works by Molière, Shakespeare, Sophocles, and August Wilson. End-of-chapter questions are applicable to any play.

Critical Content Analysis of Visual Images in Books for Young People

Author : Holly Johnson
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 042976104X
Total Pages : 283 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (297 download)

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Download or read book Critical Content Analysis of Visual Images in Books for Young People written by Holly Johnson and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2019-05-31 with total page 283 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Extending the discussion of critical content analysis to the visual realm of picturebooks and graphic novels, this book provides a clear research methodology for understanding and analyzing visual imagery. Offering strategies for "reading" illustrations in global and multicultural literature, chapter authors explore and bring together critical theory and social semiotics while demonstrating how visual analysis can be used to uncover and analyze power, ideologies, inequity, and resistance in picturebooks and graphic novels. This volume covers a diverse range of texts and types of books and offers tools and procedures for interpreting visual images to enhance the understandings of researchers, teachers, and students as they engage with the visual culture that fills our world. These methods are significant not only to becoming a critical reader of literature but to also becoming a critical reader of visual images in everyday life.

SAGE Handbook of Play and Learning in Early Childhood

Author : Elizabeth Brooker
Publisher : SAGE
ISBN 13 : 1473907160
Total Pages : 449 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (739 download)

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Download or read book SAGE Handbook of Play and Learning in Early Childhood written by Elizabeth Brooker and published by SAGE. This book was released on 2014-06-17 with total page 449 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ′This Handbook offers diverse perspectives from scholars across the globe who help us see play in new ways. At the same time the basic nature of play gives a context for us to learn new theoretical frameworks and methods. A real gem!′ - Beth Graue, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Wisconsin Center for Education Research, USA Play and learning scholarship has developed considerably over the last decade, as has the recognition of its importance to children’s learning and development. Containing chapters from highly respected researchers, whose work has been critical to building knowledge and expertise in the field, this Handbook focuses on examining historical, current and future research issues in play and learning scholarship. Organized into three sections which consider: theoretical and philosophical perspectives on play and learning play in pedagogy, curriculum and assessment play contexts. The Handbook′s breadth, clarity and rigor will make it essential reading for researchers and postgraduate students, as well as professionals with interest in this dynamic and changing field. Liz Brooker is Reader in Early Childhood in the Faculty of Children and Learning at the Institute of Education, University of London. Mindy Blaise is an Associate Professor of Early Childhood Education in the Department of Early Childhood Education at the Hong Kong Institute of Education. Susan Edwards is Associate Professor in Curriculum and Pedagogy at Australian Catholic University. This handbook′s International Advisory Board included: Jo Aliwood, The University of Newcastle, Australia Pat Broadhead, Leeds Metropolitan University, Australia Stig Brostrom, Aarhus University, Denmark Hasina Ebrahim, University of the Free State, South Africa Beth Graue, Wisconsin Center for Education Research, USA Amita Gupta, The City College of New York, CUNY, USA Marjatta Kalliala, University of Helsinki, Finland Rebecca Kantor, University of Colorado Denver, USA Colette Murphy, Trinity College, Dublin, Republic of Ireland Ellen Sandseter, Queen Maud University College of Early Childhood Education, Norway

Chaucerian Play

Author : Laura Kendrick
Publisher : Univ of California Press
ISBN 13 : 0520336658
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (23 download)

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Download or read book Chaucerian Play written by Laura Kendrick and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2023-11-10 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1988.

International Perspectives On Children'S Play

Author : Roopnarine, Jaipaul
Publisher : McGraw-Hill Education (UK)
ISBN 13 : 0335262880
Total Pages : 282 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (352 download)

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Download or read book International Perspectives On Children'S Play written by Roopnarine, Jaipaul and published by McGraw-Hill Education (UK). This book was released on 2015-01-01 with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides an analysis of children’s play across many different cultural communities around the globe.