Why do humans play games? Do other animals play? What value does play create in the propagation of the genes? Should we play more, play at work, should we play when we are old?
Here are some great videos that describe this phenomena.
Why Do We Play Games? by Vsauce
Stuart Brown: Play is more than Fun. TED.com
A pioneer in research on play, Stuart Brown says humor, games, roughhousing, flirtation and fantasy are more than just fun. Plenty of play in childhood makes for happy, smart adults — and keeping it up can make us smarter at any age. (Recorded at Serious Play in May 2008, in Pasadena, California. Duration: 26:42.)
The National Institute For Play.
Patterns of Play
BBC interview of Bear that plays with dogs.
IDEO's David Kelly interview on 60 Minutes
Brendan Boyle - Design Thinking and the Power of Play
Ideas Aren't Cheap: Promoting the Serious Business of Play by Brendan Boyle
The Dancing Traffic Light
See Also:
Change is Easier with FUN
Simulations are tools for fun
"The average 4 year old laughs 40 times a day;
the average 40 year old laughs 4 times a day."
Here are some great videos that describe this phenomena.
Why Do We Play Games? by Vsauce
"The opposite of play is not work, it is depression."
-- Brian Sutton-Smith
Stuart Brown: Play is more than Fun. TED.com
A pioneer in research on play, Stuart Brown says humor, games, roughhousing, flirtation and fantasy are more than just fun. Plenty of play in childhood makes for happy, smart adults — and keeping it up can make us smarter at any age. (Recorded at Serious Play in May 2008, in Pasadena, California. Duration: 26:42.)
The National Institute For Play.
BBC interview of Bear that plays with dogs.
IDEO's David Kelly interview on 60 Minutes
Brendan Boyle - Design Thinking and the Power of Play
Ideas Aren't Cheap: Promoting the Serious Business of Play by Brendan Boyle
The Dancing Traffic Light
See Also:
Change is Easier with FUN
Simulations are tools for fun
Play != Games
What Kids Need From Grown-Ups (But Aren't Getting) NPR
Games and play are not the same thing. What is a Knowledge Game by Dave Gray
What Kids Need From Grown-Ups (But Aren't Getting) NPR
Games and play are not the same thing. What is a Knowledge Game by Dave Gray
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