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Homo ludens: a standalone construct

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Game studies

the view of humans as players, in which play is a free, separate, rule-bound activity that culture itself arises in and from.

In game studies, Homo ludens refers to the view of humans as players, in which play is a free, separate, rule-bound activity that culture itself arises in and from. This meaning comes from Huizinga (1938) in Homo Ludens: Proeve eener bepaling van het spel-element der cultuur.[1]

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References

Huizinga, J. (1938). Homo ludens: Proeve eener bepaling van het spel-element der cultuur. H. D. Tjeenk Willink. Open Library record

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