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Game studies

play that changes the structure it takes place in, as when free movement within a game's rules alters the rules or the wider context.

In game studies, transformative play refers to play that changes the structure it takes place in, as when free movement within a game's rules alters the rules or the wider context. This meaning comes from Salen (2004) in Rules of play.[1]

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References

Salen, K. (2004). Rules of play. MIT Press. ISBN 9780262240451

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