- Caillois vs. Garneau
The qualities of games and play include:
The need to prove one’s superiority
The desire to challenge, make a record, or merely overcome an obstacle
The hope for and the pursuit of the favour of destiny
Pleasure in secrecy, make-believe or disguise
Fear or the inspiration of fear
The search for repetition and symmetry, or in contrast, the joy of improvising, inventing or infinitely varying solutions
Solving a mystery or riddle
The satisfaction procured from all arts involving contrivance
The desire to test one’s strength/skill/speed/endurance/equilibrium/ingenuity
Conformity to rules/laws, the duty to respect them, and the temptation to circumvent them
The intoxication, longing for ecstasy and the desire for voluptuous panic
Thursday, November 25, 2004
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