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Playing software : homo ludens in computational culture / Miguel Sicart.

Author/creator Sicart, Miguel, 1978- author.
Format Book and Print
Publication Info Cambridge, Massachusetts : The MIT Press, [2023]
Descriptionix,193 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Subject(s)
Play.
Human-computer interaction.
Video games.
Role playing.
Mass media and culture.
Information technology--Moral and ethical aspects.
Information technology--Economic aspects.
Contents Start -- Playing -- Interfaces -- Playthings -- Personalities -- Systems -- Capital -- Endings.
Abstract "This is Johan Huizinga's Homo Ludens for the 21st century. Miguel Sicart extends Huizinga's argument that play is essential to the generation of culture to the computational culture of today"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
Issued in other formOnline version: Sicart, Miguel, 1978- Playing software Cambridge, Massachusetts ; London, England : The MIT Press, [2023] 9780262373173
LCCN 2022011635
ISBN9780262047722 hardcover
ISBN0262047721 hardcover
ISBNelectronic book
ISBNelectronic book

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