Game Design 1 – Huizinga Questions
Nature and Significance of Play as a Cultural Phenomenon (97-107)
Q1. How is play described from a psychological and physiological standpoint?
Q2. When and where do individuals engage in play and why? Why is freedom
important in play?
Q3. Why does Huizinga believe that play is Aesthetic in nature?
Q4. What are the distinctions between solitary and competitive play?
Q5. Why is ‘fairness’ critical in competitive play?
Q6. What is the difference between a cheat and a spoil-sport?