by Ben Ross | Jun 13, 2017 | Play Philosophy
What I’ve learnt from my 100 Days of Play #1: Play has its own gravity! There were a few days during my challenge where I felt like I’d had enough. Various people had suggested to me that play can’t be scheduled and that it has to be spontaneous. I...
by Ben Ross | May 18, 2017 | Play Philosophy
A question I get asked fairly is often is – fun aside – what can you really do with play? They’re a variation on a theme, said in a way that implies it’s good and all “…but where do you go with play?” They’re asking:...
by Ben Ross | Apr 28, 2017 | Play Philosophy
The most admired quality in ‘play people’ seems to be when they have a game for any occasion. I think everyone has this in them, however, and you rarely need anything special to hand to play. Here are five of my favourite activities to play with no extra...
by Ben Ross | Mar 16, 2017 | Play Philosophy
One of the key elements that people who theorise about play point to is that when playing people want it to continue. ‘Just ten more minutes…’ is the refrain that tells you your kids are playing. As someone who strongly advocates for play for people...
by Ben Ross | Mar 2, 2017 | Play Philosophy
I’ve written before about the notion that Play is in some way a simulation of more serious activities in the real world, but expressed discomfort with the notion that that makes it a ‘dry run’. For one thing, loss in a game does hurt; for another we...
by Ben Ross | Feb 21, 2017 | Play Philosophy
I went to see Steven Johnson talk about his new book, Wonderland, all about how Play has spurred innovation throughout history. It was a fascinating talk, and like all the great ideas, once explained it felt obviously true. He shared just a few examples of the stories...
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