Play Matters

the long version

"What do we think about when we think about play? A pastime? Games? Childish activities? The opposite of work? Think again: if we are happy and well rested, we may approach even our daily tasks in a playful way, taking the attitude of play without the activity of play. So what, then is play? In Play Matters, Miguel Sicart argues that to play is to be in the world; playing is a form of understanding what surrounds us and a way of engaging with others. Play goes beyond games; it is a mode of being human."--jacket