Life is a game : what game design says about the human condition / Edward Castronova.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Castronova, Edward, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Games--Design.

Games.

Games--Social aspects.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (233 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Distribution:

[London, England] : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2020

Place of Publication:

New York : Bloomsbury Academic, 2020.

Summary:

"Life is a Game describes how insights from game design can improve life outcomes"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Introduction a. Stances and the Strategic Layer b. Concepts and Examples c. Is there a Game Designer? d. Life's Important; So Are Games e. We Can Only Write From Who We Are Part I: The Strategic Turn

1. Why Do Great Thinkers Keep Saying That Life is a Game? a. The Many Similarities Between Living, Gaming, and Playing b. Focus: Four Books that Come Close to Life, the Game i. Hugo Rahner: Man at Play (1967/1949) ii. Bernard Suits: The Grasshopper (1978) iii. Michel de Certeau: The Practice of Everyday Life (1984) iv. James Carse: Finite and Infinite Games (1987) c. What is the Game of Life, Really? d. The Present Moment: An Insufferable Boredom e. How Game Design Responds to Boredom

2.The Environment of Decision a. The natural world b. Meaning and mind c. Boredom and Suffering d. The Immaterial World

3. Is this a game? a. First features of the game of everything i. Life as an idle game ii. Life as Minesweeper iii. Life as Role-Playing Game b. What explains the similarity of life to a game? c. How game design illuminates social processes d. How to play

4. The Strategic Layer a. Layers b. Strategy and tactics c. The strategic layer d. On victory conditions e. Operational goals

5. Stances a. Choosing stances b. Four strategic comments about philosophical commitments c. How to evaluate a stance d. How stances change Part II. A Catalog of Stances

6. The Hedonistic Stance a. Commitments b. Victory conditions c. Strategies d. Assessment

7. The Excellence Stance a. Commitments b. Victory conditions c. Strategies d. Assessment

8. The Heroic Stance a. Commitments b. Victory conditions c. Strategies d. Assessment

9. The Orthodox Stance a. Commitments b. Victory conditions c. Strategies d. Assessment

10. The Mystic Stance a. Commitments b. Victory conditions c. Strategies d. Assessment Part III. Conclusion

Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781501359170

1501359177

9781501359156

1501359150

9781501359163

1501359169

OCLC:

1183958066