An Exploratory Model of Play Export

@article{citeulike:333124, abstract = {Play is defined as a state of experience in which the actor's ability to act matches the requirements for action in his environment. It differs from anxiety, in which the requirements outnumber the ability, and from boredom, in which the requirements are too few for the ability level of the actor. Games are reviewed with illustrations from a cross-cultural context of traditional and modern societies. It is suggested that games of skill, strategy, and chance all share structural characteristics that allow the player to limit his experiences so as to maximize the play experience as defined. Further theoretical implications are drawn from the model in terms of the relationship of individuals and the social system.}, author = {Csikszentmihalyi, Mihaly and Bennett, Stith}, citeulike-article-id = {333124}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/671811}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://www.jstor.org/stable/671811}, doi = {10.2307/671811}, issn = {00027294}, journal = {American Anthropologist}, keywords = {creativity, imagination, play}, number = {1}, pages = {45--58}, posted-at = {2005-12-04 20:42:35}, priority = {2}, publisher = {Blackwell Publishing on behalf of the American Anthropological Association}, series = {New Series}, title = {An Exploratory Model of Play}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/671811}, volume = {73}, year = {1971} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:333124 L3 - citeulike-article-id:333124 N2 - Play is defined as a state of experience in which the actor's ability to act matches the requirements for action in his environment. It differs from anxiety, in which the requirements outnumber the ability, and from boredom, in which the requirements are too few for the ability level of the actor. Games are reviewed with illustrations from a cross-cultural context of traditional and modern societies. It is suggested that games of skill, strategy, and chance all share structural characteristics that allow the player to limit his experiences so as to maximize the play experience as defined. Further theoretical implications are drawn from the model in terms of the relationship of individuals and the social system. IS - 1 JF - American Anthropologist SE - New Series SN - 00027294 EP - 58 TI - An Exploratory Model of Play PB - Blackwell Publishing on behalf of the American Anthropological Association VL - 73 SP - 45 KW - creativity KW - imagination KW - play AU - Csikszentmihalyi, Mihaly AU - Bennett, Stith PY - 1971/// UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/671811 ER -