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Homo Ludens A Study of the Play-Element in Culture

Johan Huizinga

2024 Hardcover Reprint of 1955 Edition. Full facsimile of the original edition. Not reproduced with Optical Recognition Software. In "Homo Ludens," the classic evaluation of play that has become a "must-read" for those in game design, Dutch philosopher Johan Huizinga defines play as the central acti...

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Modern Wisdom

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Modern Wisdom

The speaker described this book as one of the greatest ever written on the subject of play, deeply exploring its psychological aspects and historical significance.

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One of the greatest books ever written has already been written on that subject. It's a book called Homo Ludens by Dutchman Johan Housencha written in like the 30s I think.

— Episode: #839 - Robert Greene - 12 Raw Truths Abo...

Episode: #839 - Robert Greene - 12 Raw Truths About Gaining...

The speaker described this book as one of the greatest ever written on the subject of play, deeply exploring its psychological aspects and historical significance.

"

One of the greatest books ever written has already been written on that subject. It's a book called Homo Ludens by Dutchman Johan Housencha written in like the 30s I think.

Behind the Bastards

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Behind the Bastards

They said it is the classic text on play, but warned it is not a bestseller and suggested borrowing it from the library.

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So if we're looking at like kind of the classic text on this, it is a book called Homo Ludens. But we probably don't need to read that. It's not a banger.

— Episode: It Could Happen Here Weekly 141

Episode: It Could Happen Here Weekly 141

They said it is the classic text on play, but warned it is not a bestseller and suggested borrowing it from the library.

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So if we're looking at like kind of the classic text on this, it is a book called Homo Ludens. But we probably don't need to read that. It's not a banger.

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