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"Nguyen (philosophy, Univ. of Utah) analyzes games as aesthetic creations engaging the "art of agency," whose ultimate higher-order goals include the development of a "library of agencies"―the discovery (or creation) and practice of modes of achieving goals in general. Despite the obvious (and acknowledged) debt to Bernard Suits's The Grasshopper (1978), this is no mere echo or defense of Suits's view of play, but rather a sophisticated and updated elaboration thereof, with many carefully chosen examples to support a variety of nuanced theses. ... This work significantly advances the philosophy of games, and will be a rewarding read for anyone interested in the other fields mentioned above, regardless of their level of experience." -- S. E. Forschler, CHOICE
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5.0 out of 5 stars Philosophical Read
Amazing read. Great game of perspectives.
5.0 out of 5 stars Should be on every game designer's bookshelf
This is a landmark work and a necessary addition to your library if you think about games a lot and want to think about them more interestingly.To the author: thank you for writing this! Genuinely so stoked for the next 10 years of books in this space, because they'll all be better for having to build on, respond to, or otherwise position themselves around the extremely high quality of this work. You've done a serious service to game design and games research here.
5.0 out of 5 stars Thick and academic, but insightful
I read this book on the recommendation of a conference speaker. It wasn’t what I expected it to be, and is very academic, but it’s also very thorough and insightful. I particularly liked the detail about gamification near the end of the book.
5.0 out of 5 stars Thoughtful look at games and life
This is a book about games in which the point of the game is not achievement but striving. The writing is somewhat academic, but very clear, and he uses a lot of examples. I find this book much more helpful than some of the more popular books on trying to gamify one's life - it is certainly more intelligent. This is not a self-help book, but I feel it could be very useful in changing one's behavior.
5.0 out of 5 stars Great book!
Highly recommend to all game lovers and potential game sales persons.
5.0 out of 5 stars See the world through a different lens
I’ve always loved games, and this book did two wonderful things for me:1. It gave me a much deeper understanding of the purposes games can serve, and how they stand as their own unique art form. For me, this gave a tangible language to the feelings I’ve often had about games, and connected those feelings to other genres of games I hadn’t yet tried.2. It connects games to much larger ideas. While there is discussion of all kinds of games just for the sake of exploring all corners of this art form — which is very enjoyable in itself — the book ends with some profound connections to how humans function more generally, and what causes us to be happy.
Warum Spiele Kunst sind und was sie besonders machen
Der Autor ist Philosophieproffesor und dieses Buch ist eine philosophische Abhandlung auf relativ hohem Niveau. Es hat vielleicht nicht Lehrbuchcharakter ist aber eben auch nichts, was man schnell wegliest, weil es ja "um Spiele geht". Dafür steckt einiges in dem Buch drin - am besten hält man Papier und Stift für Notizen bereit.Die Kernthese des Autoren ist, dass Spiele sich dahingehend von anderen Künsten unterscheiden, dass es die "Agency" ist, die ein Spiel zur Kunst erhebt: Man hat Einflussmöglichkeiten, die je nach Spiel angesprochen werden. Dabei liegt es insbesondere in den Spielenden sich innerhalb des Spielkontextes Ziele zu suchen udn Hürden zu akzeptieren, um diese Einflussmöglichkeoitrn zu nutzen, um das Ziel zu erreichen. Das ist natürlich sehr verkürzt dargestellt, aber im Großen und Ganzen stimme ich dem Autoren in seiner Argumentation zu. Gelegentlich geh er lange Wege, aber das ist vermutlich im philosophischen Diskurs so.Viel zu dem Thema gibt es nicht, die meisten Spiele-Bü+cher befassen sich entweder mit Gamedesign oder stellen einzelne Spiele vor (historisch oder Empfehlungen), eine philsophiosche Abhandlung zu spielen, muss man abseits von reiner Fcahliteratur schon lange suchen.
Awesome and insightful
Very insightful
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Description:
Editorial Reviews
Review
"Nguyen (philosophy, Univ. of Utah) analyzes games as aesthetic creations engaging the "art of agency," whose ultimate higher-order goals include the development of a "library of agencies"―the discovery (or creation) and practice of modes of achieving goals in general. Despite the obvious (and acknowledged) debt to Bernard Suits's The Grasshopper (1978), this is no mere echo or defense of Suits's view of play, but rather a sophisticated and updated elaboration thereof, with many carefully chosen examples to support a variety of nuanced theses. ... This work significantly advances the philosophy of games, and will be a rewarding read for anyone interested in the other fields mentioned above, regardless of their level of experience." -- S. E. Forschler, CHOICE
About the Author
Reviews:
5.0 out of 5 stars Philosophical Read
Amazing read. Great game of perspectives.
5.0 out of 5 stars Should be on every game designer's bookshelf
This is a landmark work and a necessary addition to your library if you think about games a lot and want to think about them more interestingly.To the author: thank you for writing this! Genuinely so stoked for the next 10 years of books in this space, because they'll all be better for having to build on, respond to, or otherwise position themselves around the extremely high quality of this work. You've done a serious service to game design and games research here.
5.0 out of 5 stars Thick and academic, but insightful
I read this book on the recommendation of a conference speaker. It wasn’t what I expected it to be, and is very academic, but it’s also very thorough and insightful. I particularly liked the detail about gamification near the end of the book.
5.0 out of 5 stars Thoughtful look at games and life
This is a book about games in which the point of the game is not achievement but striving. The writing is somewhat academic, but very clear, and he uses a lot of examples. I find this book much more helpful than some of the more popular books on trying to gamify one's life - it is certainly more intelligent. This is not a self-help book, but I feel it could be very useful in changing one's behavior.
5.0 out of 5 stars Great book!
Highly recommend to all game lovers and potential game sales persons.
5.0 out of 5 stars See the world through a different lens
I’ve always loved games, and this book did two wonderful things for me:1. It gave me a much deeper understanding of the purposes games can serve, and how they stand as their own unique art form. For me, this gave a tangible language to the feelings I’ve often had about games, and connected those feelings to other genres of games I hadn’t yet tried.2. It connects games to much larger ideas. While there is discussion of all kinds of games just for the sake of exploring all corners of this art form — which is very enjoyable in itself — the book ends with some profound connections to how humans function more generally, and what causes us to be happy.
Warum Spiele Kunst sind und was sie besonders machen
Der Autor ist Philosophieproffesor und dieses Buch ist eine philosophische Abhandlung auf relativ hohem Niveau. Es hat vielleicht nicht Lehrbuchcharakter ist aber eben auch nichts, was man schnell wegliest, weil es ja "um Spiele geht". Dafür steckt einiges in dem Buch drin - am besten hält man Papier und Stift für Notizen bereit.Die Kernthese des Autoren ist, dass Spiele sich dahingehend von anderen Künsten unterscheiden, dass es die "Agency" ist, die ein Spiel zur Kunst erhebt: Man hat Einflussmöglichkeiten, die je nach Spiel angesprochen werden. Dabei liegt es insbesondere in den Spielenden sich innerhalb des Spielkontextes Ziele zu suchen udn Hürden zu akzeptieren, um diese Einflussmöglichkeoitrn zu nutzen, um das Ziel zu erreichen. Das ist natürlich sehr verkürzt dargestellt, aber im Großen und Ganzen stimme ich dem Autoren in seiner Argumentation zu. Gelegentlich geh er lange Wege, aber das ist vermutlich im philosophischen Diskurs so.Viel zu dem Thema gibt es nicht, die meisten Spiele-Bü+cher befassen sich entweder mit Gamedesign oder stellen einzelne Spiele vor (historisch oder Empfehlungen), eine philsophiosche Abhandlung zu spielen, muss man abseits von reiner Fcahliteratur schon lange suchen.
Awesome and insightful
Very insightful
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