PLAY MATTERS

Why play is a productive, expressive way of being, a form of understanding, and a fundamental part of our well-being. What do we thi nk about when we think about play? A pastime? Games? Childish activities? The opposite of work? Think again: If we are happy and wel l 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 sur rounds us...[Read more]