Play Anything: The Pleasure of Limits, the Uses of Boredom, and the Secret of Games by Bogost, Ian
Play Anything: The Pleasure of Limits, the Uses of Boredom, and the Secret of Games by Bogost, Ian

Play Anything: The Pleasure of Limits, the Uses of Boredom, and the Secret of Games

How filling life with play-whether soccer or lawn mowing, counting sheep or tossing Angry Birds -- forges...
$111.92 SGD
$111.92 SGD
SKU: 9780465051724
Product Type: Books
Please hurry! Only 0 left in stock
Author: Ian Bogost
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Subtotal: $111.92
10 customers are viewing this product
Play Anything: The Pleasure of Limits, the Uses of Boredom, and the Secret of Games by Bogost, Ian

Play Anything: The Pleasure of Limits, the Uses of Boredom, and the Secret of Games

$111.92
Play Anything: The Pleasure of Limits, the Uses of Boredom, and the Secret of Games by Bogost, Ian

Play Anything: The Pleasure of Limits, the Uses of Boredom, and the Secret of Games

$111.92
Author: Ian Bogost
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Description
How filling life with play-whether soccer or lawn mowing, counting sheep or tossing Angry Birds -- forges a new path for creativity and joy in our impatient age

Life is boring: filled with meetings and traffic, errands and emails. Nothing we'd ever call fun. But what if we've gotten fun wrong? In Play Anything, visionary game designer and philosopher Ian Bogost shows how we can overcome our daily anxiety; transforming the boring, ordinary world around us into one of endless, playful possibilities.

The key to this playful mindset lies in discovering the secret truth of fun and games. Play Anything, reveals that games appeal to us not because they are fun, but because they set limitations. Soccer wouldn't be soccer if it wasn't composed of two teams of eleven players using only their feet, heads, and torsos to get a ball into a goal; Tetris wouldn't be Tetris without falling pieces in characteristic shapes. Such rules seem needless, arbitrary, and difficult. Yet it is the limitations that make games enjoyable, just like it's the hard things in life that give it meaning.

Play is what happens when we accept these limitations, narrow our focus, and, consequently, have fun. Which is also how to live a good life. Manipulating a soccer ball into a goal is no different than treating ordinary circumstances- like grocery shopping, lawn mowing, and making PowerPoints-as sources for meaning and joy. We can play anything by filling our days with attention and discipline, devotion and love for the world as it really is, beyond our desires and fears.

Ranging from Internet culture to moral philosophy, ancient poetry to modern consumerism, Bogost shows us how today's chaotic world can only be tamed-and enjoyed-when we first impose boundaries on ourselves.

Author: Ian Bogost
Publisher: Basic Books
Published: 09/13/2016
Pages: 288
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.10lbs
Size: 9.30h x 6.20w x 1.10d
ISBN: 9780465051724


Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 06/13/2016
Library Journal 08/01/2016 pg. 98
Kirkus Reviews 01/01/0001
Kirkus Reviews 08/01/2016
Choice 05/01/2017

About the Author
Ian Bogost is the Ivan Allen College Distinguished Chair in media studies and a professor of interactive computing at the Georgia Institute of Technology, a founding partner at Persuasive Games, and a contributing editor at the Atlantic. Bogost lives in Atlanta, Georgia. Follow him @ibogost .


This title is only available via back order
Shipping & Return

Returns Policy

You may return most new, unopened items within 30 days of delivery for a full refund. We'll also pay the return shipping costs if the return is a result of our error (you received an incorrect or defective item, etc.).

You should expect to receive your refund within four weeks of giving your package to the return shipper, however, in many cases you will receive a refund more quickly. This time period includes the transit time for us to receive your return from the shipper (5 to 10 business days), the time it takes us to process your return once we receive it (3 to 5 business days), and the time it takes your bank to process our refund request (5 to 10 business days).

If you need to return an item, simply login to your account, view the order using the "Complete Orders" link under the My Account menu and click the Return Item(s) button. We'll notify you via e-mail of your refund once we've received and processed the returned item.

Shipping

We can ship to virtually any address in the world. Note that there are restrictions on some products, and some products cannot be shipped to international destinations.

When you place an order, we will estimate shipping and delivery dates for you based on the availability of your items and the shipping options you choose. Depending on the shipping provider you choose, shipping date estimates may appear on the shipping quotes page.

Please also note that the shipping rates for many items we sell are weight-based. The weight of any such item can be found on its detail page. To reflect the policies of the shipping companies we use, all weights will be rounded up to the next full pound.

Review

Related Products

Example product title
$111.92 SGD
$111.92 SGD
Example product title
$111.92 SGD
$111.92 SGD
Example product title
$111.92 SGD
$111.92 SGD
Example product title
$111.92 SGD
$111.92 SGD
Example product title
$111.92 SGD
$111.92 SGD
Example product title
$111.92 SGD
$111.92 SGD
Example product title
$111.92 SGD
$111.92 SGD
Example product title
$111.92 SGD
$111.92 SGD
Example product title
$111.92 SGD
$111.92 SGD
Example product title
$111.92 SGD
$111.92 SGD

Recently Viewed Products