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“A group’s preference for specific activities is one important way values emerge in a culture. The leisure habits of the rich are framed as activities to see and to be seen at. They prove exercise, but no exertion; they are a courtly site of sociality and pleasure.”

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Book:Critical Play: Radical Game Design

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“Critical play means to create or occupy play environments and activities that represent one or more questions about aspects of human life . . . . Criticality in play can be fostered in order to question an aspect of a game’s 'content,' or an aspect of a play scenario’s function that might otherwise be considered a given or necessary.”

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“Games are legitimate forms of media, human expression, and cultural importance”

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“Critical play is characterized by a careful examination of social, cultural, political, or even personal themes that function as alternates to popular play spaces.”

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“The phenomenon of play is local: that is, while the phenomenon of play is universal, the experience of play is intrinsically tied to location and culture.”

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Book:Critical Play: Radical Game Design

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