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“Normally we think of play as the opposite of work. Work is the thing you have to do, and then there's play, the thing you choose to do.”

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Ian Bogost

Ian Bogost is a renowned video game designer born on December 30, 1976. His work is known for its deep exploration of game mechanics and player experience, spanning multiple platforms and genres. more

“Any phrase that suggests play is this domain that's the opposite of work, or the thing that you do when you're done working, should trouble us. Because it means that play is always relegated to the exhaust of life. It's the thing that you do after you do the important stuff, it's what you do on your own time.”

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“Play becomes a distraction, something you don't really need to do. It's not for serious people. They work hard, they don't play hard. Yes, you can say play hard, but that really means, keep working hard, right?”

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“I think this dichotomy or opposition between work and play, between leisure and serious stuff, is definitely a bad way of thinking about the useful insights that play provides.”

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“You can experience play at work, not because you're messing around or wasting time or something, but because you're looking really deeply and seriously at things and asking what is possible, what can be done with them, what new ideas might emerge?”

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“The problem with fun is we really don't know what fun means at all.”

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“If you stop someone who's talking about something being fun, and say "Well what do you mean?" it's almost impossible to answer.”

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“Generally speaking, when people use the word fun, it's like a placeholder. You know, "How was your evening?" "Oh it was fun."”

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“I'm proud of my invention, but I'm sad that it is used by terrorists.”

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