Play of individuals and societies / / edited by Lynn A. Barnett.

• TeilnehmendeR: Barnett, Lynn A. 1951-
• Place / Publishing House: Oxford, England : : Inter-Disciplinary Press,, [2014]; ©2014
• Year of Publication: 2014
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource.

Table of Contents

Preliminary Material -- Homo Ludens vs. Homo Economicus and the Decline of Play / Mete Ulaş Aksoy -- Deviant Play / Joel A. Blanco -- Little Red Riding Hood Meets Superman: Kieran Egan’s Imaginative Education and the Playful Child / Wendy C. Turgeon -- Girls and Doll-Playing as Portrayed in Children’s Literature / Keiko Tanaka -- Novel as the Godgame and the Confrontation between the Novelist and the Character in John Fowles’ The Magus / Barış Mete -- Treasure-Hunting, Conversation and Chance: Game-Playing through Artistic Encounters / Anna Powell -- The Exquisite Corpse: A Game of Objective Chance / Leslie Ann Boldt -- The Narrative Shortcomings of Sandbox Games / Philip Johnston -- Inhibitors to Play: Skill and Choice-Making by Adult Students of Long-Form Improvisational Comedy / Ryan Karels and Martina Karels -- Playfulness as an Individual Attribute across the Lifespan -- Understanding Play: The Perceptions of Children, Adolescents, Parents and Teachers / Karen McInnes and Nicola Birdsey -- Medical Play in Healthcare Environments / Laura Gould -- Frustrations and Rewards in Children’s Play with Animals / Tamar Axelrad-Levy , Ainat Guberman , Sharon Almaliah and Michal Motro -- Play Stops in Istanbul / Fulya Menderes -- Play as a Transitional Awareness Incentive in Metropolis / Canan Erten and Özkan Tuba -- A Game on the Urban Experience and Limits of Perception / Hasibe Akın and Tamer Sermet Ozgur -- War and/as Play / Iva Apostolova.