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> with which a lot of people play games (i want to build a secure home, i want to get the best items) By your rubric, “I want to build a home” isn’t a game eit
by mcphage 3y ago
> with which a lot of people play games (i want to build a secure home, i want to get the best items)
By your rubric, “I want to build a home” isn’t a game either, since you can’t win it. You just eventually stop, or move on to something else.
> Also, rules of games can be defined not only by the creator of a game. There are also social rules
Sure, but that makes your argument weaker—“game” vs “toy” is not just a statement about the thing itself anymore, but a combination of the thing, and the social environment it is played in, if a toy can become a game in a specific social environment, or a game can become a toy.
Basically, I don’t think that the distinction you’re making is well defined or meaningful.
- rspoerri 3y agoI agreee building a home is toying. Building a _secure_ home that you can surive a night in would be be a game for me. I did mean to explain that there are aspects of human behaviour that have aspects of toying or gaming. Sometimes - if it's rules based - it can be a game. There are lots of game theoreticians that worked on that in way more detail then i can explain here. Examples on behaviours that could be games or toys include: social status, clothing, gardening, mating, or for example drugs... In the end it's up for discussion, because there are no fixed rules.