Reading Circle: Johan Huizinga – Homo Ludens
With a Terrible Fate
English - July 04, 2021 14:00 - 1 hour - 187 MB - ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsGames Leisure Society & Culture Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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What is play? What are its functions and why do so merrily do it? One of the most influential books to address these questions is Homo Ludens by the Dutch cultural historian Johan Huizinga. In our brand new reading circle, we discuss the first section of Huizinga's renowned engagement with the intricacies of play.
Later on, we discuss and analyze one of the most prominent PS5 games at the moment: Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart.
Main Story
00:02:53 Reading Circle: Johan Huizinga – Homo Ludens
Side Quests
00:57:35 Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart