Interdisciplinary explorations of the study of play / / Edited by Elena Xeni and John Hildebrand

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910826640503321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Oxford, England : , : Inter-Disciplinary Press, , [2016]; ©2016
• ISBN: 1-84888-498-2
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource
• Disciplina: 511.3
• Soggetti: Computable functions
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Nota di contenuto: Preliminary Material / Elena Xeni and John Hildebrand -- Using Developmental Play to Build Affective Social Competence / Margaret A. Powell -- The Rise of the Mediated Play: The Dialogue between Technology, Gaming and Meta-Perspectives in Italy / Enrico Gandolfi -- Ludic Imagination: Playing with Knowledge / Francesca Antonacci -- Multi-Strand Narrative Structures: A Filmic Game of Multiple Players / Fátima Chinita -- ‘With his varying child-nesse’: Shakespeare’s Inviting Play-Grounds / Peter van Dolen -- ‘Agonism’ in the Ancient Greek Hoplite Battle / John Dayton -- The Palette of Writing: To Voice a Play in Chagall through Philosophy / Burcu Canar -- The Game of the World and the Library of Babel / Leslie Anne Boldt.
• Sommario/riassunto: This volume explores play from an interdisciplinary standpoint. In seeking to encourage innovative and in-depth trans-disciplinary dialogues, contributions hosted in this volume succeed in revealing research realities and avenues concerning the study of play. With input from a variety of areas, i.e. sociology, technology, creative arts, history, and philosophy, this volume is a must-have for anyone with an interest in looking into the study of play from a multi-disciplinary angle.