Toys, Games and Play
What is a game, and why does it matter?
Game designers seriously discuss what makes a game a game, while
others wonder why we care so much. With the rise of gamification, and
the application of game design principles in most areas of life, a
different question comes to my mind. How can we learn from games to
improve our lives, like many are trying to do, if we don't know the
difference between a toy and a game? Even a general understanding of
what a game is can help us understand how they engage, empower and
encourage us to do and be better inside games, so we can use those
lessons outside of games, in the physical world.
