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MIT CMS.608 / CMS.864 Game Design, Fall 2010
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Lecture 6: The Social Function of Games
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Description: Today’s reading, by theorist Roger Caillois, examines the various interactions between players and spectators of games. Students then brainstorm ideas for their first team project: designing a card game for 2-4 players.
Instructors/speakers: Philip Tan, Jason Begy
Related Resources
Church, Doug. “Formal Abstract Design Tools.” Gamasutra, July 16, 1999.
Caillois, Roger. “The Social Function of Games.” Chapter 3 in Man, Play, and Games. Urbana, IL: University of Illinois Press, 2001. ISBN: 9780252070334.
