How does the game work?

Journal title PSICOTERAPIA PSICOANALITICA
Author/s Beniamino Sidoti
Publishing Year 2021 Issue 2021/1 Language Italian
Pages 15 P. 181-195 File size 193 KB
DOI 10.3280/PSP2021-001013
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I suggest to study games focusing on the way they work, on what happens to us when we play: under this perspective, games are crucial as places for micro-actions (ritual, collective or individual actions) and for experiencing. Game is a place where we can experiment safe experiences, an amplified lev el of presence, and a tool for sharing memories, knowledges and emotions. Games are incredible tools for education, communication and for a different and joyful use of our time.

Keywords: game, play, experience, education, symbol, presence, emotions

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Beniamino Sidoti, Come funziona il gioco? in "PSICOTERAPIA PSICOANALITICA" 1/2021, pp 181-195, DOI: 10.3280/PSP2021-001013