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Games and play are some of the highest expressions of thought. They intentionally challenge our intellect, our philosophy of mind, provide intermittent reinforcement, and help develop social relationships.

"Games, then, are a kind of utopia of rules...play can be said to be present when the free expression of creative energies becomes an end in itself. It is freedom for its own sake." -Bernard Louis De Koven

The excellent book, Games: Agency as Art by C. Thi Nguyen provides a definitive philosophy of games, play, agency, and the impact of gamification on our agency.

Barnard Louis De Koven's A Playful Path has a bunch of free resources on how to incorporate play into daily life, and unique games that challenge us in many ways.

The Importance of Play

Play is essential to education, especially when it comes to socialization. [1][2][3][4]

Play is also important for maintaining relationships and neuroplasticity in adults. [5][6][7][8]

Some of the referenced websites have many other articles and resources for developing good play habits and free ideas for games and activities.

Video Games as an Art Form

The Video games as an art form page discusses the philosophy of video games as works of art.

There are many video games that deeply explore various topics in philosophy through the unique first person perspective of the player that only games can provide.

This series of videos examines several different video games from the perspective of their lessons about philosophy and ethics.

Philosophical Video Games Playlist (19 Videos)

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 [[File:Games-board-chess-checkers-dice-philosophy.jpg|thumb|A disorganized game drawer]]
-Games and play are some of the highest expressions of thought. They intentionally challenge our intellect, our [[philosophy]] of [[mind]], provide intermittent [[reinforcement]], and help develop [[social]] [[relationships]].<blockquote>''"Games, then, are a kind of [[utopia]] of rules...play can be said to be present when the free expression of creative energies becomes an end in itself. It is [[freedom]] for its own sake."''  -[https://www.aplayfulpath.com/games-play-and-bureaucracy/ Bernard Louis De Koven]</blockquote>The excellent [[book]], [https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/48765399-games Games: Agency as Art by C. Thi Nguyen] provides a definitive philosophy of games, play, [[agency]], and the impact of gamification on our [[agency]].
+Games and play are some of the highest expressions of thought. They intentionally challenge our intellect, our [[philosophy]] of [[mind]], provide intermittent [[reinforcement]], and help develop [[social]] [[relationships]].<blockquote>''"Games, then, are a kind of [[utopia]] of rules...play can be said to be present when the free expression of creative energies becomes an end in itself. It is [[freedom]] for its own sake."''  -[https://www.aplayfulpath.com/games-play-and-bureaucracy/ Bernard Louis De Koven]</blockquote>The excellent [[book]], [https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/48765399-games Games: Agency as Art by C. Thi Nguyen] provides a definitive [[philosophy]] of games, play, [[agency]], and the impact of gamification on our [[agency]].
 [https://www.aplayfulpath.com/ Barnard Louis De Koven's A Playful Path] has a bunch of free resources on how to incorporate play into daily [[life]], and unique games that challenge us in many ways.
+== The Importance of Play ==
+Play is essential to [[education]], especially when it comes to socialization. [https://www.encourageplay.com/open-ended-play][https://www.bancroft.org/resources/socialization-and-play/][https://thegeniusofplay.org/genius/expert-advice/articles/supporting-social-play-helping-children-learn-social-skills-from-play.aspx][https://www.psy-ed.com/wpblog/play-and-social-skills-development/]
+Play is also important for maintaining [[relationships]] and [[neuroplasticity]] in adults. [https://www.bps.org.uk/psychologist/golden-age-play-adults][https://psychcentral.com/blog/the-importance-of-play-for-adults][https://www.helpguide.org/mental-health/wellbeing/benefits-of-play-for-adults][https://nifplay.org/play-for-you/make-play-part-of-an-adult-life/]
+Some of the referenced websites have many other articles and resources for developing good play habits and free ideas for games and activities.
 == Video Games as an Art Form ==
 The [[wikipedia:Video_games_as_an_art_form|Video games as an art form]] page discusses the [[philosophy]] of video games as works of [[art]].
-There are many video games that deeply explore various topics in philosophy through the unique first person perspective of the player that only games can provide.
+There are many video games that deeply explore various topics in [[philosophy]] through the unique first person perspective of the player that only games can provide.
+This series of videos examines several different video games from the [[perspective]] of their lessons about [[philosophy]] and [[ethics]].
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