Roger Caillois defined play as a voluntary activity separate from "ordinary" life which involves temporary stepping out of reality. He classified games into four categories: agon, competition between players; alea, games based on chance; mimicry, imitation of actions; and ilinx, games producing dizziness or vertigo. Caillois believed these categories were not mutually exclusive and that most games involve elements of more than one type.
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Artículo de Roger Caillois sobre la clasificación de los juegos
Original Title
Caillois, Roger. the Definition of Play and the Classification of Games
Roger Caillois defined play as a voluntary activity separate from "ordinary" life which involves temporary stepping out of reality. He classified games into four categories: agon, competition between players; alea, games based on chance; mimicry, imitation of actions; and ilinx, games producing dizziness or vertigo. Caillois believed these categories were not mutually exclusive and that most games involve elements of more than one type.
Roger Caillois defined play as a voluntary activity separate from "ordinary" life which involves temporary stepping out of reality. He classified games into four categories: agon, competition between players; alea, games based on chance; mimicry, imitation of actions; and ilinx, games producing dizziness or vertigo. Caillois believed these categories were not mutually exclusive and that most games involve elements of more than one type.