Blog Task 2

Roger Callois was a French Sociologist. He studied games and play in society and found some interesting results.
Roger concluded that there are six characteristics of play:

1. It is free.
2. Its not obligatory.
3. It is separate from mundane life.
4. It is uncertain.
5. Results can not be pre-determined.
6. Players use their initiative. 

Roger concluded that there are four forms of play:

1. Agon, or competition, eg Chess.
2. Alea, or chance, eg slot machines.
3. Mimicry, or mimesis, or role playing eg Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
4. Ilinx (Greek for "Whirlpool"), or virtigo, eg riding a roller coaster.

Some of the most popular game, which I learnt from watching "Game Britannia", combine a variety of these. The most popular combine agon and alea. Where a game includes luck and strategy like poker or war hammer 40,000.

References

• Learn.ucs.ac.uk.

  In-text: (Learn.ucs.ac.uk, 2014)
  Bibliography: Learn.ucs.ac.uk. 2014. [online] Available at: https://learn.ucs.ac.uk/webapps/blackboard/execute/content/file?cmd=view&content_id=_269234_1&course_id=_12740_1 [Accessed: 30 Mar 2014].
• Website

  Learn.ucs.ac.uk.

  In-text: (Learn.ucs.ac.uk, 2014)
  Bibliography: Learn.ucs.ac.uk. 2014. [online] Available at: https://learn.ucs.ac.uk/webapps/blackboard/execute/content/file?cmd=view&content_id=_269233_1&course_id=_12740_1 [Accessed: 30 Mar 2014].

• Wikipedia.

  Man, Play and Games

  In-text: (Wikipedia, 2014)
  Bibliography: Wikipedia. 2014. Man, Play and Games. [online] Available at: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Man,_Play_and_Games [Accessed: 30 Mar 2014].