Postdigital play and the aesthetics of recruitment

Darshana Jayemanne; Bjorn Nansen; Thomas Apperley

Postdigital play and the aesthetics of recruitment

Darshana Jayemanne, Bjorn Nansen, Thomas Apperley

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Abstract

This paper analyses reconfigurations of play in newly emergent material and digital configurations of game design. It extends recent work examining dimensions of hybridity in playful products by turning attention to interfaces, practices and spaces, rather than devices. We argue that the concept of hybrid play relies on predefining clear and distinct entities that then enter into hybrid situations. Drawing on concepts of the ‘interface’ and ‘postdigital’, we argue the distribution of computing devices creates difficulties for such presuppositions. Instead, we propose an ‘aesthetic of recruitment’ that is adequate to the new openness of social and technical play.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	DiGRA '15
Subtitle of host publication	Proceedings of the 2015 DiGRA International Conference
Publisher	DiGRA
Number of pages	16
Volume	12
Publication status	Published - May 2015
Externally published	Yes
Event	2015 DiGRA International Conference: Diversity of Play - Leuphana University, Lüneburg, Germany Duration: 14 May 2015 → 17 May 2015 http://projects.digital-cultures.net/digra2015/

Publication series

Name
Publisher	DiGRA
Volume	12
ISSN (Electronic)	2342-9666

Conference

Conference	2015 DiGRA International Conference
Abbreviated title	DiGRA 2015
Country	Germany
City	Lüneburg
Period	14/05/15 → 17/05/15
Internet address	http://projects.digital-cultures.net/digra2015/

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