[game_edu] Definition of a Game

[Peter Border]

OTOH, I have found that just writing the question on the board makes for an interesting class discussion- also a nice introduction to the whole program.

Peter Border
Game and Application Design Coordinator
Globe University/Minnesota School of Business
1401 West 76th St
Richfield, MN 55423
pborder at msbcollege.edu
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From: game_edu-bounces at igda.org [game_edu-bounces at igda.org] On Behalf Of Ian Schreiber [ai864 at yahoo.com]
Sent: Monday, December 07, 2009 4:03 PM
To: IGDA Game Education Listserv
Subject: Re: [game_edu] Definition of a Game

There is no single definition. Salen & Zimmerman's "Rules of Play" lists no less than nine (including its own), and also includes a discussion of why all definitions are bound to be flawed. Our Curriculum Framework offers a tenth definition, which came from me just throwing something at the wall and no one speaking up to shoot it down :)
There's no "official" IGDA definition that I know of, other than that.

- Ian

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From: Nic Colley <Nic.Colley at cpcc.edu>
To: IGDA Game Education Listserv <game_edu at igda.org>
Sent: Mon, December 7, 2009 12:24:46 PM
Subject: [game_edu] Definition of a Game

I am curious to see what everyone's definition of a game. Also is there a one that the igda has?
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