The purposes of toys, play and games

These purposes are also included in the descriptions of toys, play and games in chapters 3 and 4.

As the observant reader will already have noticed, these models are identical with those in chapters 3 and 4.

PURPOSE OF TOY IDEOLOGIES

- STYLE

- PRACTICAL USE

- MOTIVE

- STATEMENT

- EXPRESSION/DESIGN

- COMPLEXITY

- SIGNAL

- PLAY

- UNDERSTANDING

- CODES

PURPOSE OF PLAY IDEOLOGIES

- RECOGNITION

- CONFLICT

- PASSION

- COMPETITION

- MASTERY

- ORDER/ANARCHY

- PRODUCTION/DEMONSTRATION

- DISCIPLINE

- FORMS

- TIME/SPACE

PURPOSE OF GAME IDEOLOGIES

- RATIONALITY/IRRATIONALITY

- USEFUL/NOT USEFUL

- CHILDISH/ADULT

- ADOPT A ROLE/REFUSE TO ADOPT A ROLE

- SIMULATE PARTICIPATION/PARTICIPATE

- IDEALISM/NEGATION

- PREDICTABLE OUTCOME/UNPREDICTABLE OUTCOME

- ORGANISATION/DISORGANISATION

- HUMAN INTERRELATION/HUMAN DISTANCING