I thought the readings this week were rather eye-opening and some what relieving. I love Jesper Juul’s The Art of Failure because of this quote: “Though we may dislike failure as such, failure is an integral element of the overall experience of playing a game, a motivator, something that helps us reconsider our strategies and see the…
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Monster
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Training the Body for China is a complex book. The book did not confuse me, but I had mixed feelings. Because I thought Susan Brownwell, being an anthropologist, would tell her story about her experience playing and competing in sports in China. I understand the structure of her book, her explaining the rigors and rules…
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I thought the reading were informative but rather difficult to understand. I guess because I do not view games the same ways as the authors of these articles do. Games, to me, are not aesthetically pleasing.. Yes the boards that weiqi is played on and the Chinese cards are beautiful. However, the meaning of beautiful, to…
The Chess Queen
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I love this book. It is just so interesting, fascinating, detailed, and conflicting. I always thought chess was this elitist game for people who wanted to prove their intelligence. I just never understood how moving little pieces on a black and white board, proved that you were both intelligent and important. It is just a…