This week, we looked at two readings by Huizinga and Caillois on the definitions and cultural significance of play. I particularly enjoyed these readings as talking about play and fun on an academic level proved to be more provocative than in casual, every-day life settings. We don’t often think about fun and playing unless it actually happens, so thinking about the larger implications of these humanistic impulses was quite interesting for me. I do feel like, however, that the readings were outdated in their categorizations of fun \/ play and what some examples of fun \/ play looked like. Granted, the readings were from the 50s, which continues to prove how fun and play are subjective for everyone. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
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This week, we also spoke about our first hack. Using the Makey Makey, we are tasked with pushing the boundaries of the typical functions of technology. Currently, I am brainstorming some possibilities that can connect music and technology in an ironic, juxtaposed way. I am leaning towards using different musical instruments as the inputs devices to play a drum kit. For instance, I want to map out a piano keyboard or a guitar to play a kick or snare sound, so that you can play the drums by playing everything that’s not a drum. I am still working some ideas out to ensure that this is innovative, exciting, and goes beyond the surface level of what the Makey Makey can offer. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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