The Study of Games
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The meaning of games is in part a function of the ideas of those who think about them.
“There is overwhelming evidence in all this that the meaning of games is, in part, a function of the ideas of those who think about them.”
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- Authors
- Georges, R. A., Avedon, E. M., & Sutton-Smith, B.
- Venue
- Western Folklore
- Publisher
- JSTOR
- Published
- 1975-04
- Volume
- 34
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 155
- ISSN
- 0043-373X (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W1874946964
- Cited by
- 244
- References
- 0
- Citations by year
- 2024: 1 · 2022: 1 · 2021: 8 · 2020: 11 · 2019: 13 · 2018: 7 · 2017: 5 · 2016: 13 · 2015: 13 · 2014: 24 · 2013: 12 · 2012: 15
- FWCI
- 166.17
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Western Folklore (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Literature and Literary Theory › Folklore, Mythology, and Literature Studies
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Physical education and sports games research
- Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Museology › Cultural and Sociopolitical Studies
- Keywords
- games, play
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