Comments | gatopreto: Informal Poll: How do you define play?

gatopreto

Informal Poll: How do you define play?

Feb 02, 2011 11:16

I am curious how people define the word "play".

I have decided not to provide context on purpose. If you require context, email me. You can use gatopreto@livejournal.com if you don't have another means to contact me. Otherwise, comment here.

Comments 6

galyndean February 2 2011, 20:13:51 UTC

Without context, I have two things that come to mind.

1) Having Fun

2) Pretending

sykotropic February 2 2011, 22:43:12 UTC

Agree wholeheartedly.

I just spent 30 minutes building the Justice League Tower and turning one of my work id/pulley thingies into Batman's grappling hook. Best play today!

And with different context...1 and 2 above fit as well.

sofiaagapao February 3 2011, 17:56:11 UTC

Any sort of BDSM flavored "event," I guess... one can play with a known partner, or with a stranger. I was about to say "pre-negotiated scene" but that's not really true all the time either... I've had chemistry with friends that's turned into play (i.e. spanking or whatever) with the negotiations.

sofiaagapao February 3 2011, 17:58:26 UTC

Just looked at other people's comments... was this supposed to be about the scene, or... well, I guess you didn't provide context on purpose :P But now, as a novice gamer/geek, I agree with the above comments. Having fun and pretending.

Jeux sans contexte drwex February 3 2011, 19:19:04 UTC

Anything I do for fun, or that I would do for fun even if they didn't pay me.

Posting belatedly allessindra February 11 2011, 03:31:34 UTC

Play, for me, seems to be identified as such almost after the fact, wherein I fall into a particular state of mental effort that correlates and combines the non-rational and the rational parts of my cognition ( ... )