Download or read book Playfulness, digital original edition written by Miguel Sicart and published by MIT Press. This book was released on 2015-08-03 with total page 27 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What do we think about when we think about play? A pastime? Games? Childish activities? The opposite of work? Play goes beyond games; it is a mode of being human. If we are happy and well rested, we may approach even our daily tasks in a playful way, taking the attitude of play without the activity of play. In this BIT, Miguel Sicart examines the distinction between play and playfulness.