Homo Ludens Fidget In his chess set design

In his chess set design

This diamond consists of two pieces

and Joan Didion

and Pattern

Artistically bent to form its dual function ― elegant and simple

Homo Ludens Fidget In his chess set designIn Homo Ludens, Johan Huizinga defines play as the central activity in flourishing societies. He identifies five characteristics of play: it is free; it is not ordinary or real life; it is distinct from ordinary life both as to locality and duration; it creates order; it is connected with no material interest, and from it no profit can be gained. With cross cultural examples from the humanities, business, and politics, Huizinga examines play in all