Homo Ludens

A summary and analysis of Johan Huizinga's "Homo Ludens," one of the founding texts of game studies from the 20th century.

0:00 - Introduction
3:39 - Homo Ludens
5:24 - Chapter 1: The Nature and Significance of Play
11:30 - Chapter 1: Five Characteristics of Play
16:42 - Chapter 2: The Play-Concept as Expressed in Language
17:06 - Chapter 3: Play and Contest as Civilizing Functions
21:26 - Chapter 5: Play and War
29:36 - Chapter 4: Play and Law (also play and politics)
36:29 - Chapter 10: Play-forms in Art
40:35 - Chapters 7 & 8: Play and Poetry // Elements of Mythopoiesis
51:37 - Summary
53:22 - Credits

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