10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PRELUSORY»
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prelusory in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
prelusory and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Grasshopper: Games, Life and Utopia
that this kind of goal be called the prelusory goal of a game, because it can be
described before, or independently of, any game of which it may be, or come to
be, a part. In contrast, winning can be described only in terms of the game in
which it ...
It says that a game has three main elements, which he calls the prelusory goal,
the constitutive rules, and the lusory attitude. To begin with the first, in playing a
game one always aims at a goal that can be described independently of the
game.
William John Morgan, 2007
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Philosophy Looks at Chess
Prelusory Goals for Games: A Gambit Reclaimed It is my position that the
Grasshopper intended for the concept of a prelusory goal to be a defining feature
of any game or activ- ity but not a “defining” facet of its idea or institution. What
this ...
4
Jeopardy! and Philosophy: What is Knowledge in the Form of a ...
However, the prelusory goal exists independently of the game as such, and such
goals can always (in principle, at least) be achieved without ever playing the
game. Fora concrete exampleof how this mightbe possible inagame like
Jeopardy!, ...
5
Ender's Game and Philosophy: The Logic Gate is Down
A prelusory goal, the purpose independent of the game that the players aim to
accomplish. “Prelusory” comes from the Latin ludus (for “game” or “sport”) and
names an objective that exists prior to the beginning of the game. So, for example
...
6
Watching Sport: Aesthetics, Ethics and Emotion
The state of affairs one aims tobring about in sportis what he callsits prelusory
goal. The aimin golf– its prelusory goal–isto get one's ballinthe hole and
inrunning races it is to cross the finishing line first. It is possible to achieve such a
prelusory ...
7
The Game Design Reader: A Rules of Play Anthology
Thus, an extremely effective way to achieve the prelusory goal in a boxing match
—viz," the state of affairs consisting in your opponent being "down" for the count
of ten—is to shoot him through the head, but this is obviously not a means for ...
Katie Salen, Eric Zimmerman, 2005
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The Bloomsbury Companion to the Philosophy of Sport
Suits calls the most basic description of a game's goal the 'prelusory goal'. This is
a 'specific ... Thus, Suits' second necessary element of a game refers to the
means that are permitted in trying to achieve the prelusory goal. When using ...
9
Why Sports Morally Matter
That is why it is wrong to say that players cooperate in the sense intended here in
their shared desire to achieve the specific state of affairs that define particular
sports, what Suits calls the prelusory goal of games (prelusory because it
includes ...
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Drawing Morals: Essays in Ethical Theory
It says that a game has three main elements, which he calls the prelusory goal,
the constitutive rules, and the lusory attitude. To begin with the first, in playing a
game one always aims at a goal that can be described independently of the
game.
2 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PRELUSORY»
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prelusory is used in the context of the following news items.
A framework for creating play-like systems
Games have prelusory goals – ie, goals that you must achieve that have been set by the system. Games have rules that define how you have to ... «Gamasutra, May 15»
PEOPLE ARE AWESOME (DON'S VERSION)
"To play a game is to attempt to achieve a specific state of affairs [prelusory goal], using only means permitted by rules [lusory means], where ... «YouTube, Oct 11»
