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Don't Hate the Player

Term 2: Play or Be Played; Module 5

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Emma Benshoff
Dec 22, 2024
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Thesis: In a world that can often feel unstructured, games give us a tangible path to follow: rules, clear objectives, and a definitive winner and a loser. They offer control, however fleeting, in a life that often refuses to play fair. For a moment — on the court or the chess board — games impose order on chaos.

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