93 – Sutton-Smith – The Ambiguity of Play
From Game Studies Study Buddies by Ranged Touch
April 29, 2026 · 2h 52m
About this episode
The episode discusses Brian Sutton-Smith's book and the documentary War Game.
We talk about Brian Sutton-Smith’s 1997 book. We talk about the 2004 documentary War Game. Send stuff to the PO Box! Order CMRN’s book! Order here as well! Buy the shirt! Support this show on Patreon! Buy books from our Bookshop.org page! Chris Hunt created the theme song for this show.
Topics covered
- Brian Sutton-Smith
- War Game documentary
- ambiguity of play
- game studies
- video games
Keywords
- Sutton-Smith
- ambiguity of play
- War Game
- game studies
- video games
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: CMRN, Bookshop.org
Books & works: Brian Sutton-Smith’s 1997 book, War Game
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