Homo Ludens, or “Man the Playful,” is a book written in 1938 by Dutch historian, cultural theorist and Professor Johan Huizinga. Huizinga wanted to discuss the importance of a play element in our culture and society and suggests that the playful state is a key driver for human motivation and a necessary condition for the generation of human culture.
Play is a voluntary activity…having its aim in itself and accompanied by a feeling of
tension, joy and the consciousness that it is `different´ than `ordinary life´