Technology and Play
FAIN: FT-13500-77
Henry S. Kariel
University of Hawaii (Honolulu, HI 96822-2216)
To inquire to what extent a commitment to playful forms of behavior might give desirable direction to actual and emergent technologies. PI seeks to explore non-instrumental, intrinsically rewarding activities which promise to promote that combination of self-discipline and sociability by which the forces of technology may be brought under control.