I find that book by Carse maddening and compelling. Some things that infinite games remind me of:
- "yes and" games in improv. Resisting the urge to cut to a punchline.
- DJ mixing with 2 copies of the same song. Looping. Crossfading. Making it last forever.
- Sitcoms and soap operas. The changing same of characters and plots. Altho these can sometimes feel like comfort food. Too much same, not enough changing.
In some senses, the infinite game confounds our ideas of narrative that emerged in the West (the happy ending, the point of crisis and resolution, redemption, resurrection, the hero's journey). It echoes other, cyclical views of history.
I find that book by Carse maddening and compelling. Some things that infinite games remind me of:
- "yes and" games in improv. Resisting the urge to cut to a punchline.
- DJ mixing with 2 copies of the same song. Looping. Crossfading. Making it last forever.
- Sitcoms and soap operas. The changing same of characters and plots. Altho these can sometimes feel like comfort food. Too much same, not enough changing.
In some senses, the infinite game confounds our ideas of narrative that emerged in the West (the happy ending, the point of crisis and resolution, redemption, resurrection, the hero's journey). It echoes other, cyclical views of history.