• ARTICLES, Special Section, XIIIth Biennial Conference of the EPCA - 2016

Lifelong playing: The game as a psychological experience

Scartezzini, L.

Keywords:
game, play, experience, psychotherapy, technique

Abstract:
Within the Person Construct Psychology theoretical framework, the person is a scientist who makes hypotheses and tries to make sense of his/her life. And so is the player. From this perspective, games can be considered meaningful experiences during our whole life. Within a game, a person can test constructions that are different from the usual ones without being threatened by these attempts. After a brief excursus of the game as a powerful psychological experience, an example of a meeting point between game and psychotherapy is given.