The grasshopper by bernard suits5/29/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() If utopians were to play them, then they would be engaging with artworks. After providing some examples of this kind of game, we show that the possibility of such games presents a problem for Suits’ claim that utopians would not engage with artworks. With that in mind, we also offer a second kind of game that serves as a counterexample to Suits: art-inclusive games, which involve aesthetic and artistic engagement as part of their playing. However, the possibility of dual-natured games has recently been called into question. If utopians were to play such games, then they would be engaging with artworks. ![]() One type of game that seems to do so is dual-natured games, works that are both games and artworks. We do so by arguing that some games essentially involve aesthetic engagement with artworks. According to Bernard Suits, people in Utopia would spend their time playing games and would not spend any time creating or engaging with artworks. ![]()
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