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Infinite vs. Finite: Are you playing to win or playing so that you can keep on playing? Finite games are games that come to an end; these are the everyday games we play with the goal of winning. Infinite games are played with the goal of continuing play, requiring players to invite others, explore the boundaries of what’s possible, and when necessa... See more
Ryan Sean Adams • DAOs as Playgrounds for Growth and Development
A finite game is played for the purpose of winning, an infinite game for the purpose of continuing the play.
James Carse • Finite and Infinite Games Quotes by James P. Carse
Author James Carse once wrote that “there are at least two kinds of games. One could be called finite; the other infinite. A finite game is played for the purpose of winning, an infinite game for the purpose of continuing the play.” As someone who cherishes independence, I’ve realized that rather than trying to win, my primary goal is to continue p... See more
The Jungle Gym • Is it time to quit the Great Online Game?
The infinite player in us does not consume time but generates it. Because infinite play is dramatic and has no scripted conclusion, its time is time lived and not time viewed.
James P. Carse • Finite and Infinite Games
Infinite games are the opposite. They have no clear winners or losers, no established time frame for play, and no fixed rules. In infinite games, the field of play is mutable, the number of participants keeps changing, and the only goal is to keep on playing. Art, science, and love are infinite games. Most important: so is peak performance.
Steven Kotler • The Art of Impossible
Finite and Infinite Games Quotes by James P. Carse
goodreads.comA finite game is played for the purpose of winning, an infinite game for the purpose of continuing the play.
James Carse • Finite and Infinite Games
an infinite game, one in which we play with the rules for the joy of getting to keep playing.