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Apollo and Dionysus at Play
       Dan Dixon
       Digital Cultures Research Centre | Pervasive Media Studio
       University of the West of England




Thursday, 25 February 2010
• Where Caillois went wrong


       • Nietzsche, Dionysus and Apollo


       • New phenomenological approach


       • Conclusions




Thursday, 25 February 2010
Roger Caillois

Thursday, 25 February 2010
ludus



                             ilinx   mimicry           alea   agon




                                           paidia



Thursday, 25 February 2010
For it is only as an aesthetic phenomena that
       existence and the world are externally justified.
                           - Nietzsche - The Birth of Tragedy




Thursday, 25 February 2010
Nietzsche




Thursday, 25 February 2010
Apollo and Dionysus


Thursday, 25 February 2010
Dionysian		 	 	 	 	 	   Apollonian

       • physical              • cognitive
       • ecstatic              • individuating
       • chaotic               • understandable
       • intoxicated           • illusions
       • music                 • visual arts
       • dance                 • narrative




Thursday, 25 February 2010
play   games




Thursday, 25 February 2010
digital
                        play   games     gamic




Thursday, 25 February 2010
digital
                        play   games       st s
                                          o e     gamic
                                         m m
                                     nd ga
                                    a r
                                    ot he




Thursday, 25 February 2010
Dionysian		 	 	 	 	 	   Apollonian

       • physical              • cognitive
       • ecstatic              • individuating
       • chaotic               • understandable
       • intoxicated           • illusions
       • music                 • visual arts
       • dance                 • narrative




Thursday, 25 February 2010
playing		 	 	 	 	 	 	   gaming

       • physical              • cognitive
       • ecstatic              • individuating
       • chaotic               • understandable
       • intoxicating          • simulation
       • interaction           • rules
       • rhythm                • narrative




Thursday, 25 February 2010
movement                                                 systems/rhizome
            rhythm                                                   understanding

                                                                       Lego
                             Twirling
                                              Pervasive
                                               gaming          RPGs
                                                                        PnP RPG
           sensation                    rhythm-action

                        play                     FPS
                                                          MMORPGs         gamic
                             Dancing




               Dionysian                                               Apollonian


Thursday, 25 February 2010
Mature manhood; that means to have found the
       seriousness one had as a child at play.
                        - Nietzsche - Beyond Good and Evil


       Play is less the opposite of seriousness than the vital
       ground of spirit as nature, a form of restraint and
       freedom at one and the same time.
                   - Gadamer - The Relevance of the Beautiful



Thursday, 25 February 2010
autotelic




                        play                 gamic




               Dionysian       earnest     Apollonian


Thursday, 25 February 2010
movement                                                     systems/rhizome
            rhythm                                                       understanding
                                                    autotelic

                                                                            Lego
                             Twirling
                                               Pervasive
                                                gaming             RPGs
                                                                             PnP RPG
           sensation                    rhythm-action

                        play                       FPS
                                                              MMORPGs           gamic
                                                                                    navigation
                             Dancing
                                                                         Gambling
                                        Ballroom
                                                                        Stockmarket
                                        Dancing      Sports



               Dionysian                             earnest                Apollonian
                Gadamer                                                     de Certeau
Thursday, 25 February 2010
Conclusions

       • Not everything is Flow

       • The Dionysian is intoxicating => addictive

       • New physical interfaces hold promise

       • Narrative is not the only route to ‘art’




Thursday, 25 February 2010
Summary

       • No essentialist ontology/taxonomy

       • Focus on the aesthetic experience

       • Gaming and Playing as separate but intertwined principles

       • Apollo and Dionysus are merely starting points

       • Experiences are not privileged




Thursday, 25 February 2010
So tremendous is the power of the Apolline
              epic that it enchants the most terrible events
              before us with delightful illusion.
                             - Nietzsche - The Birth of Tragedy




Thursday, 25 February 2010
To be beautiful, everything must first be
              intelligible.
                            - Nietzsche paraphrasing Socrates
                                         - The Birth of Tragedy




Thursday, 25 February 2010

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Apollo and Dionysus at Play

  • 1. Apollo and Dionysus at Play Dan Dixon Digital Cultures Research Centre | Pervasive Media Studio University of the West of England Thursday, 25 February 2010
  • 2. • Where Caillois went wrong • Nietzsche, Dionysus and Apollo • New phenomenological approach • Conclusions Thursday, 25 February 2010
  • 4. ludus ilinx mimicry alea agon paidia Thursday, 25 February 2010
  • 5. For it is only as an aesthetic phenomena that existence and the world are externally justified. - Nietzsche - The Birth of Tragedy Thursday, 25 February 2010
  • 7. Apollo and Dionysus Thursday, 25 February 2010
  • 8. Dionysian Apollonian • physical • cognitive • ecstatic • individuating • chaotic • understandable • intoxicated • illusions • music • visual arts • dance • narrative Thursday, 25 February 2010
  • 9. play games Thursday, 25 February 2010
  • 10. digital play games gamic Thursday, 25 February 2010
  • 11. digital play games st s o e gamic m m nd ga a r ot he Thursday, 25 February 2010
  • 12. Dionysian Apollonian • physical • cognitive • ecstatic • individuating • chaotic • understandable • intoxicated • illusions • music • visual arts • dance • narrative Thursday, 25 February 2010
  • 13. playing gaming • physical • cognitive • ecstatic • individuating • chaotic • understandable • intoxicating • simulation • interaction • rules • rhythm • narrative Thursday, 25 February 2010
  • 14. movement systems/rhizome rhythm understanding Lego Twirling Pervasive gaming RPGs PnP RPG sensation rhythm-action play FPS MMORPGs gamic Dancing Dionysian Apollonian Thursday, 25 February 2010
  • 15. Mature manhood; that means to have found the seriousness one had as a child at play. - Nietzsche - Beyond Good and Evil Play is less the opposite of seriousness than the vital ground of spirit as nature, a form of restraint and freedom at one and the same time. - Gadamer - The Relevance of the Beautiful Thursday, 25 February 2010
  • 16. autotelic play gamic Dionysian earnest Apollonian Thursday, 25 February 2010
  • 17. movement systems/rhizome rhythm understanding autotelic Lego Twirling Pervasive gaming RPGs PnP RPG sensation rhythm-action play FPS MMORPGs gamic navigation Dancing Gambling Ballroom Stockmarket Dancing Sports Dionysian earnest Apollonian Gadamer de Certeau Thursday, 25 February 2010
  • 18. Conclusions • Not everything is Flow • The Dionysian is intoxicating => addictive • New physical interfaces hold promise • Narrative is not the only route to ‘art’ Thursday, 25 February 2010
  • 19. Summary • No essentialist ontology/taxonomy • Focus on the aesthetic experience • Gaming and Playing as separate but intertwined principles • Apollo and Dionysus are merely starting points • Experiences are not privileged Thursday, 25 February 2010
  • 20. So tremendous is the power of the Apolline epic that it enchants the most terrible events before us with delightful illusion. - Nietzsche - The Birth of Tragedy Thursday, 25 February 2010
  • 21. To be beautiful, everything must first be intelligible. - Nietzsche paraphrasing Socrates - The Birth of Tragedy Thursday, 25 February 2010