- Dear player... The Crossword Imaginary Grid Game found you for a reason.
- The aim of this game is to create a crossword grid with your hands and explore a part of the Glossary of Productive Play! You will find one already printed grid ready for you, so if you want some more.. check our website for more content! Take some time (will this game make your time leisure or productive?), place the pieces on a surface and start playing!
- "Inside, I prepared for you the DEFINITIONS of the words and GRID-SQUARES to recreate the grid. To recreate the grid, follow the following scheme for every category:"
- Dear Player, The Crossword Imaginary Grid Game found you for a reason.
- The aim of this game is to create a crossword grid with your hands and explore a part of the Glossary of Productive Play. There is a printed grid for you here, but if you want some more, visit https://issue.xpub.nl/17/. Take some time (will this game make it leisure or productive?), place the pieces on a surface and start playing!
- "Take the DEFINITIONS of the words and GRID-SQUARES to recreate the grid. To recreate the grid, follow the following scheme for every category:"
- img: imaginarygrid_structure.jpg
alt: ""
alt: "Crossword Imaginary Grid structure"
- I know it might sound complicated now, but I promise you that you will understand how to make it work while playing. There are three things you have to keep attention to while creating the grid...
- 1. One code (e.g. B7), composed by a letter and a number that define the position in the imaginary grid. Position these as the first step! 2. In addition to the code that indicates the starting point of the word, the definitions papers will also contain the clues to solve the crossword. 3. A content category that gathers all the definitions that are part of the same crossword (e.g. Loot Box).
- "I know it might sound complicated now, but I promise you that you will understand how to make it work while playing. There are three things you have to keep attention to while creating the grid:"
- 1. A code (e.g. B7), composed of a letter and a number that defines the position in the imaginary grid. The first step is to position them. 2. The definition papers contain the clues to solve the crossword. 3. A content category that gathers all the definitions that are part of the same crossword (e.g. loot box).
- "If you don't know the word, don't stress yourself out: these crosswords are meant to teach while having fun.. yes, you heard that well, you are experiencing Productive Play! Enjoy this time you are taking for yourself.. it's okay not to finish it, it's okay to give up, it's okay to still be happy with it. And if you are really unsatisfied, just call some friends and have some fun together!"
- "And remember, these are just instructions not to get lost. But it's okay to get lost. Remember to get lost sometimes."
- "If you don't know the word, don't stress yourself out: these crosswords are meant to teach while having fun. Yes, you heard that well, you are experiencing Productive Play! Enjoy the time you are taking for yourself! It's okay not to finish it, it's okay to give up, it's okay to still be happy with it. And if you are really unsatisfied, just call some friends and have some fun together!"
- "Remember, these are just instructions not to get lost. But it's okay to get lost. Get lost sometimes."
- word: Democracy
definition: A form of government in which the people govern themselves, usually by electing bodies of representatives
definition: A form of government in which the people govern themselves, usually by electing bodies of representatives.
direction: V
start: E7
category: Ideology
- word: Communism
definition: A society based on the common ownership of the means of production, cooperative labour, and freely associated producers that administer production on the basis of a social or common plan.
definition: A form of government in which the society is based on the common ownership of the means of production, cooperative labour, and freely associated producers that administer production on the basis of a social or common plan.
direction: V
start: A10
category: Ideology
- word: Entertainment
definition: Pleasant leisure activities such as movies, books, video games, tv shows, sporting events, circuses, comedy events, music festival.
definition: Pleasant leisure activities such as movies, books, video games, tv shows, sporting events, circuses, comedy events, music festivals.
direction: H
start: R2
category: Ideology
@ -55,32 +55,32 @@ contents:
start: D13
category: Ideology
- word: Popculture
- word: Popculture
definition: Cultural activities or commercial products reflecting, suited to, or aimed at the tastes of the general masses of people.
direction: H
start: A7
category: Ideology
- word: Superstructure
definition: According to marxist theory, it refers to society's other relationships and ideas not directly related to production including its culture, institutions, political power structures, roles, rituals, religion, media, and state.
definition: According to the Marxist theory, it refers to society's other relationships and ideas that are not directly related to production. That includes its culture, institutions, political power structures, roles, rituals, religion, media, and state.
direction: V
start: C5
category: Ideology
- word: Base
definition: According to marxist theory, it refers to the mode of production which includes the forces and relations of production in a society.
definition: According to the Marxist theory, it refers to the mode of production that includes the forces and relations of production in a society.
direction: V
start: O2
category: Ideology
- word: Capitalism
definition: '“It is easier to imagine the end of the world that the end of" an economic system characterized by private or corporate ownership of goods, by investments that are determined by private decision, and by prices, production, and the distribution of goods that are determined mainly by competition in a free market.'
definition: '“It is easier to imagine the end of the world that the end of…" an economic system characterized by private or corporate ownership of goods, by investments that are determined by private decision, and by prices, production, and the distribution of goods that are determined mainly by competition in a free market.'
direction: V
start: H18
category: Ideology
- word: Falseconsciousness
definition: A term used in Marxist theory to describe the state in which one feels like they are given full agency of their own choices/actions when in fact they are subject to a certain ideology that has come to seem so self-speaking they wouldn't question it.
- word: Falseconsciousness
definition: A term used in the Marxist theory to describe the state in which one feels like they are given full agency of their own choices and actions when in fact they are subject to a certain ideology that has come to seem so self-speaking they wouldn't question it.
direction: H
start: P1
category: Ideology
@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ contents:
category: Loot Box
- word: Reward
definition: Something given or received in return or compensation for a service, merit, hard work, etc.
definition: Something given or received in return or compensation for service, merit, hard work, etc.
direction: H
start: N7
category: Loot Box
@ -122,13 +122,13 @@ contents:
category: Loot Box
- word: Gambling
definition: The investment will probably not come back, that makes paying for a loot box not just buying but...
definition: The investment will probably not come back, which makes paying for a loot box not just buying but...
direction: H
start: P5
category: Loot Box
- word: Exploitative
definition: When a company is taking unfair or unethical advantage of a person (or a user) or a situation for profit
definition: When a company is taking unfair or unethical advantage of a person (a user) or a situation for profit.
direction: V
start: G10
category: Loot Box
@ -137,15 +137,15 @@ contents:
definition: "An uneasy amalgam of several contradictory legacies: a religious one, which has censured excessive drinking, gambling and drug use as moral transgressions; a scientific one, which has characterized alcoholism and drug addiction as biological diseases; and a colloquial one, which has casually applied the term to almost any fixation."
direction: V
start: H3
category: Predatory Schemes in Videogames
category: Predatory Schemes in Video Games
- word: HookModel
definition: A business model that is used also in videogames to ensure that microtransactions are turned from an occasional event into a rooted activity for gamers. This model functions following different strategies to ensure continuous profiting, like fast thinking processes, gatchas (collectible items), subscriptions, etc.
- word: HookModel
definition: A business model that is used also in videogames to ensure that microtransactions are turned from an occasional event into a rooted activity for gamers. This model functions following different strategies to ensure continuous profiting, like fast thinking processes, gatchas (collectable items), subscriptions, etc.
direction: H
start: G6
category: Predatory Schemes in Videogames
category: Predatory Schemes in Video Games
- word: IkeaEffect
- word: IkeaEffect
definition: A phenomenon that describes how people tend to value an object more if they made or assembled it.
direction: H
start: N3
@ -155,99 +155,99 @@ contents:
definition: A cognitive bias whereby an individual's decisions are influenced by a particular point of reference.
direction: H
start: P5
category: Predatory Schemes in Videogames
category: Predatory Schemes in Video Games
- word: Clickfarm
definition: A large group of low-paid workers are hired to click on paid advertising links.
- word: Click Farm
definition: A large group of low-paid workers who are hired to click on paid advertising links.
direction: H
start: K1
category: Predatory Schemes in Videogames
category: Predatory Schemes in Video Games
- word: Anxiety
definition: A feeling of worry, nervousness, or unease about something with an uncertain outcome.
direction: V
start: C13
category: Predatory Schemes in Videogames
category: Predatory Schemes in Video Games
- word: Microtransaction
definition: A business model where users can purchase virtual items for small amounts of money. It often appears in free-to-play games, meaning there is no cost to download the game, just a cost to buy the online virtual products.
direction: V
start: C11
category: Predatory Schemes in Videogames
category: Predatory Schemes in Video Games
- word: Monetization
definition: The type of process that a video game publisher can use to generate revenue from a video game product. Some in-game purchasing systems could be characterized as unfair or exploitative. These systems describe tactics that capitalize on informational advantages (e.g., behavioral tracking) and data manipulation to optimize offers to incentivize continuous spending, while offering limited or no guarantees or protections, with the potential to exploit vulnerable players (e.g., adolescents, problematic gamers).
definition: The type of process that a video game publisher can use to generate revenue from a video game product. Some in-game purchasing systems could be characterized as unfair or exploitative. These systems describe tactics that capitalize on informational advantages (e.g., behavioural tracking) and data manipulation to optimize offers to incentivize continuous spending, while offering limited or no guarantees or protections, with the potential to exploit vulnerable players (e.g., adolescents, problematic gamers).
direction: H
start: D2
category: Predatory Schemes in Videogames
category: Predatory Schemes in Video Games
- word: PAP
definition: When you describe something such as information, writing, or entertainment that you consider to be of no worth, value, or serious interest.
definition: When you describe something such as information, writing, or entertainment that you consider to be of no worth, value, nor serious interest.
direction: V
start: C9
category: Predatory Schemes in Videogames
category: Predatory Schemes in Video Games
- word: MagicCircle
- word: MagicCircle
definition: The space in which the normal rules and reality of the world are suspended and replaced by the artificial reality of a game world.
direction: V
start: F1
category: Predatory Schemes in Videogames
category: Predatory Schemes in Video Games
- word: Fandom
definition: It often includes activities such as conventions, writing fictions, participating in online forums and discussions, purchasing merchandise and collector items in order to build a community around a common interest.
definition: It often includes activities such as conventions, writing fiction, participating in online forums and discussions, purchasing merchandise and collector items in order to build a community around a common interest.
direction: H
start: K1
category: Modding and Videogames World
- word: GiftEconomy
- word: GiftEconomy
definition: An alternative mode of exchange to the rationalist calculation of capitalist exchange, where valuables are not sold, but rather given without an explicit agreement for immediate or future rewards.
direction: V
start: E5
category: Modding and Videogames World
- word: WorldBuilding
definition: The art of creating a new fictional world inside videogames realities.
- word: WorldBuilding
definition: The art of creating a new fictional world inside videogames realities.
direction: H
start: M4
category: Modding and Videogames World
- word: Gift
definition: Something that it's given away without any expectation for payback allows us to act in a way that is non-alienated and differs considerably from the exchange of commodities with the aim of profitmaking.
definition: Something that it's given away without any expectation for payback. It allows us to act in a way that is non-alienated and differs considerably from the exchange of commodities with the aim of profit-making.
direction: V
start: L14
category: Modding and Videogames World
- word: Mod
definition: Modification used to change the behaviour of a game to make it more fun for every gamers.
definition: Modification that is used to change the behaviour of a game to make it more fun for every gamer.
direction: V
start: K8
category: Modding and Videogames World
- word: Cheat
definition: Modification used to gain an unfair and unauthorized advantage in a game to make it more fun/accessible/easy for the user who is playing, but no-one else.
definition: Modification used to gain an unfair and unauthorized advantage in a game to make it more fun, accessible, and easy for the user who is playing.
direction: H
start: P7
category: Modding and Videogames World
- word: Freework
definition: Time that modders spend in modifying and sometimes improving corporates' videogames in form of a hobby, but still producing profit for the company.
- word: Free Work
definition: Time that modders spend in modifying and sometimes improving corporates' videogames in form of a hobby, but still producing profit for the company.
direction: H
start: G5
category: Modding and Videogames World
- word: Freetoplay
definition: A type of games that are monetised later either by using their user data or by adding payable content inside the game. Because of being so accessible, they became quite popular and attracted high numbers of players.
- word: Free-to-play
definition: A type of game that is monetised later either by using the user data or by adding payable content inside the game. Because of being so accessible, it became quite popular and attracted high numbers of players.
direction: H
start: E7
category: Modding and Videogames World
- word: Countergamification
definition: A form of opposition to the increasing use of game elements within non-game systems, which aims to disrupt the processing and exploitation of users’ data; it calls for a gaming with the system, for a disruptive play with its rules and content while being within it.
definition: A form of opposition to the increasing use of game elements within non-game systems, which aims to disrupt the processing and exploitation of users’ data; it calls for gaming with the system, for a disruptive play with its rules and content while being within it.
direction: V
start: A11
category: Modding and Videogames World
- word: ProductivePlay
- word: ProductivePlay
definition: After-hours labour, masked with enjoyable activities that feel like leisure, also related to self-work (people trying to improve their own capital).
definition: Practical work, especially when it involves hard physical or mental effort.
direction: V
start: N8
category: Productivity and Leisure
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category: Productivity and Leisure
- word: Selfwork
definition: "Any action you take towards improvement of your own body or mind: incentives to quantify yourself couched in a “do what you love” rhetoric."
definition: "Any action you take towards the improvement of your own body or mind: incentives to quantify yourself couched in a “do what you love” rhetoric."
direction: H
start: J7
category: Productivity and Leisure
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start: G8
category: Productivity and Leisure
- word: FreeTime
- word: FreeTime
definition: Leisure practices included in humans' lives.
direction: V
start: J10
category: Productivity and Leisure
- word: Leisure
definition: Time when you have the freedom to choose how to use your time.
definition: When you have the freedom to choose how to use your time.
