Towards a coming together of transhumanism and play

Florian 'Floyd' Mueller; Zhuying Li; Tuomas Kari; Yan Wang; Yash Mehta

doi:10.1145/3270316.3271527

Towards a coming together of transhumanism and play

Florian 'Floyd' Mueller, Zhuying Li, Tuomas Kari, Yan Wang, Yash Mehta

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Abstract

We note a trend on utilizing interactive technology to extend human capacities through bodily cyborg-like integrations such as artificial limbs and implantables. This trend is often captured by the term “transhumanism”, referring to the use of technology to extend human capacities. We find that many transhuman discussions appear to focus on instrumental benefits (i.e. exploiting opportunities to be more productive). We extend this by proposing engagement with transhumanism also from a perspective of "play". We reflect on our own and other’s work to articulate three strategies for game designers on how they can engage with transhumanism when aiming to facilitate playful experiences. Ultimately, we aim to contribute to a more playful transhuman future.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of the 2018 Annual Symposium on Computer-Human Interaction in Play Companion Extended Abstracts
Editors	Zachary O. Toups, Peta Wyeth
Place of Publication	New York NY USA
Publisher	Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
Pages	549-557
Number of pages	9
ISBN (Electronic)	9781450359689
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1145/3270316.3271527
Publication status	Published - 2018
Externally published	Yes
Event	ACM SIGCHI Annual Symposium on Computer-Human Interaction in Play 2018 - Melbourne, Australia Duration: 28 Oct 2018 → 31 Oct 2018 Conference number: 5th https://chiplay.acm.org/2018/ https://dl.acm.org/doi/proceedings/10.1145/3242671

Conference

Conference	ACM SIGCHI Annual Symposium on Computer-Human Interaction in Play 2018
Abbreviated title	CHI PLAY 2018
Country/Territory	Australia
City	Melbourne
Period	28/10/18 → 31/10/18
Internet address	https://chiplay.acm.org/2018/ https://dl.acm.org/doi/proceedings/10.1145/3242671

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Cyborg
Transhumanism
Whole-Body Interaction

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Mueller, FF, Li, Z, Kari, T, Wang, Y & Mehta, Y 2018, Towards a coming together of transhumanism and play. in Z O. Toups & P Wyeth (eds), Proceedings of the 2018 Annual Symposium on Computer-Human Interaction in Play Companion Extended Abstracts. Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), New York NY USA, pp. 549-557, ACM SIGCHI Annual Symposium on Computer-Human Interaction in Play 2018, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 28/10/18. https://doi.org/10.1145/3270316.3271527

Towards a coming together of transhumanism and play. / Mueller, Florian 'Floyd'; Li, Zhuying; Kari, Tuomas et al.
Proceedings of the 2018 Annual Symposium on Computer-Human Interaction in Play Companion Extended Abstracts. ed. / Zachary O. Toups; Peta Wyeth. New York NY USA: Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), 2018. p. 549-557.

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