ABSTRACT
The underlying activity in games is play. Play can be found in all human cultures and most animal populations. At the most instinctual level, play provides teaching and learning opportunities. For example, young children will play to assist them in practicing life skills. This is also evident in the animal kingdom through observing the young of cats, dogs, and other mammals; for example, puppies play fight with each other and practice pouncing on
But how can we speak of mere play, when we know that it is precisely play and play alone, which of all man's states and conditions is the one which makes him whole and unfolds both sides of his nature at once?
