Defining Play

Introduction to defining games may be very difficult. The term game can be used to describe a wide variety of actions and activities and can also be regarded as important and meaningless for a child. Santrock (2012, p. 437) defines this game as "fun activities to help you." However, Kernan (2007, p. 5) argues that this view does not have a sufficiently wide potential definition to contain all the meaning associated with games.

Before studying how role-playing promotes child development it is useful to define games and role play. Macintyre (2001, 3) defines game as fun of game, gives fun and makes players free to use. Agenda can continue to evolve, with further development, without prejudice (Macintyre 2001, 3). In addition, in this game, players can develop important skills in non-game situations such as development of social skills (Macintyre 2001, 3). Children between 3 and 4 enjoy enjoying imaginative role playing in two or two groups (O'Hagan and Smith 2004, 36).

Games may become ambiguous terms in the educational world, especially if they are placed in a classroom environment, their definition is not clear. Games can be defined as children do in a social environment and are sometimes defined as "rest" or "free time". There are definitions that are confusing or contradictory, but educational there are two different forms of games. Free games and guided games or organized games. The game helps to train the whole child. By developing children's creativity, the body and cognitive abilities are strengthened and strengthened. Using a game as an educational tool in an infant's classroom brings an overall approach to content and helps to develop every part of every child.

Especially for educational use. Of course, part of this theatrical discussion is to define conceptual difficulties of the drama that resonates with the modern difficulties of defining serious games. Furthermore, at the peak of the behavioral psychological paradigm, you can learn lessons from the process of studying and measuring games. Of course, it is the discussion of the game application that is intertwined with this discussion in parallel. The difference between games and games is as controversial as its single definition. Gaming applications - especially for serious purposes - will be highlighted throughout the history. From now on we will see the adoption pattern of purpose and background appear. Furthermore, by projecting the definition of currently accepted serious games, we can clarify the rich history of target games reflecting the current formal approach.