• What is a game?
• What makes games relevant?
• What types of games exist?
• Why do we play games?
• Where do we learn to play games?
• What are the elements that make for an addictive interactive game that can survive for generations?

What games do you play, what are their historical lineages?

Choose 1-2  games that you play and research its lineage. Once you have found its proto-game ancestor, research and document the following for the original game and the version you know:

• What is the story behind the game?
• What are the rules?
• What type of game is it?
• How is the game learned?
• Why is it played?
• How has it changed over time?
• Why is it important?