Vilhauer, Gadamer and Ethics of Play Reading: “Understanding Art: The play of Work and Spectator in Monica Vilhauers Gadamers Ethics of play: Hermeneutics
Reflecting on Vilhauer and Gadamers text on ethics it was interesting to observe the idea of play at (Virtual) close proximity. During the tutorials we were assigned into groups. During the breakout rooms usually during the sessions, would have seen myself as an active listener/passenger/spectator; usually taking a step back and only contributing if the content was relatable. I think that sometimes it takes a little courage to put myself forward to contribute without judgement. Working digitally, it can be incredibly difficult to read the room, quite complex because the digital aspect of my online sessions?
How can you project your authentic self?
The Idea of silence is quite fermentable in the spaces, maybe because of the awkwardness I think that I have become a hesitant but willing player within the game. In doing so although I do seem to be able to sometimes not always articulate what I want to say constructively the outcome has been quite positive having my peers in the group acknowledge what has been said. I think that the breakout room discussion groups have made me think of myself as more of a player, but it all depends on three elements:
- Context
- Environment
- How well versed I am of the context