<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[My Site 6]]></title><description><![CDATA[My Site 6]]></description><link>https://www.switchabledo.com/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 10:02:43 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.switchabledo.com/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Huizinga's Five Characteristics of Play]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dutch historian Johan Huizinga identified five key characteristics of play in his 1938 book Homo Ludens (Man the Player). In it, he explored the possibility that play is a fundamental formative element of human culture. I hope to dive further into these characteristics, as I share more of my creative practice this year. For now I will just list the characteristics, and bookmark them for further exploration. Below are Huizinga's five key characteristics of play. Free (Voluntary): Play is a...]]></description><link>https://www.switchabledo.com/post/huizinga-s-five-characteristics-of-play</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a9a7062950c73fdcf796023</guid><pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 07:29:25 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/f1a521_ae67a8ac7c1749f795cda0cf880be9be~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_370,h_540,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Kate Whelen</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>