# player (human)

a person who participates in a game or sport

- Computed level: L18 (depth in the emergence graph, not abstraction)
- Status: review  ·  Domain: people.social  ·  Arena: play.game

## Emergence
**Emerges from:** [people](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-people.social), [play](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-play.game), [game](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-game.playful), [sports](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-sports.activity)

**Through:** a social individual engages in a structured, goal-oriented activity involving play or competition

**Novel properties:**
- participatory role
- structured interaction
- competitive engagement

## Examples
- Serena Williams competed in the 2018 Wimbledon Championships final. *(sports)*
- A child named Sam played the board game Monopoly with friends on a Saturday afternoon in 2023. *(everyday life)*
- Minecraft player Kurtjmac streamed his gameplay continuously for over 1,000 days starting in 2010. *(computing)*

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*Canonical: https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-player.human*  
*Structured data: https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-player.human.json*  
*Every definition provably resolves to space, time, energy and pattern.*