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Why shouldn’t giant pieces of technology be able to smile at you?
Took a long time to grasp this:
Playful is not as related to
Play as it may seem and is also distinct from
game. The key to playfulness is emergence.
Security can be a real drag. What if your passwords were way more playful like your pets?
Doodling might just be way more essential to productivity than we realize.
The amazing links between imagination, reality, and the technologies of play. Plus the amazing idea of an “alief.”
What’s the next big media empire? Maybe it’s really tricked out toys.
Your life’s data might be the most important game you ever play.
Turns out that touch is really important to human relationships. But most toys, games, and play technologies don’t encourage people to play socially or touch each other. So let’s get touchy-feely with some brand new toys.
Movies are amazing. Movie theaters — not so much. What if the social experience of watching a movie together in a theater was reinvented and way more fun?
Jessie Schell paints a picture of the future of gameplay. With ever more affordable sensor and communication technologies, one day brushing your teeth might become your favorite online game.
Fun houses aren’t only for amusement parks.
Ever do “The Wave” at a Stadium? Ever think of it as the biggest multi-player game you’ve ever played?
Play brings out all kinds of emotions, both “positive” and “negative.” Experiencing them all with new play technologies might make us healthier and lead to new ways to play too.
When’s the last time you made faces at somebody? How about at a computer screen? No? Try it. You might like it.
Playing around with piles of sand isn’t all that different than working with piles of information.
Is ritual a form of play for adults? Most rituals involve special — even sacred — objects. What would happen if we made those object a whole lot smarter?
Parks and public art make urban spaces livable and can promote economic development. Could places where you can totally goof off accomplish even more?
Come on, people. We’re not kidding around here. Play is a big deal for a whole lot of reasons.
