Play Across Platforms Translating Play Patterns J. Alison Bryant, Ph.D.
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Dec 07, 2014
A look inside why PLAY is important, how PLAY patterns transcribe across platforms, and the future of PLAY.
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Play Across Platforms Translating Play Patterns
J. Alison Bryant, Ph.D.
We research & develop PLAY in all forms
to posi8vely impact kids and families.
Our Approach to Designing Cross-Platform Play
Prioritizing Play
Why Play is Important
Play is !safe failure!
Play is !learning !by doing!
Play is !exploring !
what I can be!
Play lets us attune to
others !Play !
teaches rules !
Play !“lights up” !our brain !
Play !fosters
creativity!
Play for 21st Century Skills
• Critical Thinking & Problem Solving
• Creativity & Innovation
• Communication, Collaboration, & Conflict Resolution
• Information/Media Literacy
Play is Universal
[A]ll children in all societies appear to engage in activities that would fulfill some of the criteria of play … That is, children explore and pretend as a way of engaging with the world. More importantly, play everywhere is an ‘enculturing’ process – that is, a means through which children learn about their cultures. (Hyder, 2005, p.21)
Understanding Play as “Glocal”
Global!
Local!
Pretend Play
Object Use
Parental Co-Play
Play Instigation
Play Themes
Locus of Play Play as
Development
Play Cessation
Toy/ Device-
based Play
Play as Discovery
Role Play
Play (n.) Play (v.)
Play…
Adapted from Johan Huizinga’s (1938) Homo Ludens: A Study of the Play-Element in Culture
…is voluntary
…is neither
inherently good nor
bad
…has no material
consequences
…has rules (and can handle disorder)
…promotes social
cohesion
Play in All Forms
Play
Structured Un-structured Semi-‐Structured (Scaffolded Play)
Sweet Spot
Platform-Agnostic Play
Construct Imagine
Create Move
Playing Across
Platforms
Play Today
Borrowed from Laura Seargeant Richardson and Alis Cambol (frog design, http://www.fastcodesign.com/1662667/the-gleeve-turns-game-design-into-childs-play)
“Gamification” does not always mean an increase in engagement and learning.
Extrinsic Motivation Intrinsic Motivation
The Digital “Play” Continuum
Play
Structured Un-structured Semi-‐Structured (Scaffolded Play)
Building Play for Tomorrow
Construct Imagine
Create Move
Play
Structured Un-structured Semi-‐Structured (Scaffolded Play)
Learning
Construct Imagine
Create Move
And Always Remember…
Play is not only for kids!
Thank You!
Let’s Play!
J. Alison Bryant [email protected] www.playsciencelab.com
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