Author: Jaakko Stenros
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Fantasy games
Languages : en
Pages : 298
Book Description
Playground Worlds
Author: Jaakko Stenros
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Fantasy games
Languages : en
Pages : 298
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Fantasy games
Languages : en
Pages : 298
Book Description
The Playground
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Play
Languages : en
Pages : 742
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Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Play
Languages : en
Pages : 742
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The Infinite Playground
Author: Bernard De Koven
Publisher: MIT Press
ISBN: 0262543869
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 207
Book Description
This final work from a visionary game designer reveals how a surprising range of play-based experiences can unlock our imagination and help us capture the power of fun and delight. Bernard De Koven (1941-2018) was a pioneering designer of games and theorist of fun. He studied games long before the field of game studies existed. For De Koven, games could not be reduced to artifacts and rules; they were also about experiencing fun. His final book, The Infinite Playground, is about the power of the imagination: the imagination as a playground, a possibility space, and a gateway to wonder. De Koven guides the readers through a series of observations and techniques, interspersed with games. He begins with the fundamentals of play, and proceeds through the private imagination, the shared imagination, and imagining the world—observing, “the things we imagine can become the world.” Along the way, he reminisces about playing ping-pong with basketball great Bill Russell; begins the instructions for a game called Reception Line with “Mill around”; and introduces blathering games—Blather, Group Blather, Singing Blather, and The Blather Chorale—that allow the player's consciousness to meander freely. The Infinite Playground extends a play-centered invitation to experience the power and delight unlocked by imagination, offering a curriculum for playful learning.
Publisher: MIT Press
ISBN: 0262543869
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 207
Book Description
This final work from a visionary game designer reveals how a surprising range of play-based experiences can unlock our imagination and help us capture the power of fun and delight. Bernard De Koven (1941-2018) was a pioneering designer of games and theorist of fun. He studied games long before the field of game studies existed. For De Koven, games could not be reduced to artifacts and rules; they were also about experiencing fun. His final book, The Infinite Playground, is about the power of the imagination: the imagination as a playground, a possibility space, and a gateway to wonder. De Koven guides the readers through a series of observations and techniques, interspersed with games. He begins with the fundamentals of play, and proceeds through the private imagination, the shared imagination, and imagining the world—observing, “the things we imagine can become the world.” Along the way, he reminisces about playing ping-pong with basketball great Bill Russell; begins the instructions for a game called Reception Line with “Mill around”; and introduces blathering games—Blather, Group Blather, Singing Blather, and The Blather Chorale—that allow the player's consciousness to meander freely. The Infinite Playground extends a play-centered invitation to experience the power and delight unlocked by imagination, offering a curriculum for playful learning.
Be Nice. the End.
Author: Bryan Skavnak
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781634894661
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 144
Book Description
On the ideal playground, all kids are equal. They take turns on the swings, play fair during kickball, and help each other up when someone falls and skins their knee. In all areas of life, we have much to learn from the playground kids. Be Nice. The End. distills the wisdom of the playground kids into seven simple values: Inclusion Empathy Acceptance Courage Perseverance Perspective Kindness Featuring thought-provoking messages from inspirational speaker Bryan Skavnak and darling, diverse faces illustrated by Wendy Kieffer Shragg, Be Nice. The End. teaches us that all the playgrounds of life are better when everyone--no matter their age, skin color, ability, shape, or size--is nice.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781634894661
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 144
Book Description
On the ideal playground, all kids are equal. They take turns on the swings, play fair during kickball, and help each other up when someone falls and skins their knee. In all areas of life, we have much to learn from the playground kids. Be Nice. The End. distills the wisdom of the playground kids into seven simple values: Inclusion Empathy Acceptance Courage Perseverance Perspective Kindness Featuring thought-provoking messages from inspirational speaker Bryan Skavnak and darling, diverse faces illustrated by Wendy Kieffer Shragg, Be Nice. The End. teaches us that all the playgrounds of life are better when everyone--no matter their age, skin color, ability, shape, or size--is nice.
Louie's Together Playground
Author: Dr. Nicole Julia
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781733272728
Category : Children with disabilities
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Join Louie, a crafty Llama with Dwarfism, who loves to build, construct and create. Together, he and his friends dream up a plan to bring the very first all-inclusive playground to their town.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781733272728
Category : Children with disabilities
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Join Louie, a crafty Llama with Dwarfism, who loves to build, construct and create. Together, he and his friends dream up a plan to bring the very first all-inclusive playground to their town.
Playgrounds
Author: Ben Highmore
Publisher: Reaktion Books
ISBN: 1789149851
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 364
Book Description
A history of post-war playgrounds and their enduring legacy. After World War II, a new kind of playground emerged in Northern Europe and North America. Rather than slides, swings, and roundabouts, these new playgrounds encouraged children to build shacks and invent their own entertainment. Playgrounds tells the story of how waste grounds and bombsites were transformed into hives of activity by children and progressive educators. It shows how a belief in the imaginative capacity of children shaped a new kind of playground and how designers reimagined what playgrounds could be. Ben Highmore tells a compelling story about pioneers, designers, and charities—and above all—about the value of play.
Publisher: Reaktion Books
ISBN: 1789149851
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 364
Book Description
A history of post-war playgrounds and their enduring legacy. After World War II, a new kind of playground emerged in Northern Europe and North America. Rather than slides, swings, and roundabouts, these new playgrounds encouraged children to build shacks and invent their own entertainment. Playgrounds tells the story of how waste grounds and bombsites were transformed into hives of activity by children and progressive educators. It shows how a belief in the imaginative capacity of children shaped a new kind of playground and how designers reimagined what playgrounds could be. Ben Highmore tells a compelling story about pioneers, designers, and charities—and above all—about the value of play.
American Playgrounds
Author: Susan G. Solomon
Publisher: UPNE
ISBN: 9781584655176
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 288
Book Description
A compelling history, a manifesto, and a manual for change.
Publisher: UPNE
ISBN: 9781584655176
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 288
Book Description
A compelling history, a manifesto, and a manual for change.
The Grandest Playground in the World
Author: Rossiter Johnson
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Rochester (N.Y.)
Languages : en
Pages : 42
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Rochester (N.Y.)
Languages : en
Pages : 42
Book Description
Recreation
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Play
Languages : en
Pages : 1066
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Play
Languages : en
Pages : 1066
Book Description
Children, Media and Playground Cultures
Author: R. Willett
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 1137318074
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 342
Book Description
Drawing on ethnographic accounts of children's media-referenced play, this book explores children's engagement with media cultures and playground experiences, analyzing a range of issues such as learning, fantasy, communication and identity.
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 1137318074
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 342
Book Description
Drawing on ethnographic accounts of children's media-referenced play, this book explores children's engagement with media cultures and playground experiences, analyzing a range of issues such as learning, fantasy, communication and identity.