Building. Crafting. Imagining.

PLAY

Thesis Proposal Presentation

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PLAY Bryant-Vick Rakmun

Building. Crafting, Imagining.

16 yo - First Spawn Action Figure 21 yo - Internship with Pool

toy company

23 yo - Purchased First Art Toy 24 yo - Designed my

rst Art Toy

25 yo - Began designing for

Legos

Burger King Kids Meal Toys

31 yo - Began teaching Physics using

32 yo - Begin Study of Play and Design

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Building. Crafting, Imagining.

Screenless Tech Unmanaged

Everyone Needs to

Parents acknowledge the preeminence of Stress technology, but have a visceral discomfort with seeing their kids stare at a screen.
Unmanaged stress can lead to a wide range of negative consequences for parents, kids and individuals in general.

Quality Crunch Quality

As work commitments continue to broaden and deepen, family quality time has become increasingly elusive and precious.

Family quality time is under a time crunch. Crunch - Response from Toy designer and Parent, Mikko Meronen, when asked about intergenerational play.

Play

Toy Storage
Adult Play De cit

Parents acknowledge the preeminence of technology, but have a visceral discomfort with seeing their kids stare at a screen.
The perception of play as childish together with the increasing pressures at the workplace make play di cult and confusing for adults.

Problems

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PLAY Design Directions Screenless Tech Hypothesis

Building. Crafting, Imagining.

If an object or set of object can allow for exible Quality Crunch adult engageFamily quality time is under a time crunch. ment, while le- Response from Toy designer and Parent, Mikko Meronen, when asked about veraging interintergenerational play. Environmental generational aesAwareness thetics and immersive play...

Parents acknowledge the preeminence of technology, but have a visceral discomfort with seeing their kids stare at a screen.

Then households Unmanaged and individuals Stress will be able to increase the quality and depth Toy Storage of Parentslimited play preeminence of acknowledge the time, technology, but have a visceral discomfort while reducing screen. with seeing their kids stare at a stress and promoting brain health.
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PLAY for Thesis Exploration Directions

Building. Crafting, Imagining.

Can an object be designed that will aesthetically and functionally support the integration of play into the daily lives of parents and young adults while allowing for digital connection and interaction or some other useful function?

Integrated Play

Is there an object that can be designed to provide the exibility, utility and magic of technology while minimizing screen interaction?

Screenless Tech

Given the family time crunch, and prevalence of after-school enrichment, is there an object based system that will allow for both structured classroom enrichment excercises and home play?

Teachable Playthings

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