One of the pieces I designed for the Play Brief I was given at the start of September was a cuboid mechanism where in folding back certain cubes reveals different images. I used a number of black and white fashion photos that I had taken in the past to show how the mechanism could be [...]
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Play brief
Posted in my own work, Play brief, tagged cuboid, play on June 1, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Design ideas
Posted in Play brief on September 26, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
2D sketches—- These are just a few sketches showing different ways adults play. Fancy dress, jumping around and having a vivid imagination are some of the ideas i had thought of. With more work i could see the ideas being used in a advertising campaign to promote play. 3D paper construction—- My first idea was [...]
research of current products encouraging play
Posted in Play brief on September 6, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Quasar—- I work at the laser tag arena in Chester. It is one of the best places to see adults playing. They run around the arena wearing a body pack with sensors on and carry a gun that shoots lasers. When adults play the game they act and shout just like the children. I have [...]
scribbles of initial ideas
Posted in Play brief on September 6, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
what is play?—- social interaction, how children learn, freedom to imagine, freedom from rules, competition between friendswhy do children stop playing?—-social expectations, more responsibilities, evolutionary to increase survival, some childs play becomes adult everyday life.how do adults play?—-creative people still use imagination in their work, gadgets eg office toys and puzzles, sports but have strict [...]
Brief
Posted in Play brief on September 6, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The assignment title for my summer project 2008 is ‘Play’. Little confused at first how i was meant to create a service, product or communication piece to encourage play, but i scribbled down some initial ideas and have started to do some research. The definitions on the brief that particularly stood out to me was [...]
