Social Play Mediated by Playware

Authors
Luigi Pagliarini1, 2, *, Henrik Hautop Lund1
1Centre for Playware, Technical University of Denmark, 2800 Kgs. Lyngby, Denmark
2Painting Department, Academy of Fine Arts of Macerata, Via Berardi, 6, Macerata 405111, Italy
*Corresponding author. Email: [email protected]
Corresponding Author
Luigi Pagliarini
Received 29 November 2019, Accepted 18 May 2020, Available Online 3 June 2020.
DOI
https://doi.org/10.2991/jrnal.k.200528.013How to use a DOI?
Keywords
Playware; social play; playware ABC; Moto Tiles; games
Abstract
In this paper, we describe a set of designs of social playware by using the Moto Tiles. We tried to demonstrate the importance of the development of social playware by designing a number of social games that people can play together on one single tool. The design envisions play that mediates coordination among participants. We make use of play that is physically stimulating, that is cognitively exciting, that can be changed by arranging diverse layouts of the tiles, and that is enriched by different sensor modalities, etc. In all cases, the games and interaction designs are guided by the Playware ABC concept that is focused on creating social play opportunities for Anybody, Anywhere, Anytime, by Building Bodies and Brains, and thereby by facilitating the work of therapists and care workers can easily Construct, Combine, and Create new social play interactions to fit their particular users need.
Copyright
© 2020 The Authors. Published by ALife Robotics Corp. Ltd.
Open Access
This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC 4.0 license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).