Category: Play

By Kruakae Pothong and Sonia Livingstone Did you have a playful Christmas? The year 2021 was the year of Playful by Design at the Digital »

By Jane Mavoa The Digital Futures Commission recently launched its Playful by Design: Free Play in a Digital World report. Alongside insights from children, the »

By Sonia Livingstone and Kruakae Pothong “Digital technology connects … physical and virtual spaces, creating both local and global digital playgrounds. Some of these spaces »

By Sonia Livingstone and Kruakae Pothong Design and (human) values are inseparable; together, they shape human possibilities and people’s life outcomes. “Design is the human »

By Sonia Livingstone and Kruakae Pothong UNCRC (Article 31) requires that “States Parties recognise the right of the child to rest and leisure, to engage in play »

by Sonia Livingstone and Kruakae Pothong Imagine school break time. Released from lessons, the children rush outside. They run, jump, shriek. There’s talking, laughter, whispered »

The Digital Futures Commission (DFC) has just launched ‘Playful by Design: Free play in a digital world.’ The report looks at a crucial important aspect of children’s development – free play »

Today, the Digital Futures Commission (DFC) launches ‘Playful by Design: Free play in a digital world’. The report looks at one of the most important »

By Al Mik Please join us for the launch of Playful by Design: Free play in a digital world So often the digital world of children is »

What is the potential, and the problem, with digital design? How can we make digital design more compatible with children’s evolving capacities? In search of »

By Sonia Livingstone We’ve seen recent calls for Safety by Design, Privacy by Design, and more. To ensure children’s best interests in a digital world, these are all vital. In combination, they »

The summer of play has begun, and many children will be playing online. To discover the thinking that informs their digital opportunities, Sonia Livingstone interviewed Jo »