To understand what good looks like for children’s play in a digital world, we cut through today’s anxious confusion by integrating insights from multiple sources of expertise to synthesise the value of play in childhood. Informed by public consultation, we will then evaluate opportunities to transpose the qualities of play into digital contexts, and propose ways to enhance them. Our first report, A Panorama of Play, reviews the rich history of ideas about free play and proposes the qualities of play that matter in a digital world. Download PDF here.
Publications
The Kaleidoscope of Play in a Digital World builds on the recent Digital Futures Commission report ‘A Panorama of Play‘ which identified and explored the characteristics of free play and its importance in children’s lives. This report now identifies the possibilities and challenges of children’s free play in a digital world.
The DFC is launching a consultation on play and invites children and young people, parents and carers, and professionals who work with children to share views on the opportunities to play in a digital world.
Our first report, A Panorama of Play, reviews the rich history of ideas about free play and proposes the qualities of play that matter in a digital world.
Blogs
Why play matters in a digital world
By Sonia Livingstone To ask afresh why children’s play matters, and to figure out how to design a better digital world, we have already taken »
Interview with Gerison Lansdown
To understand the right to play and how that manifests in the digital world, Sonia Livingstone and Kate Cowan spoke to Gerison Lansdown, an expert »
Interview with Paul Ramchandani
To gain insights into children’s world and how they use play, Sonia Livingstone and Kate Cowan spoke to Paul Ramchandani, a Lego Professor at the »
Interview with Katie Salen Tekinbas
To understand how play is designed in the digital world, Sonia Livingstone OBE and Kate Cowan spoke to Katie Salen Tekinbas, as part of our »
Imagining digital play in the best interests of children and young people
The Digital Futures Commission has launched its first consultation on play in the digital world. The aim is to re-imagine play in the digital world. We invite you to »
Interview with Dr Bo Stjerne Thomsen
To understand how theories of play can be translated into practice, Sonia Livingstone and Kate Cowan spoke to Dr Bo Stjerne Thomsen, from the LEGO »