Consequently, children have been playing alone more and lost opportunities for important social play.
As part of wider play recovery, we delivered eight digitally interactive play sessions with a local community centre with children aged 7-12 during afterschool clubs. We used this time to research the design of our prototype and how it might help them find new ways to enjoy playing out with their friends.
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Streetimals supports different types of social play outdoors for children using a novel play engine and exciting template designs that provide a range of play experiences. The designs include a cat that responds to movement, a dog that responds to loud noises, a fox that prefers to explore shadows and darker places, and sheep that must play close together.
People: Gavin Wood, and Henry Collingham
Partners: Meadow Well Connected