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Games Design: Play theory

Games Design at Winchester School of Art

British Library: Playtimes

 

Explore the British Library's collection of film and audio recordings documenting 100 years of children’s songs, rhymes and games.

Portsmouth at Play: Portsmouth Museum and Art Gallery

The Portsmouth at Play gallery at Portsmouth Museum and Art Gallery explores the history of play and leisure in Portsmouth. The gallery includes artefacts relating to Portsmouth Football Club and penny arcades.

Utrecht University: Utrecht Center for Games Research

Utrecht Center for Games Research at Utrecht University "performs interdisciplinary research on serious gaming and playful interaction with a focus on the following domains:

  • Games for Learning
  • Games for Health
  • Games for Change"

Every January they organise "The Week of the Game" which includes "game-related activities, from retrogames to scientific lectures."

V&A: Museum of Childhood

 

The V&A Museum of Childhood "will become the UK's first national museum designed by, and for, young people – a place where you can learn, create and debate together, and design for tomorrow." There will be three new galleries: Imagine, Play and Design. This galleries "will showcase over 2,000 star objects from [the V&A] collections and the UK's National Childhood Collection."