2018
Thibault, Mattia; Heljakka, Katriina
Toyification. A Conceptual Statement other
2018.
Abstract | Links | Tags: Adult play, Design, Gamification, Ludification, Playification, Toyification
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title = {Toyification. A Conceptual Statement},
author = {Mattia Thibault and Katriina Heljakka},
url = {https://hal-univ-paris13.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-02083004},
year = {2018},
date = {2018-07-11},
booktitle = {Proceedings of the 8th International Toy Research Association World Conference: Toys and Material Culture: Hybridisation, Design and Consumption},
publisher = {International Toy Research Association},
abstract = {Our paper focuses on toyification. By this phenomenon, we point to two, parallel developments: 1) The increasing prestige of toys, which start to find their way in classrooms, art museums, fashion and so on, influencing in this way other languages, and, 2) The deliberate attempt to design products according to toy aesthetics in order to make them more appealing. More specifically, toyification communicates the idea of an entity (physical, digital or hybrid) being intentionally reinforced with toyish elements or dimensions; an object, a structure, an application, a character or a technology designed to acquire a toyish appearance, form or function.},
keywords = {Adult play, Design, Gamification, Ludification, Playification, Toyification},
pubstate = {published},
tppubtype = {other}
}
Our paper focuses on toyification. By this phenomenon, we point to two, parallel developments: 1) The increasing prestige of toys, which start to find their way in classrooms, art museums, fashion and so on, influencing in this way other languages, and, 2) The deliberate attempt to design products according to toy aesthetics in order to make them more appealing. More specifically, toyification communicates the idea of an entity (physical, digital or hybrid) being intentionally reinforced with toyish elements or dimensions; an object, a structure, an application, a character or a technology designed to acquire a toyish appearance, form or function.
