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My exploration began as I created toy concepts that were entertaining and open ended.
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Toys do promote play but not always unstructured play. My initial concepts were interesting but fell short of my goal.
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Blocks are the historically leader in promoting unstructured play as the child must create their own experience.
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Toys must usually be put away when the child is finished playing. But furniture is always out and allows a child to have fun beyond play time.
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I discovered an interesting pair of block forms that required me to play with it to understand how it worked.
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Final prototype production with help and feedback from children.
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At two design shows, my blocks were the main attraction for each child that attended.
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