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Thinking more playfully, playing more thoughtfully.
Showcase
Projects
A bouncy castle to make you Fall
A bouncy castle installation that makes visitors lose balance and fall.
Projects
Day of the Dead Craft Activities Toolkit
Creative toolkit for educators and facilitators using craft and play to explore Day of the Dead traditions.
Projects
Seize the Power, the Board Game
A board game about inequality and power dynamics to initiate and address difficult conversations through a fictional alien society.
Projects
Our Natural Blue Spaces Interactive Map
An interactive and co-created map that explores and celebrates Central Bedfordshire waterways.
Projects
Green Marvel, a Playful Zine
Exploring and connecting with nature in the Royal Kew Gardens through a playful zine and a self-led adventure.
Play studies
Empire LRP and the civics of large-scale larps
A large-scale live action role-playing game where thousands of players shape a shared world through politics, play and social dynamics.
Play studies
As if: the complex mechanisms of pretend play
Investigating how pretend play creates shared worlds and imaginary situations, using imagination and social dynamics to shape human interaction.
Play studies
Tetris, rewiring the mind after trauma
Investigating Tetris and its role in trauma therapy and the psychology behind the classic puzzle game.
Play studies
Played-in: an introduction to the power of play
Play, as a concept, a design tool, and an experience, is vital in understanding ourselves and the world around us.
Explore our resources
Alongside our projects, Living Things Studio is a place to find resources on play and participation.
Our Wiki is a growing collection of games, activities, and information created as part of our ongoing exploration of play and participation. It’s a way to make playful practices more accessible and to contribute to a wider understanding of play.
Work with Us
Game & play design
Creative workshops
Project collaboration
Mentoring & consulting
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