Playdesign

Play is a way for both children and adults to engage with the world.

To support this engagement, play design should foster a sense of wonder.

Play design should build on, and ignite, the creativity and curiosity of those playing.

Jesper Falck Legaard

Selected research publications

Legaard, Jesper Falck. 2024. Into the wonder – exploring the design of playables. Proceedings of the Design Society. 2024; 4 : 2405-2412. https://doi.org/10.1017/pds.2024.243
Legaard, Jesper Falck. 2023. The wonder of play. International Journal of Play. (0), 1-12.

https://doi.org/10.1080/21594937.2023.2239562
Legaard, Jesper Falck & Skovbjerg, Helle Marie, 2023. Affordances of construction toys. The Design Journal. DOI: 10.1080/14606925.2023.2265183

Legaard, J., 2018. The road to happiness is paved with playful intentions. In Proceedings of DRS2018: Catalyst. Limerick 25th – 28th June 2018.

Jensen, J., 2014. Designing for profound experiences. Design Issues. 2014;30(3) pp. 39–52.