Title: The place of play :
Authors: Lauwaert, Maaike.
Date: 2009
Publisher: Amsterdam University Press,
Physical description: 159 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language: English
LC classification: G
Contents: Introduction -- Changing practices, shifting sites -- Core and periphery of play -- pt. I. New children, different toys -- The child as consumer -- Domesticating play -- The child in the city -- Toys as containers, mediators and promoters -- pt. II. From solitary to networked geographies of play -- LEGO toys : from wooden blocks to plastic bricks -- Brand extension & product differentiation -- Bringing the fans into the company -- Many-to-many geographies of play -- pt. III. Commercial geographies of play -- Toy towns and simulated cities -- A 21st-century dollhouse : The Sims -- Unwanted play practices in The Sims Online -- Commodified geographies of play -- pt. IV. Serious geographies of play -- Participation tools -- Participation processes -- Purposeful play -- Serious geographies of play -- Conclusion -- Changing geographies of play -- Making do.
Subject headings (LCSH): Case studies.; Computer games--Social aspects--Case studies.; Computer games--Social aspects.; Games and technology.; Play--Social aspects--Case studies.; Toys--Technological innovations--Case studies.; Video games--Social aspects--Case studies.