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Digital + Physical: Rethinking the Playground

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dc.contributor.authorTew, Benjamin Montgomeryen
dc.contributor.committeechairVernon, Mitzi R.en
dc.contributor.committeememberErmann, Michael G.en
dc.contributor.committeememberGreen, William R.en
dc.contributor.committeememberKemnitzer, Ronald B.en
dc.contributor.committeememberGoff, Richard M.en
dc.contributor.departmentArchitectureen
dc.date.accessioned2014-03-14T20:46:14Zen
dc.date.adate2008-10-29en
dc.date.available2014-03-14T20:46:14Zen
dc.date.issued2008-09-08en
dc.date.rdate2008-10-29en
dc.date.sdate2008-10-01en
dc.description.abstractThe increasing presence of digital play experiences has become an undeniable part of many childrenâ s lives. These digital experiences have begun to rival traditional physical play. Even with the introduction of the Nintendo Wii digital and physical rarely cross paths. This masters thesis investigates the design of a play experience that embraces digital experience through the combination of handheld wireless technology and playground experiences. The combination of these elements aims to create a play experience that provides the physical and imaginative aspects of traditional play while utilizing the personal, communication, social, competitive, and graphical informational properties of wireless handheld devices. This thesis documents the research, conceptualization and final development of the Funky Bars and Whirly Bird playground pieces.en
dc.description.degreeMaster of Scienceen
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen
dc.identifier.otheretd-10012008-141241en
dc.identifier.sourceurlhttp://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-10012008-141241/en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/35253en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherVirginia Techen
dc.relation.haspartDigital+Physical_Rethinking_the_Playground_revised_2.pdfen
dc.relation.isformatofOCLC# 93375743en
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subjectChildrenen
dc.subjectplaygrounden
dc.subjectdigital experiencesen
dc.subjectindustrial designen
dc.subject.lccLD5655.V855 2008.T49en
dc.titleDigital + Physical: Rethinking the Playgrounden
dc.typeThesisen
dc.type.dcmitypeTexten
thesis.degree.disciplineArchitectureen
thesis.degree.grantorVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State Universityen
thesis.degree.levelmastersen
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Scienceen

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