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Play &
 Embodiment
Kars Alfrink – Leapfrog – Interaction 09
hello
hello
hello


flickr.com/photos/josefstuefer/6589762
…
in this talk…
embodiment?
1. meaning is socially constructed

2. cognition is facilitated by tangibility
1. social
construction
 of meaning
flickr.com/photos/harshadsharma/54021305
Courtesy of Sulka Haro
flickr.com/photos/thumbuki/2729030526
flickr.com/photos/webted/461910237
uncertainty
flickr.com/photos/jurvetson/420384449
2. cognition
facilitated by
 tangibility
pragmatic action
      vs.
epistemic action
flickr.com/photos/chicago_photo_weblog/24088370
…
“Play is free
movement within a
more rigid structure.”
flickr.com/photos/wapster/1097032971
loose fit
“Function reforms
form, perpetually.”
meta-creators
of meaning?
Thanks!
This presentation and more: leapfrog.nl/blog

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