{"id":393,"date":"2020-01-23T09:56:45","date_gmt":"2020-01-23T09:56:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.napier.ac.uk\/dmid\/?p=393"},"modified":"2020-01-23T10:02:30","modified_gmt":"2020-01-23T10:02:30","slug":"playful-interaction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.napier.ac.uk\/dmid\/2020\/01\/23\/playful-interaction\/","title":{"rendered":"Playful Interaction :fun, playful, physical computing"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignnone wp-image-395\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"894\" height=\"892\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.napier.ac.uk\/dmid\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/61\/2020\/01\/Screen-Shot-2020-01-23-at-09.49.42.png\" alt=\"Paper aeroplanes with ideas written on\" class=\"wp-image-395\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.napier.ac.uk\/dmid\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/61\/2020\/01\/Screen-Shot-2020-01-23-at-09.49.42.png 894w, https:\/\/blogs.napier.ac.uk\/dmid\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/61\/2020\/01\/Screen-Shot-2020-01-23-at-09.49.42-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/blogs.napier.ac.uk\/dmid\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/61\/2020\/01\/Screen-Shot-2020-01-23-at-09.49.42-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.napier.ac.uk\/dmid\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/61\/2020\/01\/Screen-Shot-2020-01-23-at-09.49.42-768x766.png 768w, https:\/\/blogs.napier.ac.uk\/dmid\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/61\/2020\/01\/Screen-Shot-2020-01-23-at-09.49.42-676x674.png 676w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 894px) 100vw, 894px\" \/><figcaption>Playful ideas captured by the students on the Playful Interaction module<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Something new for you to follow on Instagram <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/playfulinteraction\/\">@playfulinteraction<\/a> &#8211; this is the home of the year 2 Playful Interaction module.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lecturer Denise Milne says&nbsp;<em> \u2018What we\u2019re doing in the practical classes is applying the skills learned each week in fun and creative ways. We are taking the circuits off the breadboard and turning them into something playful. The module is about creating playful interactions and to do that I think it is essential that we re-experience the joy of play which will aid us in creating successful and effective playful opportunities for users.\u2019<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The posts below show some of the projects created in the very first session.&nbsp; You can see how the work develops by following <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/playfulinteraction\/\">@playfulinteraction <\/a>on instagram or checking back here &#8211;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/playfulinteraction\/\">https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/playfulinteraction\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-instagram wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-instagram\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/B7l3h_dBM1e\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"12\" style=\" background:#FFF; 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font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;\">A post shared by @<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/playfulinteraction\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px;\" target=\"_blank\"> playfulinteraction<\/a> on <time style=\" font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px;\" datetime=\"2020-01-21T18:25:53+00:00\">Jan 21, 2020 at 10:25am PST<\/time><\/p><\/div><\/blockquote><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-instagram wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-instagram\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/B7l3EChBLz7\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"12\" style=\" background:#FFF; 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I love spock! . . . #interactivedesign #fun #creative #play #students #university #interactiondesign #startrek #theoriginalseries #spock #kirk<\/a><\/p> <p style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;\">A post shared by @<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/playfulinteraction\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px;\" target=\"_blank\"> playfulinteraction<\/a> on <time style=\" font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px;\" datetime=\"2020-01-21T18:21:49+00:00\">Jan 21, 2020 at 10:21am PST<\/time><\/p><\/div><\/blockquote><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em><b>Many thanks to Denise Milne and the students on the Playful Interaction module for allowing us to share your work.&nbsp; The Playful Interaction module is taught by Dr. Tom Flint and Denise Milne.<\/b><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Something new for you to follow on Instagram @playfulinteraction &#8211; this is the home of the year 2 Playful Interaction module. 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