Design implications of feeling playful: Play moods + atmospheres in dialogue

Helle Marie Skovbjerg; Shanti Sumartojo

doi:10.21606/nordes.2023.29

Design implications of feeling playful: Play moods + atmospheres in dialogue

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Abstract

Based on a research project Play Stories the aim of this paper is to explore how a combination of theories about play moods and concepts of atmosphere can enrich the field of play design. The paper explores pairing through two design experiments. It shows how play’s atmospheric qualities insist that designers attend to how these moods emerge, and the shifts that happens when the moods emerge. The contribution of the paper is: Atmospheres help us understand the dynamic of moods, and we therefore have to design for several moods; atmospheres show us the multiple elements that can configure when designing for several moods; and atmospheres orients us to emergence, and show the importance of designing for fluency, which does not mean that the design itself has to be fluent. The focus on atmospheres hints at ‘the space intentionally left blank’, the ineffable and felt qualities that always evade precise description.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	NORDES2023
Publication date	2023
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.21606/nordes.2023.29
Publication status	Published - 2023

Keywords

play
Design
atmosphere
moods
implications

Artistic research

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