a more playful world
it seems that in the lack of play we face in adulthood (and in modern childhood too) in the west, reality shifting emerges as a way to rescue playfulness.
Rodrigo Turra from The Nexialist • 🪈✨The Nexialist #0176
“Every little girl needed a doll through which to project herself into her dream of her future,” Ruth Handler, the inventor of Barbie, told The New York Times in 1977.
Anna Kodé • Barbie, Her House and the American Dream
As Dmitri Glazkov wrote for Every, we are entering an era ripe for makers: “Makers play with technology, rather than apply it to achieve business goals. They’re the inventors and prototypers who engage with a new technology not because they have to as part of their job, but because they find it irresistibly interesting and fun. They get their hands... See more
Our Centaur Future - A RADAR Report
Leaning into the weird doesn’t just mean healing. In fact, weird can actually be used as a form of play to imagine new narratives for self-expression and creativity.
Rebecca Johnson • Drawing Wisdom From the ‘Weird’
We are currently living in a time when the lines between fantasy and reality are blurring and virtual worlds are creating room for new rules of self-expression and identity. Success in virtual realms like the metaverse won’t be driven by those who adhere to traditional norms but by those willing to establish entirely new ones.
Rebecca Johnson • Drawing Wisdom From the ‘Weird’
In an industry riddled with intense antagonism and high expectations, “Low Sodium” harkens back to what makes gaming so special: pure play .