Ludic Narrans (Playing Around)

Since 2024, Drew Davidson has been conducting an exploratory qualitative study, Stories of/by/for the Fields of Play, with Emily Matheny and many others. Through questionnaires, 175 in-depth interviews, and community participation, he has been engaging with stories around the fields of play; like ga...

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description Since 2024, Drew Davidson has been conducting an exploratory qualitative study, Stories of/by/for the Fields of Play, with Emily Matheny and many others. Through questionnaires, 175 in-depth interviews, and community participation, he has been engaging with stories around the fields of play; like games, mixed reality, theatre, sports, music, child psychology, etc. The concept of play is rather broad and diverse; from social studies, to health and enjoyment, to education and learning, to games and technology, and more. As such, this is less a focus on a discipline, and more an exploration of the extensive ideas around play, looking for patterns, commonalities, and differences across various areas amongst educational, industry, professional, foundation, and government groups involved in play. This book is a playful thematic oral history of the stories shared. Everyone involved has become a collaborator in this study, starting with their trust in sharing their expertise and experiences through our interviews and conversations. They’ve been willing to stay involved and have been open to following the ideas and perspectives throughout this process. They exemplify play, and are amazing and inspiring collaborators.And the book has morphed into two versions with the same content, organized differently. This one, “Playing Around,” is a more playful version, splitting and interweaving the sections amongst each other to let them resonate and make for more of a mix of ideas. And the other, “Playing it Straight,” is a more scholarly version that keeps distinct sections for ease of reference. Another way to think of these two versions is as a deck of cards: the latter has all the cards in order, while the former has them shuffled together. I believe the two versions need each other to more fully manifest the interwoven tapestry of playful stories shared.
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spelling doab-20.500.12854ir-1769402026-05-29T13:37:01Z Ludic Narrans (Playing Around) Davidson, Drew Matheny, Emily al., et Play Stories Playful stories Themes Oral history Fields of play Ludic narrans thema EDItEUR::D Biography, Literature and Literary studies::DN Biography and non-fiction prose::DNX True stories: general::DNXH True stories of discovery Since 2024, Drew Davidson has been conducting an exploratory qualitative study, Stories of/by/for the Fields of Play, with Emily Matheny and many others. Through questionnaires, 175 in-depth interviews, and community participation, he has been engaging with stories around the fields of play; like games, mixed reality, theatre, sports, music, child psychology, etc. The concept of play is rather broad and diverse; from social studies, to health and enjoyment, to education and learning, to games and technology, and more. As such, this is less a focus on a discipline, and more an exploration of the extensive ideas around play, looking for patterns, commonalities, and differences across various areas amongst educational, industry, professional, foundation, and government groups involved in play. This book is a playful thematic oral history of the stories shared. Everyone involved has become a collaborator in this study, starting with their trust in sharing their expertise and experiences through our interviews and conversations. They’ve been willing to stay involved and have been open to following the ideas and perspectives throughout this process. They exemplify play, and are amazing and inspiring collaborators.And the book has morphed into two versions with the same content, organized differently. This one, “Playing Around,” is a more playful version, splitting and interweaving the sections amongst each other to let them resonate and make for more of a mix of ideas. And the other, “Playing it Straight,” is a more scholarly version that keeps distinct sections for ease of reference. Another way to think of these two versions is as a deck of cards: the latter has all the cards in order, while the former has them shuffled together. I believe the two versions need each other to more fully manifest the interwoven tapestry of playful stories shared. 2026-05-29T13:36:59Z 2026-05-29T13:36:59Z 2026 book ONIX_20260529T152920_9781105523175_17 9781105523175 9781105523137 https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/176940 eng image/png Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International https://playstorypress.org/books/ludic-narrans-playing-around/ https://works.hcommons.org/records/2bb11-8by33/files/Ludic-Narrans-Playing-Around-Repository.pdf?download=1 Play Story Press Play Story Press 10.17613/qza2s-rgd04 10.17613/qza2s-rgd04 b81bccd1-e4f6-45a3-a336-f32dd4e6af5d 9781105523175 9781105523137 Play Story Press Pittsburgh, PA open access
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