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United in Play 2010 ConferenceNov 2010

Fremantle W Australia

Future Play

Annimac Futurist

www.annimac.com.au


First a quick intro to a special

play professional

a future player . . .

a child anthropologist

specialising in play


www.katinawoodruffchildrensfoundation.org

Serving children

in

traumatic cultural

transitions

Child Anthropologist


Growing up in the highlands of Papua New Guinea


Celebrating Katina's graduation in Nairobi Kenya


Nurturing each child’s spirit


Applying the Anthropology of Play


New modes of self-expression


Empowering families


Australians from around the world


Facilitating cross-cultural group dynamics


Equipped for joyful participation !


Celebrating milestones


Katina Woodruff – Roberts

Child Anthropologist Perth Western Australia

[email protected]

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Future

Play


is the future of children

Future of play


Today’s children are creating their future now

The first generation of children to do so

Ever


They live in

quantum worlds

Flitting between

parallel universes

at whim

Never before possible


?

What is really happening within our

kids

Why now

What does it all mean for Play

?


First driver of change :


Technology now driving all change

Biggest impact : speed

• thinking

• deciding

• communicating

• interacting

• acting

younger

=

faster


I’m never having kids. I hear they take nine months to download.


Then : AM/PM ASAP COB ETA FAQ RIP RSVP SOS

Now : IMAO in my arrogant opinion

IMHO in my humble opinion

LOL laugh out loud

OMG oh my gosh

ROTFL roll on the floor laughing

WOMBAT waste of money brains and time

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Second impact : options / combinations

• who local / global one / some / unlimited

• when now / later / always

• where 3D / virtual

• how F2F / virtual tactile / virtual multichannels


She is likely playing in 4 or 5+ worlds

simultaneously



Third impact : quantum physics / energy

• hard science meets mystics

• everything is energy

• everything is interconnected

• there is only Now

• always multiple truths

• truth is probability - not fact



Fourth impact : evolution of human brain

Online processes nurturing :

• speed of all brain processes

• especially intuitive - spin detectors

• especially communication

• multi channelling

• breadth / depth of experiences

• no boundaries no limits


We live in Reality

called 3D Reality

Kids also live in Virtual Realities


Only one world has limits & boundaries

Only one world separates play & work

Only one world has isms -

racism ageism sexism


If you were a developing mind

searching for expanding experiences

which would you choose :

limited 3D or

no limits Virtual


Future Play make 3D challenging !

To engage kids for > nanosecond :

• more options

• immediate interaction / response

• multi channels

• intuitive challenges

• changing stimuli

• for solo & group

• incorporate 3D & Virtuals


If you don’t know - watch kids online


The Future for Play Professionals :


Thank you www.annimac.com.au

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