Adult play, psychology and design

Digital Creativity

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 153-161

  van Leeuwen, Lieselotte ^a   Westwood, Diane ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUNDERLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adult play; Games; Individual differences; Ludic engagement

Indexed keywords

ADULT PLAY; BODY OF KNOWLEDGE; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CONCEPTUAL ANALYSIS; GAMES; INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES; LUDIC ENGAGEMENT; RESEARCH QUESTIONS;

DESIGN;

EID: 53549083762     PISSN: 14626268     EISSN: 17443806     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14626260802312665     Document Type: Conference Paper

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