The Power of Play
(Co)Designing with Children Landscapes of Change
Seminar Venue | TU Delft | Faculty of Architecture and the Built Environment
April 22, 2024 | 11 am-4 pm
Organizer | Laura Cipriani
Speakers | Laura Cipriani | Maguelonne Dejeant-Pons | Mathieu Gielen | Alison Goss | Roberto Pasini | Valerio Perna | Belinda Tato
This transdisciplinary seminar introduced the Comenius Fellowship course, highlighting the broader importance of play, grammar, educational theories, design strategies, and co-design practices. It also explored how working with younger generations could shape the changing landscapes of climate transition.
Games act as tools that help students and children gain knowledge, see the world from different viewpoints, and ultimately imagine and reshape the future. They are ‘designed experiences’ that enable players to learn through action and engagement rather than passively absorbing information in traditional educational settings. By adopting various roles and perspectives, the educational power of play evokes emotions that foster new awareness, develop a more complex vision of the future, and influence decision-making.