co-play

Playing Well Together: The Possibilities of Co-Play in Well-Read Games

by Tracy Fullerton
May 29, 2025

Back in 2008, when my niece was a pre-teen, I spent a lot of time thinking about how to nurture our relationship as she moved beyond childhood into those precarious

By Gamers, for Gamers: Young People Share Real Advice

by Daniel Donahoo
July 23, 2021

The “stay safe online” message is being heard loud and clear – but these young gamers can see beyond “don’t talk to strangers”. The “By Gamers, For Gamers” Project was

J. Alison Bryant: The Future of Digital Play

by J. Alison Bryant
May 21, 2020

For the fourth part of this series, we asked experts to focus their predictions on digital play by answering the question, “How will the way children play with digital media

Jesse Schell: The Future of Digital Play

by Jesse Schell
May 21, 2020

For the fourth part of this series, we asked experts to focus their predictions on digital play by answering the question, “How will the way children play with digital media

Playing together: Using Apps to Augment Relationships Between Adults and Children

by Catalina Naranjo-Bock and Jennie Ito
November 1, 2017

The Interaction Design and Children Conference took place in June 2017 at Stanford University. The conference brought together a multidisciplinary community, focused on multiple aspects related to the design of

Infographic: Parents on How Digital Games Affect Family Life

by Administrator
May 26, 2017

Children today have access to more devices and platforms than ever before. And that means they have access to more entertainment software too. Over the past few years there have been

The Family That Plays Together, Stays Together

by Jeana Lee Tahnk
January 30, 2017

When I was a kid, one of my favorite parts of the week was the recurring Friday night game session at my house. It usually consisted of my dad stoking the

Digital Games and Family Life: Families Play Both Board/Card Games and Digital Games Together

by Administrator
January 30, 2017

As part of our Families and Media Project, the Joan Ganz Cooney Center conducted a survey of nearly 700 parents whose 4-13-year old children play video games. We are pleased to

Digital Games and Family Life: When Parents and Kids Play Together

by Administrator
December 16, 2016

As part of our Families and Media Project, the Joan Ganz Cooney Center conducted a survey of nearly 700 parents whose 4-13-year old children play video games. We are pleased to

Who Plays Which Games? And What Does That Say About Our Culture?

by Jordan Shapiro
October 20, 2016

The Joan Ganz Cooney Center’s newest Digital Games and Family Life infographic looks at the game genres and titles that kids and their families play. Not surprisingly, there seems to

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