Planned and implemented by Asobi Daigaku (“Play University”) (comprising the four organizations Chance For All, SSK, Seki Design Lab., and Chiba University Environmental Design Lab.), this was a workshop for grade three through six elementary school students to create new analog games.
The workshop laid emphasis on children thinking for themselves and giving shape to their imagination without the help of adults. Using materials provided by small factories in Sumida-ku, the children made whatever games they liked including “sugoroku” board games, card games, and pinball games.
At the start of the workshop, the children got a sense of design research methods through a lecture by a professional designer about the history and types of analog games. While the workshop was aimed at children, the children’s activities also provided a learning experience for the adults accompanying them.