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Author: The Strong

Photograph of workers at Exhibit Supply Co. factory, 1949, The Strong, Rochester, New York.
  • Culture and Society

The Strong’s Comprehensive Collection Chronicles More than a Century of Coin-Operated Games

  • by The Strong
  • Posted on June 23, 2022June 23, 2022

When The Strong created the International Center for the History of electronic Games (ICHEG) in…

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Turning on the Kettle, Foxy Belle, flickr, January 29, 2022, Courtesy of Creative Commons Attribution.
  • Culture and Society

Pampered Pooches: Anthropomorphized Dolls

  • by The Strong
  • Posted on May 26, 2022

The Strong recently acquired a few anthropomorphized fashion dolls. A dog with a human-like body…

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  • Culture and Society

Heroines Just as Interesting as Heroes

  • by The Strong
  • Posted on May 19, 2022May 20, 2022

The video game company Her Interactive adopted the slogan “For Girls Who Aren’t Afraid of…

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Pinball Playfields, The Strong, Rochester, New York.
  • Culture and Society

The Strong Museum: Past & Present

  • by The Strong
  • Posted on May 12, 2022May 12, 2022

As a child, I used to frequent The Strong museum and its many exhibits. I…

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World Video Game Hall of Fame class, 2022. The Strong, Rochester, New York
  • Announcement

How Does a Game Get into the World Video Game Hall of Fame?

  • by The Strong
  • Posted on May 5, 2022May 5, 2022

We welcomed four new inductees into the World Video Game Hall of Fame class of…

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Joe L. Frost, Play and Playscapes, 1992.
  • Culture and Society

Remembering Play Scholar and Advocate Joe L. Frost

  • by The Strong
  • Posted on April 28, 2022April 28, 2022

Joe L. Frost, the renowned scholar and educator who advocated for the importance of free…

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Pandemic, 2007, The Strong, Rochester, New York.
  • Culture and Society

Replaying Pandemic in a Pandemic

  • by The Strong
  • Posted on April 21, 2022April 21, 2022

Back in earliest months of the U.S. COVID-19 lockdown in 2020, you may have missed…

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The Gorey Pig, by Edward Gorey, 1979. The Strong, Rochester, New York.
  • Culture and Society

From the Page to the Playroom

  • by The Strong
  • Posted on April 15, 2022April 15, 2022

In 1976, scholar Barbara Bader defined a picture book as “text, illustrations, total design; an…

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Interior of the Play Lab at The Strong, Rochester, New York.
  • Announcement

Making Space for Play

  • by The Strong
  • Posted on April 7, 2022April 7, 2022

This month we opened our new maker space, Play Lab. It’s a bright, busy place,…

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Play Pals exhibit, Dollhouse case, The Strong, Rochester, New York
  • Barbie

Play Pals: Dolls, Action Figures, and More

  • by The Strong
  • Posted on March 31, 2022

For as long as play has existed, humans have been making dolls in some form…

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Roll20 Safety Tools.jpg: Roll20's safety tools card deck in use on their virtual platform. Screenshot of Roll20.net (https://roll20.net/) gameplay.
  • Culture and Society

Keeping the Adventure Fun for Everyone: Safety tools for Tabletop Roleplay Games

  • by The Strong
  • Posted on March 28, 2022

In a 2020 blog, I discussed how during the pandemic many players of Tabletop Roleplay…

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  • Uncategorized

A Real American Hero: Invest in G.I. Joe

  • by The Strong
  • Posted on March 10, 2022March 11, 2022

The first G.I. Joe action figure, initially named an “action soldier,” appeared in 1964. Even…

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Pieter Bruegel the Elder, “The Battle Between Carnival and Lent,” 1559.
  • Culture and Society

Everybody Plays a Fool

  • by The Strong
  • Posted on March 3, 2022March 3, 2022

On a recent morning, I was out early at our local Wegmans supermarket. Because the…

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Raggedy Ann and Andy hugging doll set, about 1970. The Strong, Rochester, New York.

Let Me In!

  • by The Strong
  • Posted on February 24, 2022February 24, 2022

Every year, The Strong receives thousands of nominations for toys that people believe—or, more accurately,…

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Lord of the Rings pinball machine, 2003. The Strong, Rochester, New York.
  • Culture and Society

Pinball Playfields: A Flippin’ Fun Time, Part II

  • by The Strong
  • Posted on February 10, 2022

Pinball Playfields has a machine for everyone, and there’s always fun to be had. Part…

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