“Charming,” “whimsical,” “masterpiece,” “pretty funny” are just a few of the words used to describe…
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One of the great challenges for play scholars or anyone thinking seriously about play is…
By 1980, Jerry Lawson was ready for a change. The 40-year-old electrical engineer had spent…
Recent home repair and renovation has made me wonder: is demolition play? On the surface…
StarCraft (1998) Released in March 1998, StarCraft was more than just “World of Warcraft in…
Welcome two new inductees into The Strong’s World Video Game Hall of Fame: Animal Crossing…
Every year we induct new games into the World Video Game Hall of Fame, and…
“Barbie quite simply changed my life.” Many of us can say that, in one way…
During the first few years after the introduction of Dungeons & Dragons (D&D) in 1973,…
Is our destiny in our hands, in God’s hands, or are we merely tossed on…
Born in 1895, Bertha (Beatrice) Alexander Behrman grew up living above her stepfather’s doll hospital…
Who doesn’t love a good treasure hunt? Whether we’re children or adults, there’s something irresistible…
Have you ever played hockey with miniature stick-wielding players and a thumbnail-sized puck on a…
Despite growing up in Rochester and routinely passing The Strong museum en route to the…
Recently I was engaged in a heated match of pickleball. For those not familiar with…