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Tag: The Strong

  • Culture and Society

Let’s Put on a Show!

  • by The Strong
  • Posted on December 3, 2020December 3, 2020

When I was growing up and my sister and I got together with our favorite…

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  • Culture and Society

Chalking Up a Win

  • by The Strong
  • Posted on November 19, 2020

Congratulations to sidewalk chalk for earning a place of honor among the three toys inducted…

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Marvelous Menagerie, Boston Sunday Globe, 1895. The Strong, Rochester, New York.
  • Culture and Society

Extra, Extra: Read All About Newspapers and Play

  • by The Strong
  • Posted on October 29, 2020

For more than a century, the newspaper trade has had to determine creative ways to…

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  • Culture and Society

Digital Resources from The Strong’s Women in Games Initiative

  • by The Strong
  • Posted on October 25, 2020October 27, 2020

Nolan Bushnell, Shigeru Miyamoto, Ralph Baer, Jordan Mechner, Will Wright, Hideo Kojima, John Romero. These…

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  • Culture and Society

Carol Kantor: The Video Game Industry’s First Market Researcher

  • by The Strong
  • Posted on October 22, 2020October 22, 2020

How do you know if a game will be a hit or a flop with…

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The History of Black Barbies: From Playthings to Liberation

  • by The Strong
  • Posted on October 1, 2020December 22, 2020

On my first visit to The Strong National Museum of Play in February 2016, I…

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  • Culture and Society

Stories from the Stacks: What You Don’t Know about Stormfront Studios

  • by The Strong
  • Posted on September 17, 2020September 17, 2020

While processing the Don Daglow papers for The Brian Sutton-Smith Library and Archives of Play,…

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A Brief History of Online Games

  • by The Strong
  • Posted on August 28, 2020December 22, 2020

For most of human existence our ability to play together has been circumscribed by our…

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  • Culture and Society

Saving Speedrunning and Digital Communities

  • by The Strong
  • Posted on July 30, 2020July 30, 2020

How do you preserve the history of a community? What even makes up a community?…

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  • Culture and Society

Continuing the Adventure from Home: Tabletop Role-Play Games while Social Distancing

  • by The Strong
  • Posted on July 23, 2020

For most gamers, rolling for initiative has been put on hold for the moment. Presently,…

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  • Culture and Society

Name That Tune

  • by The Strong
  • Posted on July 17, 2020

Like many folks born into musical families, I grew up around people always playing and…

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  • Culture and Society

Costuming for Everyone: Cosplay

  • by The Strong
  • Posted on July 10, 2020

Imagine being able to dress up for more days than just Halloween. You could opt…

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  • Culture and Society

Ten Reasons Why Play is Essential (for Children AND Adults)

  • by The Strong
  • Posted on July 3, 2020July 3, 2020

Play is good to do and good for you! That’s why play is universal in…

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