PolyPlay War & Toys - Play to Heal Project Design to Provide Solace for Children Affected by War

Rémi Leclerc (1, 2) , Brian Mccarty

1 POLYU - The Hong Kong Polytechnic University [Hong Kong]
2 Polyplay Lab

The paper discusses the value of a creative toy design framework for ideating toys and play patterns that support the coping skills, give solace, strengthen resilience , and healing in children living in war zones who are affected by post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and the work of expressive therapists involved in supporting them. Structured around a series of workshops, the experiment was introduced to undergraduate toy design students and facilitated by the authors.

Keywords: product-service system; empathy in design; children in war zones; research through design; post-traumatic stress disorder; transitional objects; toy design; expressive art and play therapy; social design

Domains: Education

Rémi Leclerc, Brian Mccarty. PolyPlay War & Toys - Play to Heal Project Design to Provide Solace for Children Affected by War. 8th International Toy Research Association World Conference, International Toy Research Association (ITRA), Jul 2018, Paris, France. ⟨hal-02065228⟩