What can't be a toy? What are the formal properties of toys?

David Myers (1)

1 Loyola University, New Orleans

This essay examines the formal properties of those objects excluded from becoming toys in order to more clearly delineate, if any such exist, the formal properties of toys. These properties of toys then allow speculation on the limits and boundaries of toys: How might these be determined and manipulated?

Keywords: toy definitions; semiotics; banned toys; formalism

Domains: Education; Humanities and Social Sciences

David Myers. What can't be a toy? What are the formal properties of toys?. 8th International Toy Research Association World Conference, International Toy Research Association, Jul 2018, Paris, France. ⟨hal-02080970⟩