Designing for Playful Engagement in Museums

Designing for Playful Engagement in Museums is filled with creative fodder for practitioners who wish to make more memorable and engaging experiences that promote a sense of presence, effectively evoke emotions, tell stories that transport them, and harness visitors' innate playfulness.

Ed Rodley is an award-winning experience designer and a Co-Founder and Principal at The Experience Alchemists (TEA), an experience design firm serving the cultural sector and beyond. Before starting TEA, Ed was Associate Director of Integrated Media at Peabody Essex Museum (PEM) in Salem, Massachusetts, USA.

Foreword; Preface; Chapter 1 The Magic Circle of the Visitor Experience; Chapter 2 Sensory Immersion: The Sense of "Being There"; Chapter 3 Emotional Evocation: The Importance of Feeling; Chapter 4 Narrative Transportation: Storytelling in a Digital Age; Chapter 5 Gameful Participation: Encouraging Playfulness; Chapter 6 Putting Together the Pieces of Playful Engagement; Index.