Arron Jackson

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  • 2013

    Kid Krafting is a series of hypothetical playground equipment pieces designed to solicit inquiry into the over-safety of contemporary playgrounds. Growing research reveals the importance of risky play in childhood development and the psychopathologic consequences of cotton-coated play. Playgrounds today do not provide the opportunities and challenges that a child needs to grow, resulting in the development of anxiety in children.

    By designing play equipment for specific anxiety...

  • 2012

    Project Tunnel Vision is an investigation into the contemporary playground environment. Upon exploring various problems with modern playgrounds it was learnt that children are not included in the design process, and when they were it was generally a token gesture. The purpose of this systems design is to put children at the front lines of the design process. By consulting children with a number of constructive activities, a context-specific design is created via community engagement. Once a...

  • 2012

    Project Tunnel Vision implemented several activities to see what does and does not work in co-creating with children. An activity booklet was tested, along with playground building with shapes and pieces, an obstacle course and fort building session in a gymnastics studio, as well as in-playground play and game making. Some activities were distracting, some outcomes were predictable, and some activities were very surprising. One thing was certain about the co-creation activities: that simply...

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