American Journal of Play

In This Issue

The latest issue of the American Journal of Play features an interview with artist and designer Jay Beckwith on creating play environments and understanding play patterns. The issue also includes articles that explore computational play, an observational tool to support play-based teaching, older people’s play and age-friendly policy, and using game design curricula to teach systems thinking.

Most Cited

• Children’s Pastimes and Play in Sixteen Nations: Is Free-Play Declining?
  Dorothy G. Singer, Jerome L. Singer, Heidi D’Agnostino, Raeka DeLong
• Play and Self-Regulation: Lessons from Vygotsky
  Elena Bodrova, Carrie Germeroth, and Deborah J. Leong
• Play as a Foundation for Hunter-Gatherer Social Existence
  Peter Gray
• The Elements of Play: Toward a Philosophy and Definition of Play
  Scott Eberle

Most Read

• The Decline of Play and the Rise of Psychopathology in Children and Adolescents
  Peter Gray
• Public Libraries as Centers for Play: A Survey and Case Examples
  Peter Gray, Autumn Erdahl Solomon, and Leah Tatgenhorst
• Video Game Play: Myths and Benefits
  Patrick M. Markey, Christopher J. Ferguson, and Lauren I. Hopkins
• The Power of Play: Learning What Comes Naturally
  David Elkind
• The Power of Board Games for Multidomain Learning in Young Children
  Daniela K. O’Neill and Paige E. Holmes