Magic Mountain co-creator Jens-Peter Schliemann on the benefits of bringing ‘toy-thinking’ into game design
Game designer Jens-Peter Schliemann discusses the story behind his Kinderspiel des Jahres-winning Magic Mountain.
World Alive’s Amy Holden discusses Aqua Dragons, Soul Mates and industry attitudes around sustainability
World Alive Founder Amy Holden discusses her route into the toy space, the origins of Aqua Dragons and what to expect from the firm’s new yoga brand.
People of Play details TAGIE Lifetime Achieve Award recipients
TOMY Chairman and CEO Kantaro Tomiyama, former Hasbro chairman Alan Hassenfeld and prolific inventor Leslie Scott will be celebrated at this year’s event.
Mojo Nation’s Play Creators Festival moves to new summer slot for 2023
2023’s Play Creators Festival will take place from June 27th to 29th at London’s Stamford Bridge, with events including the Play Creators Conference, Play Creators Awards and Mojo Pitch.
Tickets now available for UK Toy Inventors’ Dinner 2023
The annual get-together of inventors, designers, product-pickers and toy business professionals will take place on Wednesday, January 25th at the top of The Gherkin.
Gray Matters Games’ Joe Barron on the power of asking ‘Could this be a game?’
Joe Barron – founder of Gray Matters Games – discusses the origins of titles like You Bet-Cha!, The Game of Wolf and Word Wipeout.
PlayMonster teams with Pastabilities for Yeti in My Spaghetti pasta
The collaboration has come about to celebrate World Pasta Day.
Mattel marks 40 years of E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial with collectable plush
“We went through dozens of sketches and stylisations because we wanted to make sure that we captured E.T.’s sweet, child-like innocence through the sculpt,” said Jan Jauregui, manager of product design at Mattel.
Mark Solomon, SVP at BYJU’S, on Osmo’s unique approach to teaching through play
Mark Solomon, SVP at BYJU’s, talks creativity, education and Osmo’s latest launch: the Reading Adventure.
Dungeons & Dragons documentary in the works at Hasbro
The film will debut as part of the brand’s 50th anniversary celebrations in 2024.