Co-Play, or Skyrim for Preschoolers

©2008 sean dreilinger via flickr and GeekDad
Today's "must read" article for anyone researching and/or working in the area of kids' games/digi-culture is brought to you by Brainy Gamer's Michael Abbott, in the form of this lovely and thought provoking blog post about kids, games and fostering rich, meaningful digital play experiences. Abbott opens with the following very true, very awesome

Regulating Apps for Kids

©2011 Beeline Interactive, Inc. Smurf Village screenshot via iPad Jailbreak


This article by Stuart Dredge published in the Guardian a couple of weeks ago is definitely worth a quick read through. In it, Dredge interviews various people (attending the Children's Media Conference in Sheffield in early July) involved in making (& consulting) apps for kids in regards to the apparent lack of