Shaping a new dimension in interactive physical play
LEGO® Smart Play
- Role
- Interaction Designer, later Interactive Play Lead
- Year
- 2021-2026
- Team
- 8-50 person cross-functional team1
- Product
- LEGO® Smart Play
Summary
- Challenge
How could responsive technology add a new dimension to physical LEGO® play - without screens, wires, or coding - while preserving the imagination and agency at the heart of the LEGO® System in Play?
- Role
Mid-weight Play Inventor → Senior Play Inventor. Interaction design, playable prototyping, play research with children, cross-disciplinary alignment, organisational communication, and public representation.
- Outcome
Named . Contributed from early concept to global launch, on a platform that launched across 2 themes and 18 released sets. Led play prototyping, a four-month in-home research study, and public representation through live television and events.
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