Shaping a new dimension in interactive physical play

LEGO® Smart Play

LEGO® Smart Brick glowing with purple and cyan light
Role
Interaction Designer, later Interactive Play Lead
Year
2021-2026
Team
8-50 person cross-functional team1
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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Notes

  1. The cross-functional team brought together colleagues across design, product, engineering, and marketing. Its size varied across the work, from 8 to 50 people. Back to reference 1