Playable10: International Design Competition
September 1, 2010 | Levent OZLER
Playable10 invites designers of all types from around the world to design playground structures and spaces that will give a sense of place, wonder and fun so strong that they will entice children, teens and adults outdoors to play.
Children's health is suffering because the appeal of sitting in front of an electronic screen is winning out over getting outside to play.
Conditions such as childhood obesity, diabetes, ADHD, and vitamin D deficiencies (and many others) are on the rise, but their symptoms can be lessened and sometimes eliminated by regular outdoor play.
The problem is that many playgrounds are without challenges and each looks the same as every other playground and so a child's excitement is soon lost, if they even go out there in the first place.
Another problem is that manufactured playgrounds can be too expensive for some communities so their children do without.
Georgia Tech and the Atlanta Taskforce on Play (ATOP) are organizing the Playable10 competition in a belief that the talent is out there to find the answers to the challenges presented.
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