(Re)searching through play: play as a framework and methodology for collaborative design processes

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“…The importance of play within a devised process has been articulated elsewhere in relation to iterative design processes focused on audience experience in relation to digital content (e.g. Palmer 2006, Palmer and Popat 2007, Bayliss et al, 2009. A similar approach in this rehearsal and devising process was instrumental to the development of performed content and playful interactions continued through elements of improvisation in the final performance.…”