In Designing for Playful Engagement in Museums, Ed Rodley offers a rigorously grounded, practice-based framework for creating transformative visitor experiences in museums. Drawing on research from psychology, neuroscience, and humancomputer interaction, as well as decades of museum work, Rodley explores how immersion, emotion, narrative, and gameful design can revitalize audience connection. Including valuable case studies, critical reflections, and tools for implementation, this is an essential guide for museum professionals and experience designers seeking to center human engagement in museum practice. This is a timely book which makes a serious case for making our museums more playful.
Michael John Gorman, Director of the MIT Museum and Professor of the Practice of Science, Technology, and Society at MIT, USA
"Ed Rodley not only invites us into the magic circle of museum experiences, but enlightens, transports and guides us through the process of creating engaging museum visitor experience design. Designing for Playful Engagement in Museums is recommended for all professionals seeking to improve how museums support their audiences; it is a must read for those committed to making museum visits magical."
John H. Falk, CEO, Institute for Learning Innovation