Hunt Statement:
Toys and games that enhance the relationship between parents and children.

Research objectives:
What are the different ways that parents and children play together.
How much time do they spend together
What type of activities are involved?
Which games work/don't work
Where do they play?
What is the ratio of learning, exercise, emotional development?
How does culture affect play?
What do children want from the interaction?
What do parents want from the interaction?
Who chooses the play activity and how does that choice take place?
How does the game play affect parent and child behavior?
What kind of social interactions are taking place and how do they change over the course of the game (before, during, after)
Who does the child play with? How much with parents, friends, teachers, babysitters.
What are the external influences? TV, school, peers, store visits etc.
What objects are involved

Research Methods
Literature review
Cultural inventory
Photo diary
User diary
Structured observation (video, photos, notes)
Index card sort
Focused interviews

Research Participants
Children - 10
Parents - 10
Relatives - 5
Family Friends - 5

Logistics
Finding children
Children's play at home, unstructured
Access to children's areas
Interviewing children - standard methods don't work