Intention

Polly the playful playground is the playground that comes to life when children play with it. As more children interact with Polly, it gets happier and expresses itself by lighting up the entire playground. This project is meant to encourage children to play with each other. Polly’s main attraction is a path that circles the playground and lights up a path when stepped on. As more and more children interact with it, the entire path begins to light up with joy. In order to measure children’s interactions, an indicator consisting of a cartoon face was also made and connected to the playground, so that it can be placed anywhere. As more children play with Polly and with each other, the face gets happier.