@inproceedings{0e825947843b4323b9ad0ae3b9bd4ef1,
title = "Virtual Cockroaches? Envisioning Dimensions of VToys and Related Play Experiences",
abstract = "This exploratory paper seeks to combine findings from toy research with studies on digital object play with an interest in the toyification of the virtual realm, including VR, AR, and XR. The goal of the paper is to formulate ideas on the toyfulness of virtual objects and related toy experiences in virtual space and to give a definition of Virtual Toys. By giving examples of current VToys and speculating on the properties of VToys in the future, we participate in envisioning a post-digital play world, where questions related, for example, to the longevity and obsolescence of playthings, receive new meanings.",
keywords = "Post-Digital Play, Toy Experiences, Toyification, VToys",
author = "Katriina Heljakka and Mattia Thibault",
note = "Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2024.; International Conference on eXtended Reality ; Conference date: 04-09-2024 Through 07-09-2024",
year = "2024",
doi = "10.1007/978-3-031-71707-9_23",
language = "English",
isbn = "978-3-031-71706-2",
series = "Lecture Notes in Computer Science",
publisher = "Springer",
pages = "285--292",
editor = "{De Paolis}, {Lucio Tommaso} and Pasquale Arpaia and Marco Sacco",
booktitle = "Extended Reality - International Conference, XR Salento 2024, Proceedings",
}