More than Collectors: Exploring Theorists', Hobbyists' and Everyday Players' Rhetoric in Adult Play With Character Toys
Heljakka, K.I.
· 2013
★ NIFPlay Rating: 2
Rating Scale
10 Rigorous play-specific science
6–9 General biological science
5 Sound play research (uncontrolled)
1–4 Less rigorous / indirect
0 Indirect but high value
Examines the diverse ways adult toy collectors and players make sense of and justify their play with character toys, revealing multiple social and cultural rhetorics of adult play.
