The Internet of Toys - Practices, Affordances and the Political Economy of Children's Smart Play (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2019)

The Internet of Toys (IoToys) is a developing market within our Internet of Things (IoT) ecosystem. This book examines the rise of internet-connected toys and aims to anticipate the opportunities and risks of IoToys before their widespread diffusion. Contributors to this volume each provide a critical analysis of the design, production, regulation, representation and consumption of internet-connected toys. In order to address the theoretical, methodological and policy questions that arise from the study of these new playthings, and contextualise the diverse opportunities and challenges that IoToys pose to educators, families and children themselves, the chapters engage with notions of mediatization, datafication, robotification, connected and post-digital play. This timely engagement with a key transformation in children's play will appeal to all readers interested in understanding the social uses and consequences of IoToys, and primarily to researchers and students in children and media, early childhood studies, media and communications, sociology, education, social psychology, law and design.

General

Imprint:	Springer Nature Switzerland AG
Country of origin:	Switzerland
Series:	Studies in Childhood and Youth
Release date:	February 2019
First published:	2019
Editors:	Giovanna Mascheroni • Donell Holloway
Dimensions:	210 x 148mm (L x W)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	366
Edition:	1st ed. 2019
ISBN-13:	978-3-03-010897-7
Categories:	Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Communication studies > Media studies Books > Social sciences > Education > Educational resources & technology > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social groups & communities > Age groups > Children
LSN:	3-03-010897-X
Barcode:	9783030108977

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