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Opens February 9 Experience the first-ever museum exhibit based on Disney Junior’s Peabody Award-winning television Now Open! series Doc McStuffins. Be transported to the backyard of NEW EXHIBIT six-year-old Dottie “Doc” McStuffins, Blast off! Experience the wonders of space in . where she cares for broken toys and Be the Astronaut stuffed animals. Help Doc perform check-ups and diagnose toy patients Plan a space mission, learn about the technology and math with problems such as loose stitching, leaks, and low batteries in her skills required to be an astronaut, and fly spaceships, backyard clinic. Treat patients in the magical McStuffins Toy Hospital, pilot landers, and drive rovers. perform procedures in the Operating Room, groom toy pets at the Pet Vet, and feed baby toys in the Nursery. Join a crew of virtual experts—the Need additional help? Robots Deep Space scientist, the engineer, the navigator, throughout the exhibit—programmed Navigate the gravitational force of The bilingual exhibit—featuring and the doctor—to learn about by the exhibit’s “Artificial Intelligence the planets and survive the hazards English and Spanish translations— spaceflight before heading out Program”—are available to aide of radiation. Fly time-lapsed missions Asteroids, Comets, Meteors? teaches guests about healthy habits, on missions in an interplanetary all future astronauts with their at actual scale and explore the vast compassion, and nurturing care. spaceship equipped with NASA- mission goals. distances in space. What’s the Difference? inspired landers and rovers. Track Doc McStuffins: The Exhibit is produced by Moon The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis and mission progress on a magnetic Throughout the exhibit, see real Asteroid: Relatively small, inactive, rocky bodies that orbit the Sun presented by Riley Hospital for Children at Astronaut ID card as you learn basic Fly across the translunar gulf in a artifacts from space, such as Indiana University Health. Disney character principles of physics. Then jump into virtual spaceship command module meteorites, and memorabilia from Comet: Small but active objects made of rock, ice, and dust live appearances are not part of the exhibit. © Disney the cockpit, which comes alive with and orbit the Moon. Then pilot a the Soviet space program and lighting, game visuals, and sounds. lander to the surface and drive over Apollo Space Race. View full-size Meteoroid: A small fragment of an asteroid or comet orbiting actual moon terrain, a 1:1 simulation spacesuits, including ones from a the Sun of a crater region spanning more Soviet cosmonaut and a replica of Meteor: The bright light that results when a meteoroid enters the than 29 miles. (Virtual terrain is the NASA Mark VII Moon-Mars Suit, Earth’s atmosphere derived from data collected by and a Chinese Taikonaut training NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance pressure helmet. Meteorite: A meteoroid that survives its passage through Earth’s Orbiter.) atmosphere and crashes into the surface The Be the Astronaut exhibit remains on view through January 7, 2019. Mars Be the Astronaut created by Zoom through deep space and Eureka Exhibits. then pilot a lander over the solar system’s largest volcano. Drive a rover on Mars’ western canyon— which is wider than North America.

Asteroid Belt and Jupiter Refuel in flight and head to Ceres— the largest body in the Asteroid Belt. There, drive a rover across Ceres’ icy surface and catch an up-close view of Jupiter’s storm-filled atmosphere.

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Local media support from Local media support from 2 P L AY Time • Fall 2018 www.museumofplay.org 3 5 UPCOMING PROGRAMS & EVENTS www.museumofplay.org The Strong at Halloween Pocus Hocus Halloween & 28 27 October & Sunday, Saturday bewitching the museum for into Creep Gormont activities! Join local magician Bill of a mad scientist on the role as he takes on magic show in a special Halloween 11:30 a.m. and 1 and 2:30 p.m. at Saturday 1 and 2:30 p.m. at and Sunday check with its wrapping, Help a mummy a and play brew, in the witch’s out what’s with a skeleton. of I spy version Halloween of Mary the 90th anniversary Celebrate with Frankenstein classic literary Shelley’s readings. story special monster-themed pumpkin in the spooky Snap a picture teller, fortune a Halloween craft patch, movies. monster classic from scenes and watch Toddler Trick-or-Treat Trick-or-Treat Toddler 31, 10 a.m.–2 p.m. October Wednesday, activities and Halloween spirited and ghouls will enjoy goblins littlest The and journey in costume Come Trick-or-Treat. during Toddler prizes collect books, temporary coloring goodies—including the museum for around worker, construction such as a chef, characters and crayons—with tattoos, or wizard. cat. or creepy ghost, a witch, and craft Station Art the Halloween Visit in the pumpkin patch, a picture take the Monster, a game of Feed Play Story the Spooky home from take check out a book to to Be sure and more. card. System Library County Monroe with your Station

Peanuts and Play made possible by Mary by possible made and Play Peanuts Strong. a longtime friend of The Valentine, Media support from Peanuts and Play author featuring artifacts at Marvel Charles M. Schulz’s and illustrator Peanuts in the new characters iconic opening Saturday, display and Play of near the entrance 27 October exhibit. Play Field of Strong’s The statue of a six-foot-tall Snap a photo friend, his best and of Snoopy the impact of Explore Woodstock. and on play characters the Peanuts strips check out comic pop culture, Schulz’s from inspiration drew that the Discover and more. stories, strip popular comic of other history Brown such as Buster characters, and checkand Little Orphan Annie, popular during were that out toys when Peanuts era Boom the Baby including a toy released, first was and Barbie. Play-Doh, rocket, Storytime Club Club Storytime Hear of reading. the joy Celebrate select Mondays on stories children’s your and 11:30 a.m. Have 10:30 at punched Club passport Storytime each visit. Collect during once a free and receive punches five book. children’s & 29 1, 15, 22 October Mondays, delight in tales Adventures: Autumn during and festivities about the food season. the fall 26 5 & November Mondays, on the life explore on the Farm: Down about agriculture with stories farm and animals. 19 November Monday, on special readings Boot Up: enjoy Soldier Day Toy C. Postal Robert gearing up for about playthings action. 3, 10 & 17 December Mondays, Wonderful Winter: cozy up with cozy Winter: Wonderful and holiday books about snow traditions.

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• In Another Galaxy Weekend is not sponsored or endorsed by Lucasfilm Ltd or Walt Disney Studios. an alternate universe with actors from the 501st Legion (Vader’s Fist), Rebelan alternate universe with actors from Legion, and the Rochester Ghostbusters. Marvel at robots built by the R2-D2 Builders Club, create a foam lightsaber, Worldsand attend a Jedi training session. Mix and match outfits in the Other Potato HeadDress-Up area, play vintage sci-fi arcade games, and transform Mr. into Darth Tater or Artoo Potatoo. outPlay science-fiction themed video and pinball games. Be sure to check Monroescience-fiction books featured throughout the museum using your County Library System card. In Another Galaxy 8 Saturday, October 6–Monday, October Day weekend for three days of intergalacticVisit The Strong during Columbus science-fiction character and journey tofun! Come dressed as your favorite

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4 7 UPCOMING PROGRAMS & EVENTS www.museumofplay.org Animal Encounters Animal Encounters Garden Butterfly Dancing Wings Visit Animal for Wednesdays noon most at about the creatures Learn Encounters. their home from call the garden that staff. collections live the museum’s animals— featured Get up close to a panther geckos, including crested tortoise— chameleon, and a red-footed about their native facts and discover habits, and more. eating environments, Dancing for required are Tickets Garden programs. Butterfly Wings museumofplay.org/calendar Visit information. more for What’s happening in What’s Garden? Butterfly Dancing Wings Morpho Magic presented in memory of Carol D. Simmons. D. memory of Carol in Morpho Magic presented Morpho Magic your special additions to enjoy time, a limited For Garden. Butterfly Dancing Wings Strong’s The visit to of hundreds view January 7, 11 through November From about the garden flutter as they blue morpho butterflies holiday land on brightly colorful as they pictures and take ornaments during Morpho Magic.

Museum Shop Sale Kick-Off Holiday 13 November Tuesday, p.m. 8 a.m.–7:30 in the of discounts a day Don’t miss shop will be The museum shop. hours—8 a.m. to open extended 13 November Tuesday, 7:30 p.m.—on 30% on Museum members save only. 10 a.m. and 5 to 8 to from purchases Nonmembers can visit the7:30 p.m. 15% shop during these hours and save 25% Members also save on purchases. 5 p.m. 10 a.m. to from while Discount apply. Some exclusions museum is not open The supplies last. shop hours. during extended play for Get Ready for Get Ready and Nutcracker The Carol A Christmas 12 November Monday, 11 a.m.–2:30 p.m. and dance, Delight in storytelling, favorites holiday family from theater and A Christmas Nutcracker The from an excerpt Enjoy Carol. dancers by performed Nutcracker The City Ballet at the Rochester from as a costumed Listen 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. Theatre Geva member from cast of A Christmas production Center’s the selections from reads Carol about a man classic Charles Dickens spirit of the the true rediscovering noon and 2 p.m. season at holiday

shows off gravity-defying tricks with the classic toy. toy. tricks with the classic off gravity-defying shows Gong Show, The After each performance head to the Slinky Gravity Zone and create a Slinky a Slinky and create Zone Gravity the Slinky head to each performance After course. obstacle of Hot Wheels. marking 50 years with celebrations fun continues The Build a track and race your favorite Hot Wheels car against friends and Hot Wheels car against favorite your and race Build a track Library County Monroe using your book Check out a car-inspired family. card. System Heart Gallery 2 December 1–Sunday, November Thursday, Awaiting Children the message That’s home. heart. Open your Open your Heart Gallery— 2018 the Judge Wagner at share seeks to (CAP) Parents on view families, in need of adoptive of children display a photography volunteer by taken Portraits Month in November. Adoption during National CAP is a national, unique personality. each child’s capture photographers adoptive recruiting to is dedicated that charitable organization not-for-profit than more for CAP has been serving the community care. in foster families more For and families. children 6,000 than more bringing together 45 years, visit childrenawaitingparents.org. about CAP, information Canstruction! 2– November Friday, 17 November Saturday, made giant sculptures at Marvel cans of food. from entirely is an international Canstruction that charity competition engineers, challenges architects, to and students contractors, design and build large-scale canned made from structures Canstruction date, To food. than 300,000 more has donated Rochester one donating Be a part of the fun by Foodlink. to pounds of food on Weekend Celebration Hall of Fame Toy during National item canned food ride, carousel a free 10 and 11, and receive November and Sunday, Saturday tokens. arcade or five ride, train Saturday & Sunday Saturday 10 & 11 November Honor the newest the to toys inducted Hall of Toy National in a and revel Fame activities of weekend past featuring including inductees, (2000) and Slinky Hot Wheels (2011). of anniversary 75-year the Celebrate on featured Josh, an entertainer as Slinky Watch Slinky! NBC’s National Toy Toy National Fame Hall of Celebration

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• Women in Games Women Exhibit Opening Saturday & Sunday November 17 & 18 Discover the untold stories of women in the game industry in The Strong's Women in Games exhibit. View design documents from pioneers including Carol Shaw and Roberta Williams. Take a look at iconic female game characters and explore common themes between characters. Play a round of Centipede, co-designed by Dona Bailey. Explore examples of video games marketed to girls and created by female-led companies such as Her Interactive’s Nancy Drew series and Purple Moon’s Rockett series. Listen to musical scores for video games created by composer Yoko Shimarmura and see game graphics made by Mari Shmazaki for for non-electronic games designed by women, including Brenda Romero’s Train, Elizabeth Maggie’s The Landlord’s Game, and Leslie Scott’s Jenga. Opening weekend only, create a story, setting, and character for your own video game and meet game developers. Inspire Ticketed Ticketed Inspire Event November 15 Thursday, 6–9 p.m. $15 celebrateInspire, support, and during anwomen and girls innovativeevening featuring gameleaders in the video renownedinfluencers such as composer Laura Karpman. Executive director of the ESA Foundation, Anastasia Staten, will moderate an interactive panel discussion. The evening will include a tour of the Women in Games exhibit, refreshments, and video game play. Tickets may be purchased at museumofplay.org. Women in Games: Games: in Women include gamingindustry. Speakers Dona Bailey,pioneers Carol Shaw, Megan Geiser,Brenda Laurel, and alongside other industry

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Y AY L P UPCOMING PROGRAMS & EVENTS Time American NinjaWarriors. sponsored orendorsedby Ninja Warrior Challengeisnot liability release are required. Closed-toe shoesandsigned course isfree withpaidadmission. The Warrior Factory obstacle television show. American NinjaWarriors contestant from thepopular meet andtake pictures witha curved barrier. Allweekend long, “warped wall,” aneight-foot-tall and precision to scalethepopular an obstacle course. Usespeed through physical challengeson as you jump, spin,andhop Warrior Factory. Buildstrength course provided by Rochester’s test! Hoponto anendurance yourPut athletic skillsto the December 1&2 Saturday &Sunday Challenge Ninja Warrior •

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through thesupportofCarole Postal. Robert C.Postal Toy SoldierDay andtheToy SoldiersonParade display ismadepossible parachute for your solider. Tiny BootCamp. Receive afree LittleGreen Army Mananddesignacustom Little Green Army Men-themedStorytime Clubandgearupfor theTeeny National Toy HallofFame in2014). The youngest soldierscanenjoy aspecial Take apicture withalife-sized LittleGreen Army Man(inducted into the Soldier Collection by hiswife, Carole Postal. The presentations willalsofeature anintroduction to theRobert C.Postal Toy on thepageantry, pomp, andcolor oftoy militaryfigures at 11a.m.and2p.m. Soldier Collection. Enjoy abriefpresentation by curator MichelleParnett-Dwyer Toy SoldiersonParade display, featuring items from the Robert C.Postal Toy a diverse sampleofinternational militariesshown intoy form inthemuseum’s identification receive ahalfoffgeneral museumadmission fees. Checkout Join The Strong for aday honoringveterans. Veterans showing proper Monday, November 19 Robert C.Postal Toy SoldierDay designed with NASA. spaceships, pilotlanders, anddrive rovers it takes to beanastronaut; andfly futuristic exhibit to planaspace mission; learnwhat exhibit. Then visittheBeAstronaut rocket tintoy intheImagination Destination spacecraft inthePlay Pals exhibit anda moon space-related artifacts, includingaGemini8 Craft anorigami space shuttleandview Spend your schoolbreak amongthestars. Saturday, December 22–Monday, December 31 Blast OffBreak Week Frosty andFriends Saturday &Sunday, December 8&9 Meet andtake pictures withFrosty and the “huggablesnowman” astheduostroll through themuseum.Marvel at adetailed winter villagescene crafted by Rochester Lego UsersGroup. Read asnowy story to Tacky thePenguin andcozy upwithabook in theWinter Reading Corner. Designa colorful snowflake, craft apenguinusing your handprint,andtryyour handat a snowman bowling game. OnSaturday, delight inpreviews ofThe Nutcracker by dancers from the NewYork State Ballet.

Thursday, November 8. a specialceremony at 10:30a.m.on committee, willberevealed during of anational selectionadvisory The winners,chosenontheadvice changed play ortoy design). Innovation (thetoy profoundly or discovery through play); and (the toy fosters learning, creativity, multiple generations); Discovery and hasenjoyed popularity over toy ismore thanapassing fad remembered); recognized, respected, and Icon-status (thetoy iswidely Criteria for inductioninclude: delighted multiplegenerations. toys that have engagedand National Toy HallofFame recognizes a sustained period.The Strong’s play andenjoyed popularityover toys that have inspired creative Fame, established in1998,recognizes The Strong’s National Toy Hallof create, anddiscover through play.” an abilityto inspire peopleto learn, for collections. “Butthey allshare Christopher Bensch,vice president from ancientto more modern,” says imaginative, anddifferent eras, play styles, from outdoor to “These 12toys represent different and Uno. Elmo, Tudor ElectricFootball, pinball, sled,tic-tac-toe, Tickle Me Corn Popper, Masters oftheUniverse, & Ladders,Magic8Ball,Fisher-Price American Girldolls,chalk,Chutes finalists for inductionthisNovember: recently announced the12toy The National Toy HallofFame line? Canchalkdraw upavictory? Will thesledslideacross thefinish the Magic8Ballchangeitsfortunes? Will Unoplay itscards right?Can 12 Finalists of Fame Reveals National Toy Hall Longevity (the

reflects ourvalues, curiosities, anxieties,andplay.” and helpusto understand how horror inpopularculture characters andstories that have existed for hundreds of years gratuitous,” says Curator MichelleParnett-Dwyer. “These toys buildupon “Scholars continue to debate whetherthehorror-genre iscathartic or big withitstwo-foot-tall Godzilla. Penn-Plax marketed itsCreature from theBlackLagoon figure. Mattel scored produced itslineofSuperMonsters. Megoreleased itsMadMonsters series. Dracula vs. Frankenstein hitthebigscreen. Azrak-Hamway Incorporated The Exorcist, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Carrie, Dawn of theDead,and Monsters andhorror remained bigbusiness inthe1970s. Halloween, that year, Aurora alsoproduced Dracula andWolfman kits. production going24 hoursaday to meetconsumer demand.By Christmas of monsters allowed kidsto exercise control over theirfears. Aurora kept fine. Many psychologists duringtheperiodproclaimed that themanipulation on theeffects ofchild’s play withmonsters. The results—monster play was off parental anxieties,Aurora commissioned apsychological study focused In 1962,Aurora Plastics released aFrankenstein modelkit.To proactively fend demand for monster related products. prevalent inthehorror genre. Toy manufacturers sooncaughtonto the mind-control, paranoia, information-age anxiety, andsecurity threats about theH-bombandRed Scare. People related to the themesof witnessed thehorrors ofWorld War IIandwere now riddledwithanxiety and magazinetappedinto thenation’s fears. Americanshadrecently The next year, Famous Monsters inFilmlandmagazinelaunched.The films but many children snuckinto theirlivingrooms to catch thelatest showing. The Wolf Man,amongothers.The filmsusuallyaired onlate night television, included the package for syndicated television. Marketed as“ShockTheater,” thefilms together pre-1948 classic horror filmsfrom Universal Studios andreleased All three ofthesetoys trace theirgenesis to 1957 whenScreen Gemsbundled Corporation, andaWolfman Assembly Kitproduced by Aurora Plastic. Hamway Incorporated, aFrankenstein’s Monster figure from Mego Frankenstein, Inspired by the200thanniversary ofthepublication ofMaryShelley’s The Strong Acquires Monster Toys Frankenstein, Dracula, The Invisible Ray, Werewolf of London, and The Strong hasacquired aDracula figure madeby Azrak-

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Y AY L P MUSEUM NEWS Time span nearly 150 years of play history. span nearly150yearsofplayhistory. free downloadintheAppleStore, The initialsixgames,availablefor collections ofplay-relatedobjects. from TheStrong’sunparalleled handheld dexteritygamesandpuzzles The gamesdigitallyrecreateearly a freeiOSminigamecollection. launched Second AvenueLearningrecently Institute ofTechnology(RIT),and The Strongmuseum,Rochester What werethefirstmobilegames? The Strong andPartnersApp LaunchTheOriginalMobileGames it developed gamesover theyears.” company, from itsfounding to how a well-rounded story aboutthis in thiscollection helpusto present “The typesofartifacts included digital gamescurator at The Strong. market,” says Andrew Borman, impact onthefree-to-play game past decadeandhashadahuge significant gamedevelopers ofthe “Wargaming isoneofthemost Google ArtsandCulture. exhibit [link]launchedthrough in World of War anonline Games, of thecompany canalsobeexplored eGameRevolution exhibit. The history for thepublicto view inThe Strong’s history ofthecompany, are available materials, whichdocumentthe play videogames.Someofthe of World of Tanks andotherfree-to- Cyprus-based Wargaming, developer and fan-created artwork, from digital archives, promotional items, donation ofmaterials, including The Strong recently received a Collection Video Developer Game Online ExhibitFeaturing The Strong Launches •

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the games’ exact mechanics. the games’ exact mechanics. collection tocapture thishistory and ing theoriginal gamesinTheStrong’s researching, playing, andphotograph- and students fromRITspentmonths from TheStrongandfaculty themed aroundhistoricevents. Staff the Falls).Thesegameswere often into thewhirlpoolatbottom of (players mustsendastream ofballs the dock),andNiagaraPuzzle “buoys” andthenpilottheshipinto Queen Mary(playersplacethree navigate fourballsthroughamaze), others, PigsinClover(players The initiallaunchfeatures,among the gameonjob!” United StatesSenatorsforplaying cartoonists andmedialambasted popular initsdaythatpolitical Pigs andCloverfrom1889—wasso very firstofthesehandheldgames— puzzles atTheStrong.“Oneofthe Rickets, curatorforboardgamesand smartphone games,”saysNicolas to manyoftoday’smostpopular maze gamesprovideadirectlineage “These earlyhandheldpuzzleand curators at museumsaround no smallpartuponthework of “Wargaming’s success rests in around theworld. which are still played by millions incarnations onmobileandconsole, successful ofitstype—ledto later Tanks. The game—oneofthemost online, free-to-play gameWorld of launched themassively multiplayer game premiered in2000. In2010, it of militarystrategy games.Itsfirst established itselfasadeveloper In 1998,Wargaming Group Limited

available for purchase and download. available forpurchaseand download. Additional “packs”ofgames are are availableintheAppleStore. games. and expandonthecollectionofdigital project inApriltofinalizetheapp seasoned productionteamjoinedthe students. SecondAvenueLearning’s Mobile GameswascreatedbyRIT An earlyversionoftheTheOriginal as challenging.” the originalsaspossible—andjust historic gamestobeasmuchlike project leads.“We’verecreatedthese at RITandtheproject’sproducer games,” saysStephenJacobs,professor a centuryintheseanalogdexterity that havebeenaroundformorethan use manyofthesameplaymechanics “Today’s ‘borndigital’mobilegames in thevideogameindustry.” edge ofpreserving digitalmaterials materials, asthey are at theleading was thelogicalchoice for these game industry. The Strong museum story oftheriseglobalvideo so that future historians can tell the to preserve ourcompany’s history, our 20thanniversary—should seek Wargaming—on theoccasion of Wargaming. “Itisthusfittingthat director ofspecialprojects at World War II,” saidTracy Spaight, preserve thevehicles andstories of the world, whohave helpedto The OriginalMobileGames

Cracking Scene, 1980–1995. Computer Kidsas MimeticEntrepreneurs? ATransnational History of the of Zurichfor two weeks to conduct research for hisupcoming project, video games.InSeptember, Gleb Albert visited The Strong from theUniversity will examine therole that space—the cosmos—has played inthehistory of The Strong for two weeks to begin research for hisdissertation project, which In August, Alexander Mirowski, PhDcandidate at IndianaUniversity, visited or familial ideologies. Indiana University examined how jigsaw puzzlesreinforced political,religious, changed thelandscapeandaccessibility ofvideogames.SeanPurcell from develop thehistory offemale designersandgamesevaluate how thishas Carol Shaw, Dan/DaniBunten Berry, andHerInteractive materials to help Jana Rosinski ofSyracuse University explored themuseum’s collections of Dragons adventures for hisnovel-in-progress, This OtherWorld. Also, inJuly, through Dungeons&Dragons materials to helpcreate original Dungeons& During aone-week fellowship inJuly, Andrew ErvinofTemple University sifted Texas at Austin examined therelationship between play andcompetitive sports. history ofchildhoodandplay inAmerica.AlecHurley from theUniversity of Charles Lindbergh-themed games,andauthorSusanFletcher looked at the Games. primary research for hervideogamehistory textbook, The Evolution of Video In June, Natalie Underberg-Goode oftheUniversity ofCentral Floridaconducted use ofitsextensive collections andlibrary archives. Researchers from around theglobevisited The Strong thissummerto make Collections Strong’s The Explore Globe Fellowship Recipients from Around the Visit museumofplay.org/education for more information. stimulate learning,usingtheentire museumastheirclassroom. and create projects. Children delve deeplyinto topics that fascinate and encourages teachers andstudents to work together to planthecurriculum year-old children. Bothprograms are Reggio Emilia-inspired. This approach four-year-old children andanearlykindergarten program for four- andfive- Woodbury Schoolat The Strong offers apreschool program for three- and Enrollment isonafirst-come, first-served basis. school year. Children must bethree years oldonorbefore December 31,2019. Woodbury Schoolwillbegin accepting applications for the2019–2020 Starting December 1 Accepting School Applications Woodbury Also, inJune, Patrick EllisofGeorgia Institute ofTechnology examined

and play therapy. play and love styles, problem gaming Other articles intheissue explore expression intheAge ofInformation. deeper understand play asaform of this new context willallow usto resistance. Recognizing play within appropriating reality regardless of play capableofengagingwithand we must understand Quixotean Play: comprehend thecomplexity ofplay, actual world. Sicartbelieves that to world inpermanentclashwiththe creates andinhabitsanimaginary by MigueldeCervantes. Quixote told intheclassic novel DonQuixote Sicart frames hisideaswiththestories rise ofvideogames. of computation andplay inthe similarities explain themerging ourselves inanew way. Such a world inwhichwe canexpress information differently, play creates a world inwhichwe consume as computers haveJust created or performed withapersonaltouch. negotiated purpose, andisproduced or instrument ofplay, hasitsown space, andtimeinto thescene it translates asituation, context, Play isalsoreontologizing because therefore, created anew world. analogue to digitaldata” andhave, have fostered “a transition from transforming information. Computers reontologization—the process of Sicart focuses ontheconcept of beyond theirimmediate utility. claims that computers too are valuable for itsown purposefulness. Sicart not valuable for itsutility, butrather props suchasgamesortoys. Play is players andoften withthe aidof the creation ofworlds withother Sicart establishes that play describes of Information. computation andplay intheAge explores therelationship between Research at ITUniversity Copenhagen, Computer Game Center for professor at the Sicart, associate of Play, Miguel American Journal issue ofthe In theupcoming changed play? computation How has of Information Play intheAge Journal

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Museum Board Welcomes The Strong Welcomes Get Your Tickets for Play Ball 2018! New Trustee Distinguished Guests Play Ball, The Strong’s annual fundraising gala, is back on Friday, October 26. The museum will transform into a sophisticated The Strong is pleased to announce the election yet playful world of oversized games, irresistible cuisine, of Dawn Williams-Fuller to its Board of Trustees. creative cocktails, and delicious desserts. Guests will delight Williams-Fuller is currently Executive Director in performances by master magician and entertainer Steven of EthanMaya Development Corp, a real estate Brundage, former America’s Got Talent contestant. operations company in Upstate New York. Prior to EthanMaya Development Corp, Williams-Fuller Inspired by the classic game of dominoes, guests are invited worked for nearly two decades at Xerox Corporation where she led many to wear black and white—or go all out and come dressed as successful initiatives in global marketing, business operations, strategy, a favorite character, game, or toy. At Play Ball, costumes are project management, and engineering. always admired, but not required.

An alumna of the University of Rochester and former elementary school Dave Long, inventor of the Scene It? DVD Just like a single hand starting a cascade of falling dominoes, volunteer chorus instructor, Williams-Fuller also serves as a vice chair on game series, tours The Strong’s video games proceeds from Play Ball extend the reach of The Strong’s the board of the Rochester Downtown Development Corp. She resides collection with The Strong’s Vice President educational programs and help support the museum’s in Penfield with her spouse and two children. for Exhibits Jon-Paul Dyson (left). transformative expansion. Tickets are $175 each. To purchase tickets, learn about sponsorship opportunities, or make a gift in support of Play Ball, contact Kylee Fassler, donor engagement and special events manager, at [email protected] or 585-410-6346. College Students Complete Internships MUSEUM NEWS Nine college students joined The Strong this summer as interns. The students assisted in many museum The Happiest Hour The Strong Receives areas including marketing, the library and archives, public programs, Returns in December Grant for Community collections, and more. Pictured left to right is Amanda Cullinan-Spinelli Members of the Association of Game and Save the date for The Strong’s next Outreach from Niagara University, Haley Epping Puzzle Collectors visit the museum’s Brian Happiest Hour on Wednesday, Sutton-Smith Library and Archives of Play The Daisy Marquis Jones Foundation from American University, Brienna to view the world-class game and puzzle December 12, from 5:30 to 9:30 p.m. has awarded The Strong a $20,000 Johnson-Morris from Rochester collections with Beth Lathrop, director of The Happiest Hour is a ticketed, grant to support the museum’s Institute of Technology, and Haytham the library and archives (far left). after-hours fundraiser and museum community outreach programs Abdelhakim Mohamed from University experience for “big kids” age 21 which make admission possible for of Rochester. Not picture are Matt Attanasio from Ithaca and older. Proceeds from The Happiest Hour help Rochester-area children and families College, Lindsey Barnick from University at Buffalo, Jovany Jimenez from support The Strong’s educational mission and community outreach programs. who might otherwise not have an Canisius College, Tallis Polashenski from University of Rochester, and William opportunity to visit The Strong. “This Samosir from Rhode Island School of Design. December’s Happiest Hour will feature winter crafts and games and include play time in the Be the Astronaut exhibit. Guests will enjoy a sampling of snacks grant will help ensure that thousands courtesy of Nox and a cash bar featuring the local beers of Roc Brewing Co. of children and adults with financial, while exploring two floors of hands-on, interactive exhibits. The evening will physical, and social limitations will Out and About also include a dance party with music by DJ Naps from BreakThrough get to experience the museum’s rich Entertainment, cotton candy from Sugary Delights, and more. educational resources in the coming In June Jeremy Saucier, assistant Chris Bensch, vice president for Karen Dodson, tourism sales year,” says Kate Whitman, director of vice president for interpretation collections, was keynote speaker associate, represented The Strong Visit museumofplay.org/happiesthour to purchase tickets and for more fun grants and foundation relations at The and electronic games, spoke about for the Association for Games and at the Student and Youth Travel details about The Happiest Hour. Strong. “We are grateful for the Daisy The Strong at the New York Cultural Puzzles International Convention Association’s annual conference in Marquis Jones Foundation’s generous Heritage Tourism Network's annual and Puzzle Parley in Rochester Baltimore, Maryland, in August. support of this important program.” conference at Hobart and William in July. Dubnik and Curator Smith Colleges in Geneva, NY. In Nic Ricketts also attended the Also in August, Supervisor of Live July, Saucier represented The Strong event and accepted the association’s Collections Anna Simpson attended Corporate Partners and Sponsors at the Serious Play conference at the Outstanding Achievement Award on the Invertebrates in Education and The Strong University at Buffalo. behalf of the museum. Conservation Conference (IECC) in Tucson, Arizona. Make a Difference is Growing! In September, Bensch offered Across our community, organizations are investing in The Strong by Assistant Vice President for The Strong is expanding and you can help. Education Debbie McCoy, facilitated a gallery talk titled The Toys of In September, Director of becoming corporate partners and museum sponsors. Their support Use the envelope in this Play Time issue to make War, Myth, Desire at the George Conservation Hillary Ellis, discussed provides important resources to broaden The Strong’s reach and a workshop titled Playful Learning in a donation to the Powered by Play Campaign. Kindergarten through High School Eastman Museum and a lecture titled video game preservation as part bring the power of play to more children and families each year. of the Preserving Modern and Classrooms at The Strong in June Planes, Trains, and Automobiles: To learn how your organization can make a difference at The Strong Learn more at poweredbyplaycampaign.org Contemporary Museum Collections for the administrative team from Transportation Toys at The Strong and receive wonderful benefits for your employees, please contact conference in Los Angeles. Ellis's Newark School District. Museum at the New York Museum Hillary Bobys at 585-410-6302 or [email protected]. of Transportation in Henrietta. attendance at the conference was sponsored by the Conservation Thank you to the following companies for renewing Also in June, President and CEO The Strong broke Steve Dubnik and Senior Director for Julia Novakovic, archivist, attended Center for Art and Historic Artifacts their commitments: ground on a new the Society of American Archivists and the National Endowment for expansion project Strategic Partnerships Don Daglow Conifer Realty, LLC. Lonza attended E3 2018 (Electronic (SAA) national conference in the Humanities. this past summer. Entertainment Expo) in Los Angeles. Washington, DC in August. Hammer Packaging M & T Bank Harris Beach PLLC R.L. Kistler Inc. Harter Secrest & Emery LLP 12 P L AY Time • Fall 2018 www.museumofplay.org 13 CALENDAR OF EVENTS October 2018 November 2018 December 2018

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1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 1 Book Nook Be the Astronaut Word Scramble 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Fall 2018 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Can you unscramble these Be the Astronaut exhibit words? 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 Librarians’ picks from the 28 29 30 31 25 26 27 28 29 30 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 Learn more about the exhibit on page 2! Programs underwritten in part by official airline of The Strong. Grada Hopeman Gelser Library 30 31 The Three Little 1. ETLAPN OCTOBER Aliens and the Big ______Bad Robot Now Open: Be the Astronaut Exhibit Tuesday, October 16 Saturday, October 27 2. ISCEPHASP Lifelong Learning: Butterfly Talk Peanuts and Play Display Opens By Margaret McNamara (for the youngest readers) ______Mondays, October 1, 15, 22 & 29 Alien brothers Bork, Gork, and Storytime Club Friday, October 19 Saturday & Sunday, October 27 & 28 KIDS PAGE KIDS Eastman Community Music School Halloween Hocus Pocus Nklxwcyz set off from their home to 3. TETREMIOE 10:30 & 11:30 a.m. settle on different planets in the solar Performance system. Their mama warns them to 6 p.m. Wednesdays, October 3, 10, 17, 24 & 31 Wednesday, October 31 stick together and watch out for the ______Animal Encounters Toddler Trick-or-Treat Big Bad Robot that wants to chew 4. Friday, October 26 10 a.m.–2 p.m. them up! This familiar tale takes the OONM Museum closed for Play Ball reader through the solar system, ______Saturday, October 6–Monday, October 8 from Mercury to Neptune, as the In Another Galaxy Weekend three little aliens escape the clutches 5. EVORR of the Big Bad Robot. Shelved in the Be the Astronaut exhibit. ______NOVEMBER 6. TOORB See Inside the Thursday, November 1– Thursday, November 8 Tuesday, November 13 ______Sunday, December 2 National Toy Hall of Fame Induction Museum Shop Discount Day Universe Heart Gallery Ceremony By Alex Frith 7. UATSOTNAR 10:30 a.m. (for younger readers) Thursday, November 15 Friday, November 2– Women in Games: Inspire This lift-the-flap book is full of facts ______Saturday, November 17 Saturday & Sunday, November 10 & 11 Ticketed Event and illustrations—covering the Canstruction! 8. ITODESAR National Toy Hall of Fame Celebration 6–9 p.m. origin of the universe to the history Weekend of astronomy—to satisfy the most curious minds. Budding scientists ______Friday, November 4 Saturday & Sunday, November 17 & 18 and their caregivers can spend many Eastman Community Music School November 11 through January 7 Women in Games Exhibit Opening pleasant hours lifting over 70 flaps to 9. MOCTE Performance Morpho Magic explore atoms, particle accelerators, ______6 p.m. space telescopes, and the Butterfly Monday, November 19 Monday, November 12 Robert C. Postal Toy Soldier Day Nebula. Shelved in the Be the 10. VAGRYTI Get Ready for The Nutcracker Astronaut exhibit. Mondays, November 5 & 26 Storytime Club and A Christmas Carol Monday, November 19 ______10:30 & 11:30 a.m. 11 a.m.–2:30 p.m. I Love You, Storytime Club 11. AVETGAIN 10:30 & 11:30 a.m. Michael Collins Wednesdays, November 7, 14, 21 & 28 Monday, November 12 ______Animal Encounters Thank-a-Donor Day By Lauren Baratz-Logsted Thursday, November 22 11 a.m.–3 p.m. (for older readers) 12. REJIPUT Museum Closed for Thanksgiving It’s 1969 and the U.S. is on the verge of the landing on the moon and all the ______DECEMBER students in 10-year-old Mamie’s class are writing to Neil Armstrong and 13. SOMSINI Saturday & Sunday, December 1 & 2 Mondays, December 3, 10 & 17 Saturday, December 22– Buzz Aldrin to cheer them on. Mamie ______Ninja Warrior Challenge Storytime Club Monday, December 31 decides to write to Michael Collins, Blast Off Break Week the astronaut tasked with staying 10:30 & 11:30 a.m. with the ship while Armstrong and 14. RAMS Sunday, December 2 Aldrin take their famous first steps. A Friend to Every Butterfly Wednesdays, December 5, 12 & 19 Tuesday, December 25 As the launch draws closer, Mamie’s ______Scout Program Museum closed for Christmas family starts to fall apart and her Animal Encounters 15. TACRRE Noon–4 p.m. one-sided correspondence with Michael Collins becomes the outlet ______Saturday & Sunday, December 8 & 9 for all her hopes and fears. Shelved in Frosty and Friends

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gate 12. Jupiter 13. mission 14. Mars 15. crater 15. Mars 14. mission 13. Jupiter 12. gate For full event descriptions, please see the online calendar on museumofplay.org.

- navi 11. gravity 10. comet 9. asteroid 8. astronaut 7. robot 6.

Answers: 1. planet 2. spaceship 3. meteorite 4. moon 5. rover rover 5. moon 4. meteorite 3. spaceship 2. planet 1. The museum will close at 4 p.m. on December 24 and 31. Unless otherwise noted, events typically end by 4 p.m. 14 P L AY Time • Fall 2018 and are free to members. www.museumofplay.org 15 Nonprofit Organization US Postage PAID One Manhattan Square Rochester, NY Rochester, NY 14607 Permit No. 4144

The Strong® is a highly interactive, collections-based museum devoted to the history and exploration of play. As a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit educational organization, The Strong is funded in part by contributions MUSEUM ADMISSION and grants from individuals, corporations, foundations, and state and federal entities. It is home to the General Admission (does not include admission to International Center for the History of Electronic Games, the National Toy Hall of Fame, the World Video Dancing Wings Butterfly Garden®): age 2 and older Game Hall of Fame, the Brian Sutton-Smith Library and Archives of Play, the Woodbury School, and the $15, under age 2 free, museum members free. American Journal of Play and houses the world’s largest and most comprehensive collection of historical Admission to Dancing Wings Butterfly Garden: materials related to play. $4 per person for members, general admission fee plus $5 for nonmembers; children under age 2 free. BOARD OF TRUSTEES Tickets may be purchased at the museum’s Karthik Bala Kelly Gagan Aaron Newman Dawn Williams-Fuller admissions desk. Bernard Birnbaum, CPM Kenneth Glazer Joy Ryen Plotnik, Esq. Mee F. Wing Admission rates and Dancing Wings Butterfly Garden David Burns Cecilia Griffin Golden, PhD Stanley Purdie, CPA fees subject to change. Michael J. Cicero Nan Hildebrandt Bruce Raiffe Steve M. Dubnik, Chris Czarnecki Martin Jarzebowski, CFA William D. Rice President and CEO PARKING Zeke Duda Laura Saxby Lynch Donald Riley Erika Duthiers, Esq. Reena Mehta Fred Smith, PhD Limited free parking is available for guests during regular Carla Engelbrecht, EdD William W. Napier Jeff Valentine museum hours on a first-come, first-served basis. On high visitation days, the museum lot may reach capacity early in the day. If space is not available on site at the time of your visit, you will find additional The Strong is supported with public funds from the Institute of parking (fees apply) at neighboring municipal garages. Museum and Library Services (IMLS) and the New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA), a State agency. The Strong is accredited by MUSEUM HOURS the American Alliance of Museums (AAM), and is an institutional member of AAM, the American Association for State and Local History Monday–Thursday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. (AASLH), the Association of Children’s Museums (ACM), and the Friday & Saturday, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Museum Association of New York (MANY). Sunday, noon to 5 p.m. The museum will be closed on Friday, October 26; The Strong is a United Way donor designation agency (ID#2556) Thursday, November 22; and Tuesday, December 25. The museum will close at 4 p.m. on Monday, December 24 and Monday, December 31.

DINING The museum offers a variety of dining options The Strong’s including Pizza Hut Express, Taco Bell Express, Subway, Louie’s Sweet Shoppe, and Bill Gray’s Gelser Library Desk Restaurant. Visit museumofplay.org for hours and information. to Launch the On weekends, holidays, and during school breaks, dining tables and chairs are reserved for restaurant 20 for 20 Book Challenge customers only.

The Strong is home to one of the only INFORMATION museum-based circulating libraries in the 585-263-2700 • museumofplay.org nation, the Gelser Library, which is a mini-branch of the Rochester Public Library. PLAY TIME Beginning November 1, the museum will launch the 20 for 20 Book Challenge Editor: Kelly Murphy Lucyszyn in honor of the Gelser Library’s 20th anniversary and to encourage readers to Contributing Writers and Photographers: check-out library books to enjoy at home. Participants in the challenge can pick up Matt Attanasio, Victoria Gray, Noelle McElrath-Hart, a book tally sheet at the Gelser Library desk any time after November 1 to record Allison McGrath, Beth Lathrop, Kelly Murphy Lucyszyn, the title of books checked-out from the museum. After checking out 20 books and Shane Rhinewald, Michelle Parnett-Dwyer, returning them, guests can submit the completed sheet at the Gelser Library desk Kate Whitman to be entered into a quarterly drawing for a $20 gift card to the museum’s shop. The 20 for 20 Book Challenge will continue until December 31, 2019 with the goal Art Director: Niki Kruger, Zimmet Group of reaching 20,000 books checked out. Facebook “f” Logo CMYK / .ai Facebook “f” Logo CMYK / .ai