i.play, also known as the Intelligent Play System"A Playground for the 3rd Millennium", North-West Evening Mail
/ref> is an interactive

playground A playground, playpark, or play area is a place designed to provide an environment for children that facilitates play, typically outdoors. While a playground is usually designed for children, some are designed for other age groups, or people ...

"i.play intelligent play system by Playdale", Core77.
/ref> designed in collaboration between

Progressive Sports Technologies Ltd Progressive may refer to: Politics * Progressivism, a political philosophy in support of social reform ** Progressivism in the United States, the political philosophy in the American context * Progressive realism, an American foreign policy par ...

and

Playdale Playgrounds Playdale Playgrounds is a British playground design, manufacturing and installation company founded in 1978 by Jack and John Croasdale. Playdale Playgrounds is based in Haverthwaite, Cumbria. History Playdale Playgrounds is a family-run busines ...

. The i.play has switches and lights which light up and make sounds, requiring participants to push them to earn points. The development and evaluation of the i.play system is being conducted by Phil Hodgkins as part of a

Ph.D A Doctor of Philosophy (PhD, Ph.D., or DPhil; Latin: or ') is the most common Academic degree, degree at the highest academic level awarded following a course of study. PhDs are awarded for programs across the whole breadth of academic fields ...

in Sports Technology at

Loughborough University Loughborough University (abbreviated as ''Lough'' or ''Lboro'' for post-nominals) is a public research university in the market town of Loughborough, Leicestershire, England. It has been a university since 1966, but it dates back to 1909, when L ...

. The world's first i.play system was opened to the public at

Barrow Park Barrow Park is a 45-acre public park in Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, England. It is located entirely within the Parkside ward, to which the park lends its name, bound by Abbey Road, Park Drive, Greengate Street and Park Avenue. Barrow Park was d ...

Barrow-in-Furness Barrow-in-Furness is a port town in Cumbria, England. Historically in Lancashire, it was incorporated as a municipal borough in 1867 and merged with Dalton-in-Furness Urban District in 1974 to form the Borough of Barrow-in-Furness. In 2023 the ...

, UK on 20 July 2007.sport-kit.net
/ref> Image:Boy on i.play.jpg, i.play tournament, Barrow Park July 2007 Image:Children jumping.JPG, Children celebrate the launch of i.play at Barrow Park, July 2007

References

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External links

i.play site

Playdale website
Play (activity) Loughborough University