On Tuesday, December 16th at noon, the Playground of the Future team at the Entertainment Technology Center will be hosting a lecture at the Schenley Park Café and Visitor's Center. This lunchtime lecture will focus on developments in playground design around the world and their impact on the future of play. This lecture is free and open to the public, and is intended to begin a discussion about the future of playgrounds in Pittsburgh.

The Playground of the Future team is a Master's student project at Carnegie Mellon University's Entertainment Technology Center, sponsored by the Grable Foundation and the Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy. The team of four students spent the semester researching current developments in playground design and prototyping their own ideas for the future of playgrounds. Over the course of their research, they have discovered many playground concepts which excite children to explore the world around them, to think creatively, and to be active in their play.

The lecture will take place Tuesday, December 16, 2008 at noon at the Schenley Park Café and Visitor's Center, 101 Panther Hollow Road, Pittsburgh, PA 15213

Please contact Kelsey Livingston (khliving@andrew.cmu.edu) for more information.