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A new project called “Learning through Landscapes” urges that school grounds could be transformed, through the use of mazes, from tarmac deserts into experiences for both learning and pleasure. One of the mentors of the project, Wendy Titman, attributed the increase in the number of public mazes to...

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Publicado en:New Statesman & Society Vol. 7; pp. 30 - 31
Autor principal: Ward, Colin
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: New Statesman Ltd. April 22 1994
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Sumario:A new project called “Learning through Landscapes” urges that school grounds could be transformed, through the use of mazes, from tarmac deserts into experiences for both learning and pleasure. One of the mentors of the project, Wendy Titman, attributed the increase in the number of public mazes to computer games. According to Adrian Fisher, billed as the world's most prolific maze designer, color mazes are a more rewarding experience for children than overstructured computer programs. Color mazes demand creative and cooperative play by being deliberately deficient in formal rules.