Imaginary Friends

Where do the imaginary friends go when their human creators grow up? Imaginary friends are often associated with children, but what about adults? The role of the imagination is often discouraged from childhood - the wish to play and explore. Why have an imaginary friend? What purpose do they still serve? Where has the imaginary been in the story of your life? Can it be an antidote to loneliness, or is it the need for something other? Are you still intrigued? The aim of this on-going project is to create an interaction and dialogue with the public both online and also as a physical activity.

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Jairo Zaldua

Nicola Green

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Publication date: July 2018

Publication date (Print): July 2018

Pages: 115-116

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DOI: 10.14236/ewic/EVA2018.21

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Conference name: Electronic Visualisation and the Arts

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Conference location: London, UK

Conference date: 9 - 13 July 2018

Conference sponsor: Electronic Workshops in Computing (eWiC)

Conference theme: Electronic Visualisation and the Arts

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1477-9358 BCS Learning & Development

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T. GleasonT. R. SebancA. M. HartupW. Willard 2000 Imaginary Companions of pre School Children Developmental Psychology 36 4, July 2000
E. V. Hoff 2004–2005 A Friend Living Inside Me – The Forms and Functions of Imaginary Companions institutionLund University Sweden
E. HurlockM. Burstein 1932 The Imaginary Playmate: A questionnaire study

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[1] T. GleasonT. R. SebancA. M. HartupW. Willard 2000 Imaginary Companions of pre School Children Developmental Psychology 36 4, July 2000

[2] E. V. Hoff 2004–2005 A Friend Living Inside Me – The Forms and Functions of Imaginary Companions institutionLund University Sweden

[3] E. HurlockM. Burstein 1932 The Imaginary Playmate: A questionnaire study

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