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I recently came across the age old question of \"What do I buy the person who has everything?\" It\'s a struggle me and my sister always face when prepping for Christmas, Mother\'s Day, or our mom\'s birth...

It\'s been three hours. The landscape hasn\'t changed in the past two. It\'s too close to the last stop to stop again and too far to the next rest stop. Your knees are stiff; you\'ve lost feeling in your ...

  As professionals in the toy and game industry our jobs are richly rewarded when we help children grow, learn, feel wonder and joy, when we make them smile and laugh.    This is a...

Cheap Thrills By Nancy Zwiers In my first year in the toy industry—over 30 years ago(!)—I marveled to a friend: “Making a great toy is easy.  Making a great toy at the right p...

As long time optical design consultants,  Optics For Hire has designed products for hundreds of applications from LIDAR for self-driving cards to ophthalmoscopes to street lights, spectrometers a...

Technology has been rapidly transforming various industries over the past few decades, and the toy and tabletop game industry is no exception. With the increasing popularity of digital devices, it\'s n...

Thinkfun turns their focus to the global youth mental health crisis and how play can make all the difference in protecting and strengthening children and teens.  The company’s new init...

Hi Rachele! Thank you for taking time for this interview, I know you have a lot on your plate with heading up both ThinkFun and M.E.S.H. To date, what has been your biggest achievement? H...

It\'s no secret that toys and games are not just for kids anymore. Over the past few years, there has been a surge in the Kidult industry, with adults indulging in toys, games, and other forms of play....

The world of video games has exploded in popularity over the past few decades, with millions of people around the world spending countless hours immersed in their favorite games. But have you ever won...