{"product_id":"childs-play-re-envisaged-through-virtual-rene-novak-9789004735804","title":"Child's Play Re-Envisaged Through Virtual Reality: Introducing the Immersive Research Methodology","description":"In this book, Dr Rene Novak reveals new ways of understanding children's play by liberating it from the constraints of standardised educational agendas. Drawing on Heidegger's concepts of Enframing and poiesis, and phenomenological inquiry, this innovative study explores how immersive virtual reality (VR) videos can serve as metaphysical laboratories. Through vivid, embodied experiences, early childhood educators cross the cybernetic looking glass to become one with play and discover transformative insights for holistic child development.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Dr Rene Novak investigates the potential of immersive pedagogy by merging visual pedagogy with embodiment theory to highlight the critical role of teacher presence in educational phenomena. Educators become \"invisible observers,\" stepping inside the flow of play while relinquishing preconceived enframed discourses and misconceptions. The result is a reshaping of pedagogy and policy, steering away from prescriptive goals toward play as a self-actualising educational experience.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e By reconceptualising how free play unfolds, this book challenges educators, policymakers, and parents to embrace the true essence of play in early learning. This book is an essential resource for anyone seeking to understand how to foster creativity, social-emotional growth, and deeper engagement in a play-based curriculum.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Rene Novak\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 9004735801\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9789004735804\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Brill\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/12\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 184\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover","brand":"Rene Novak","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":47419632091391,"sku":"9789004735804","price":73.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_67ab2d85-8b39-4d37-97a9-42cf84cd120c.jpg?v=1761512840","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/childs-play-re-envisaged-through-virtual-rene-novak-9789004735804","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}