The Toy Guide‘s thirty ninth quantity concludes with the 2023 Innovation & STEAM Issue!
Our editorial cowl units the tone with a primary in Toy Guide historical past — cowl artwork created utilizing generative synthetic intelligence (AI). Whereas there are at the moment no plans to make use of AI within the pages of The Toy Guide to any nice extent (our writers will at all times be human!), the know-how is used for photos all through this concern as we dive into how AI and different improvements are serving to to form the way forward for play.
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SELECT HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE:
- AI Rising: Senior Editor Nadia Velit speaks with a number of the gamers who’re bringing synthetic intelligence into the toy division.
- Full STEAM Forward: The Toy Guide’s annual take a look at what’s taking place in STEAM (science, know-how, engineering, artwork, and arithmetic).
- Elevating the Bar: Stephanie Pottick of Shield for Success explores the authorized implications of AI in toys.
- Have You Heard About MESH?: ThinkFun’s Rachele Harmuth affords an replace following the primary yr of the MESH (psychological, emotional, social well being) motion.
- Cultivating Toy Gross sales: The Farm & Ranch Retail Channel Outpaces the Trade in Progress
- Backstory: RoseArt at 100: Editorial Assistant Madison Patterson seems to be at an organization with a century of Cra-Z resilience.
- New in City: Droyd: Assistant Editor Samantha Connell shines the highlight on a brand new participant within the ride-ons class.
- Thought to Innovation: TinkerTini’s Trina McFarland takes a take a look at an inventor-sourced product marketed by VTech.
- Inventory This! New Product Showcases: New merchandise in a number of classes, together with STEAM, MESH, Farm Toys & Ag Play, and Sustainable & Eco-Pleasant toys.
However that’s only the start!
As at all times, The Toy Guide is filled with actionable insights from ASTRA, The Toy Affiliation, Circana, Ladies in Toys, Licensing & Leisure, and extra.
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