Introduction / Case studies : creating games for museums. History at play : games, learning theory and play spaces at Conner Prairie / I spy : interpreting artworks through games / Porto through a game / Playing with light : incorporating play into an interactive science experience / Art Heist, 2010 : an interactive adventure by Coney / Leveraging play, unlocking imaginations / Let's play soldiers : learning while playing / Elementary, my dear visitors : how puzzles, mysteries and challenges can create memorable learning experiences / Playing with history : interactive and collaborative games at Tryon Palace historic site / Bullying prevention games at the Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Center / High tea : a case study / Learning moments : museum education and families / The one-two punch : synergy between simulation games and other interactive approaches in exhibitions / Online games for under-sevens / Immersive games : an alternative reality for museums / Back to the future : time explorer at the British Museum / Telling stories with games / Smartphone interaction : the museum as a gaming board / Transforming galleries through gaming / The advantage of games and interactive displays in teaching modern foreign languages / The player's voice : using evaluation to bring the player into the development process / If these walls could talk : a case study in playing your way through a project / Learning about palaeontology through interactive games / The watertower : gaming for heritage / La loterâia : guided interaction through a visitor-exhibition interface / Case studies : exhibition games. Exploring the art of video games / The games people play : a case study / The athlete experience : education, economics and interactive sports exhibits at the Olympic Hall of Fame and Museum, Canada Olympic Park / Toy museums at a glance : the history of toys in Turkey from a socio-cultural perspective / Game catcher : playing, recording and archiving playground games / Invention at play : an award-winning interactive travelling exhibition / Games, fun and adventure : the history of games, toys and play / Theory and innovation. Hunting for the beauty of game design in a museum's objects / Telling your own story : analogies between players' encounters with game space and visitors' encounters with museums / The art of play : exploring the roles of technology and social play in museums / Museum games and narrative : the way we tell stories with objects / Toys++ : augmented reality enhaced artifacts to display additional educational layers into museums' collections / The Tate kids guide to creating games for galleries / Crowdsourcing games : playing with museums / The interactive chair / Mobile gaming, no strings attached? / Index -- About the authors -- About the editor -- Also from MuseumsEtc.