# open ended (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 4 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover open ended. Page: Feed: --- ## [Strike the Match🧸🌈🦄](https://victoriabshaw.substack.com/p/strike-the-match) _2026-08-14 · Victoria Shaw 🌈🧸 · Become Play Fluent_ Modelling play- the balance with child-led play, and why I never say "now you do it" ## [Your toddler isn't throwing things to wind you up🫨](https://victoriabshaw.substack.com/p/your-toddler-isnt-throwing-things) _2026-08-06 · Victoria Shaw 🌈🧸 · Become Play Fluent_ What's actually happening when everything ends up on the floor, and why "stop throwing" never works ## [🚫Why I don't rotate toys🚫](https://victoriabshaw.substack.com/p/why-i-dont-rotate-toys) _2026-08-04 · Victoria Shaw 🌈🧸 · Become Play Fluent_ The most repeated piece of playroom advice there is, why it quietly works against open-ended play, and the system I use instead ## [What does your playroom score out of 50?](https://victoriabshaw.substack.com/p/the-playroom-audit) _2026-07-31 · Victoria Shaw 🌈🧸 · Become Play Fluent_ A free scorecard: 25 questions, 50 points, 15 minutes, and you'll know exactly what your play space needs, no new toys required ## [The £100 starter playroom](https://victoriabshaw.substack.com/p/the-100-starter-playroom) _2026-07-29 · Victoria Shaw 🌈🧸 · Become Play Fluent_ Seven things, one charity shop trip, and 6p change. What I'd buy first if I were starting our playroom again from zero ## [An update on various projects](https://www.tim-taylor.com/news/posts/2026/07/29/an-update-on-various-projects.html) _2026-07-28 · Tim Taylor · Tim Taylor_ I’m happy to share updates on two projects that I have been working on for a while: the production of a high-quality English translation of Nils Aall Barricelli’s early paper on artificial life, Esempi Numerici di Processi di Evoluzione (1954), and the production of new editions of W. Grove’s very early novels about machines with free will and the ability to reproduce and evolve, A Mexican Mystery… ## [The complete schema guide](https://victoriabshaw.substack.com/p/the-complete-schema-guide) _2026-07-27 · Victoria Shaw 🌈🧸 · Become Play Fluent_ All 9 schemas - what each one actually looks like in your house, why the brain demands it, and the toy that feeds it 👏 ## [The Play Clinic is open. Bring me your play problems🌈](https://victoriabshaw.substack.com/p/the-play-clinic-is-open-bring-me) _2026-07-18 · Victoria Shaw 🌈🧸 · Become Play Fluent_ Monthly Q&A thread! ## [The toys aren't making her calmer](https://victoriabshaw.substack.com/p/the-toys-arent-making-her-calmer) _2026-07-16 · Victoria Shaw 🌈🧸 · Become Play Fluent_ ... the control is. ## [First, decide what the toys are for☝️](https://victoriabshaw.substack.com/p/first-decide-what-the-toys-are-for) _2026-07-09 · Victoria Shaw 🌈🧸 · Become Play Fluent_ Nobody asks parents the only question that matters in a toy shop. So let's ask it properly: what's your goal? And once you've named it, here's what to actually consider. ## [Ask the crowd: AI or not (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/g4XkGE9PvYjZ) _2026-07-09 · **Sponsored**_ Get a transparent verdict from verified humans via web, RSS, or API. ## [How to teach your toddler to play by themselves](https://victoriabshaw.substack.com/p/play-with-me) _2026-07-07 · Victoria Shaw 🌈🧸 · Become Play Fluent_ How to grow a child who can play on their own, for the parent whose toddler can't be left for 30 seconds ## [Barricelli translation and commentary submitted](https://www.tim-taylor.com/news/posts/2026/05/22/barricelli-translation-and-commentary-submitted.html) _2026-05-21 · Tim Taylor · Tim Taylor_ I am really pleased to share the news that the side project I’ve been working on to produce an English translation of Nils Aall Barricelli’s groundbreaking 1954 paper Esempi Numerici di Processi di Evoluzione, together with an accompanying commentary, has reached a major milestone today with both manuscripts being submitted to the Artificial Life journal. ## [A quick update on various projects](https://www.tim-taylor.com/news/posts/2025/07/11/a-quick-update-on-various-projects.html) _2025-07-10 · Tim Taylor · Tim Taylor_ I’ve not posted here in a while but I’ve been busy working on various projects in the background. Here’s a quick update on my Barricelli 1954 project and also on a project to produce new editions of W. Grove’s very early novels on AI takeover written in 1888-1890. ## [Why I’m Not Voting for Harris](https://write.as/zampano/why-im-not-voting-for-harris?pk_campaign=rss-feed) _2024-10-16 · Zampanò_ ## [Second edition of author-formatted version of Rise of the Self-Replicators](https://www.tim-taylor.com/news/posts/2024/10/10/second-edition-of-author-formatted-version-of-rise-of-the-self-replicators.html) _2024-10-09 · Tim Taylor · Tim Taylor_ I am pleased to announce that a second edition of the author-formatted version of our book Rise of the Self-Replicators is now available for free download and to read online! This new edition includes the 2024 afterword (which was published as a paper in the Artificial Life journal earlier this year) as an additional chapter.