
The Porcelain Child is a powerful, youth-designed card game that explores how adult words and actions shape a young person's sense of self, trust, and belonging. Created by 25 teens through iThrive Games' Game Design Studio model, the game invites players into a reflective and emotionally resonant experience that aims to strengthen youth-adult relationships through play. Unveiled at SXSW EDU 2025 by its teen designers, the Big Creators, The Porcelain Child was playtested live—inviting feedback, sparking dialogue, and modeling how co-creation fuels innovation. More than just a game, it's a call to reimagine the role of play in connection, learning, and systems change.
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