My point-form outline for my 1997 thesis was 30 pages of single-spaced 10pt text.  It's somewhat daunting going through it and picking out which pieces need to be in a document for first-year students.  For tonight I dropped in the "Play in Design" section as a fairly quick rough draft.  I figure it eventually deserves a couple of serious articles worth of material (maybe one per type of play.  I also omitted most of the material on the use of play as a designer's tool (as distinct from play in designed works).

The updated rough draft (PDF) is online for those who are curious.