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Author, Speaker and Play Designer
Tim Walsh

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Talks

PRESENTATIONS

Keynote Session, International Toy Research Association World Conference 

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In 2023, 95 toy researchers from 23 countries met at The Strong National Museum of Play in Rochester, NY for the first ITRA World Conference ever held in the United States. Tim was asked to open the conference with this talk about the power of play and the ability of toys to inform who we become.  

BOOKS

Right Brain Red: 7 Ideas for Creative Success by Reyn Guyer, inventor of Twister, Nerf, Winsor Learning and Wrensong Music. Co-written by Tim Walsh
Wham-O Super Book Celebrating 60 Years Inside the Fun Factory by Tim Walsh. Published by Chronicle Books
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TIMELESS TOYS

Andrews-McMeel, 2005

RIGHT BRAIN RED

River Grove Books, 2016

WHAM-O SUPER BOOK

Chronicle Books, 2008

70th ANNIVERSARY EDITION, 2018

Tim's books celebrate the creative spirit of some of the most successful entrepreneurs in history. Click on a cover to see more!

Books
Games

DESIGNS

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Tim just won a 2025 Play Creators Award for Game Designer of the Year from MOJO Nation for  A DAILY CLOUD: THE GAMEHere are just some of the prestigious toy and game companies that have licensed his designs.

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Across his 35-year career, games and toys designed or co-designed by Tim have sold over 7 million copies in 13 countries. Here are just some of them!

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Films

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OPERATION: Operation The Power of Play, a documentary film about John Spinello, the inventor of Operation

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TOYLAND

Tim has produced two films that have won best documentary awards in prestigious film festivals.

Click the posters above for more on each film.

©The Playmakers. Photos courtesy of Bill Erlacher Photography
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