Chapter 22

HCI For Kids

Amy Bruckman and Alisa Bandlow
Georgia Institute of Technology

 

Outline

Designing for Children

How Are Children Different?

Dexterity

Speech

Reading

Background Knowledge

Interaction Style

Children and Usability Testing

Disagreement over Use of Video

Children as Design Partners

Cooperative Inquiry

Children and Usability Testing

Entertainment

Education

Genres of Educational Technology

Child Safety Online

Conclusion

References

 

Figures

Figure 22.1: Children playing with Music Blocks. (Photo Courtesy of Amy Williams of Neurosmith.)

Figure 22.2: Penguins created using Hypergami. (Photo Courtesy of Mike and Ann Eisenberg.)