2^nd Workshop on Design for Social Interaction through Physical Play

We aim to stimulate social interaction by designing and creating interactive objects for physical play for diverse user groups, such as children, elderly or people with special needs. With this workshop we aim to bring researchers and practitioners together to share and explore issues and opportunities for technology-enhanced physical play for stimulating face-to-face social interaction (as opposed to virtual interaction through a computer). The focus of this workshop is on sharing theories that are valuable for the design and research of products and applications in this field.

Authors and Affiliations

1. Dept. of Industrial Design, Eindhoven University of Technology, Den Dolech, 25612, AZ, Eindhoven, The Netherlands

   Tilde Bekker, Janienke Sturm & Emilia Barakova

Editors and Affiliations

1. Faculty of Media, Bauhaus University Weimar, Bauhausstr. 11, 99423, Weimar, Germany

   Tom Gross

2. Department for Information Technology, Uppsala University, 75105, Uppsala, Sweden

   Jan Gulliksen

3. Meraka Institute, 0001, Pretoria, South Africa

   Paula Kotzé

4. Department of Information Science, Uppsala University, 75120, Uppsala, Sweden

   Lars Oestreicher

5. University Paul Sabatier, 118, route de Narbonne, 31062, Toulouse Cedex, France

   Philippe Palanque

6. Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Av. Antonio Carlos, 6627, Pampulha, 31270010, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil

   Raquel Oliveira Prates

7. Université Paul Sabatier, 118, route de Narbonne, 31062, Toulouse Cedex, France

   Marco Winckler

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