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TangToys: smart toys to communicate and improve children's wellbeing

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Kieran Woodward,

Becky InksterAuthors Info & Claims

UbiComp/ISWC '20 Adjunct: Adjunct Proceedings of the 2020 ACM International Joint Conference on Pervasive and Ubiquitous Computing and Proceedings of the 2020 ACM International Symposium on Wearable Computers

Pages 497 - 449

https://doi.org/10.1145/3410530.3414375

Published: 12 September 2020 Publication History

Abstract

Children can find it challenging to communicate their emotions especially when experiencing mental health challenges. Technological solutions may help children communicate digitally and receive support from one another as advances in networking and sensors enable the real-time transmission of physical interactions. In this work, we pursue the design of multiple tangible user interfaces designed for children containing multiple sensors and feedback actuators. Bluetooth is used to provide communication between Tangible Toys (TangToys) enabling peer to peer support groups to be developed and allowing feedback to be issued whenever other children are nearby. TangToys can provide a non-intrusive means for children to communicate their wellbeing through play.

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Abbasi NSpitale MJones PGunes H(2023)Measuring mental wellbeing of children via human-robot interactionInteraction Studies. Social Behaviour and Communication in Biological and Artificial SystemsInteraction Studies / Social Behaviour and Communication in Biological and Artificial SystemsInteraction Studies10.1075/is.21027.abb23:2(157-203)Online publication date: 24-Mar-2023
https://doi.org/10.1075/is.21027.abb
E M Vickery NWang YTarlinton DBlackler APloderer BWyeth PKnight L(2022)Embodied Interaction Design for Active Play with Young Children: A Scoping Review33rd Australian Conference on Human-Computer Interaction10.1145/3520495.3522701(293-306)Online publication date: 15-Sep-2022
https://doi.org/10.1145/3520495.3522701
Numata TKiguchi MMatsumoto HMaki AKawasaki MKamo T(2022)Development of Toys for Determining Behavioral Imitation During Parent-Child InteractionsCollaboration Technologies and Social Computing10.1007/978-3-031-20218-6_19(279-286)Online publication date: 8-Nov-2022
https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1007/978-3-031-20218-6_19
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TangToys: smart toys to communicate and improve children's wellbeing
1. Human-centered computing
  1. Ubiquitous and mobile computing
    1. Ubiquitous and mobile computing systems and tools

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UbiComp/ISWC '20 Adjunct: Adjunct Proceedings of the 2020 ACM International Joint Conference on Pervasive and Ubiquitous Computing and Proceedings of the 2020 ACM International Symposium on Wearable Computers

September 2020

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DOI:10.1145/3410530

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https://doi.org/10.1075/is.21027.abb
E M Vickery NWang YTarlinton DBlackler APloderer BWyeth PKnight L(2022)Embodied Interaction Design for Active Play with Young Children: A Scoping Review33rd Australian Conference on Human-Computer Interaction10.1145/3520495.3522701(293-306)Online publication date: 15-Sep-2022
https://doi.org/10.1145/3520495.3522701
Numata TKiguchi MMatsumoto HMaki AKawasaki MKamo T(2022)Development of Toys for Determining Behavioral Imitation During Parent-Child InteractionsCollaboration Technologies and Social Computing10.1007/978-3-031-20218-6_19(279-286)Online publication date: 8-Nov-2022
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Krestanova ACerny MAugustynek M(2021)Review: Development and Technical Design of Tangible User Interfaces in Wide-Field Areas of ApplicationSensors10.3390/s2113425821:13(4258)Online publication date: 22-Jun-2021
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