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WooGu: Exploring an Embodied Tangible User Interface for Supporting Children to Learn Farm-to-Table Food Knowledge

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Lawrence H Kim,

Xin TongAuthors Info & Claims

IDC '23: Proceedings of the 22nd Annual ACM Interaction Design and Children Conference

Pages 681 - 687

https://doi.org/10.1145/3585088.3593876

Published: 19 June 2023 Publication History

Abstract

Food is essential for human health, growth, and development. However, children need more learning materials and motivation to receive food literacy education or know the fundamental food processes from farm to table. In this work, we explored the design of a prototype named WooGu with tangible user interfaces (TUI) and embodied interactions, which aims to improve young children’s food literacy. WooGu presents three design features: a cube displaying user interfaces, step-by-step tasks guiding children to learn food from farm to table, and hands-on props made by cardboard empowering embodied interactions. We evaluated WooGu with two families in a pilot test, and the findings suggested that WooGu provides children with the embodied experience of food production, improving their food literacy, logical thinking, and practical ability. This research contributed to the human-food interaction area and provided a novel way of learning food literacy for children through embodied interactions with WooGu.

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Cai XJin KShi SHuang SHuang OWang XCheng JLin WYao JHu YZhang CYao C(2024)"See, Hear, Touch, Smell, and,...Eat!": Helping Children Self-Improve Their Food Literacy and Eating Behavior through a Tangible Multi-Sensory Puzzle GameProceedings of the 23rd Annual ACM Interaction Design and Children Conference10.1145/3628516.3655801(270-281)Online publication date: 17-Jun-2024
https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/3628516.3655801

Index Terms

WooGu: Exploring an Embodied Tangible User Interface for Supporting Children to Learn Farm-to-Table Food Knowledge
1. Human-centered computing
  1. Human computer interaction (HCI)
    1. Interactive systems and tools
      1. User interface toolkits
  2. Interaction design
    1. Systems and tools for interaction design

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DOI:10.1145/3585088

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Cai XJin KShi SHuang SHuang OWang XCheng JLin WYao JHu YZhang CYao C(2024)"See, Hear, Touch, Smell, and,...Eat!": Helping Children Self-Improve Their Food Literacy and Eating Behavior through a Tangible Multi-Sensory Puzzle GameProceedings of the 23rd Annual ACM Interaction Design and Children Conference10.1145/3628516.3655801(270-281)Online publication date: 17-Jun-2024
https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/3628516.3655801

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