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Design and evaluation of tangible interfaces for primary school children

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Diana XuAuthors Info & Claims

IDC '07: Proceedings of the 6th international conference on Interaction design and children

Pages 209 - 212

https://doi.org/10.1145/1297277.1297331

Published: 06 June 2007 Publication History

Abstract

My research is on the design and evaluation of technologies for children that go beyond the desktop computer and which increasingly merge the physical and digital worlds, especially Tangible Technologies. The work involves methodology research on evaluation methods for children's interactive products: by looking at the traditional evaluation methods and in search for the methods for children's Tangible Technology. The research will contribute to paradigms such as the design and evaluation of 'disappearing computer' and 'tangible computing'. The research involves empirical evaluation studies and the design of prototype systems.

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Index Terms

Design and evaluation of tangible interfaces for primary school children
1. Human-centered computing
  1. Human computer interaction (HCI)
    1. HCI design and evaluation methods
  2. Interaction design
    1. Interaction design process and methods
      1. Interface design prototyping

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IDC '07: Proceedings of the 6th international conference on Interaction design and children

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DOI:10.1145/1297277

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