Emerging approaches to research and design practice

XV.6 November + December 2008
Page: 26
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LIFELONG INTERACTIONSUnderstanding children’s interactions


Authors:
Janet Read, Panos Markopoulos

It was Peter Medawar who wrote, "Today the world changes so quickly that in growing up we take leave not just of youth but of the world we were young in..." The world of interactive technology changes so rapidly that for most adult observers, the interactive world inhabited by children is both unknown and, once entered into, under-comprehended. Some interaction design researchers have tried to make sense of children's interactive technology by immersing themselves, as much as they are able, in children's worlds. In particular, these researchers place great emphasis on involving children in the design and evaluation of…




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