Children's Beliefs and Understanding of Smart Objects: An Exploratory Study

Alessandra Melonio, Mehdi Rizvi, Eftychia Roumelioti, Antonella De Angeli, Rosella Gennari, Maristella Matera

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Abstract

Children's role in the design of new technology has been widely investigated. Recently, the research focus has shifted, from the technology they help create, towards what children gain by participating in design workshops. This paper intercepts this line of research. It reports on a design workshop with 27 children, aged from 11 to 14 years old, ideating, programming and prototyping smart objects for their town park. Data were gathered in relation to children's beliefs, before and after the workshop, and in relation to their understanding of design, after the workshop. The analysis of the gathered data suggests that the workshop positively affected children's beliefs and understanding of design, giving indications for future work concerning design as means of empowerment.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings of the 2020 International Conference on Advanced Visual Interfaces
PublisherAssociation for Computing Machinery
ISBN (Electronic)9781450375351
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2 Oct 2020
Event15th International Conference on Advanced Visual Interfaces 2020 - Salerno, Italy
Duration: 28 Sept 20202 Oct 2020

Conference

Conference15th International Conference on Advanced Visual Interfaces 2020
Abbreviated titleAVI '20
Country/TerritoryItaly
CitySalerno
Period28/09/202/10/20

Keywords

  • card-based game
  • children centred design
  • interaction design
  • making
  • smart objects

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Software
  • Human-Computer Interaction
  • Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition
  • Computer Networks and Communications

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