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Shake up the schoolyard: iterative design research for public playful installations

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Pepijn Rijnbout,

Ben SchoutenAuthors Info & Claims

IDC '14: Proceedings of the 2014 conference on Interaction design and children

Pages 175 - 183

https://doi.org/10.1145/2593968.2593980

Published: 17 June 2014 Publication History

Abstract

Three different design research topics are presented in this article: how to design social and active play for teenagers, how to design for openended and emergent play, and how to evaluate interactive playful installations in situ. The Wiggle the Eye installation, five interactive wiggle benches and a central lamp, was iteratively developed and evaluated with more than 1000 users, at two high schools, one university and a design festival. The installation succeeded in inviting teenagers to play in a social way, yet the interaction design proved challenging: uncoordinated mass usage and a variety of external factors influenced the exploration and discovery process for the users. The presented insights serve as advice for everyone designing for teenagers, public spaces or playful interactions.

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Shake up the schoolyard: iterative design research for public playful installations
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 '14: Proceedings of the 2014 conference on Interaction design and children

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Diederich KCurrin FBlasi KSchmidt ADavid HPeterman KHourcade J(2023)Changing the dynamics of preschool children's social play with technology: evaluation of technology-based supports for tools of the mind style playBehaviour & Information Technology10.1080/0144929X.2023.222174743:8(1554-1579)Online publication date: 19-Jun-2023
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