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jogo: an explorative design for free play

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IDC '10: Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Interaction Design and Children

Pages 178 - 181

https://doi.org/10.1145/1810543.1810565

Published: 09 June 2010 Publication History

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This paper presents jogo, an explorative design that uses sound as a medium to encourage children to play and socially interact in a physically embodied sense. Open-ended play materials are explored as a way of encouraging free play. A simple, intuitive yet engaging platform provides a combination of low barrier to learning and motivation in the interaction. A prototype of jogo has been developed to investigate how the provision of a tangible play experience can encourage children to play freely in a more physical way, while socially interacting with others around them.

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jogo: an explorative design for free play
1. Human-centered computing
  1. Human computer interaction (HCI)

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IDC '10: Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Interaction Design and Children

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DOI:10.1145/1810543

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