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The stamp plate and the kicking chair: playful productivity for mealtime in preschools

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Daniela K. Rosner,

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IDC '18: Proceedings of the 17th ACM Conference on Interaction Design and Children

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https://doi.org/10.1145/3202185.3202759

Published: 19 June 2018 Publication History

Abstract

Most technology designed for young children at mealtime centers around conceptions of how the child should eat or behave at the table. Expanding this view to include children's perspectives, we present a two-part study to explore the design of technology for mealtimes in preschools. We first worked to identify existing value tensions through interviews and observations, then designed three prototypes to address different value tensions (e.g., the tension between children's interest in experimenting with food versus the teachers' interest in cleanliness). Although there are specific ways adults' and children's values are in conflict, our work suggests the potential for novel designs to provide creative and meaningful experiences such as playful productivity that support the needs of both parties.

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