Pixel Materiali: a system for creating and understanding pixel animations

Authors:
Tal Drori;Michal Rinott
Affiliations:
Via Marcona, Milano, Italy;Holon Institute of Technology, Holon, Israel
Venue:
Proceedings of the 6th international conference on Interaction design and children
Year:
2007

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Abstract

Pixel Materiali ("Physical Pixels" in Italian) is a physical play environment which enables children to create pixel-like animations, and through this process to understand the basics of digital images and animation. Pixel Materiali is designed as a simple, highly intuitive system in which children interact with physical tiles while technology - in the form of camera and computer - is evident and understandable, but remains in the periphery of the experience. This paper reports the motivations, design considerations and outcome of using Pixel Materiali with children.