Designing and testing mobile interfaces for children

Authors:
Glenda Revelle;Emily Reardon
Affiliations:
Sesame Workshop One Lincoln Plaza, New York, NY;Sesame Workshop One Lincoln Plaza, New York, NY
Venue:
Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Interaction Design and Children
Year:
2009

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Abstract

There is a growing body of research on usability and interaction design with and for children using computers [1, 2, 3]. Less is known about interaction design and usability as applied to children's use of mobile devices. Sesame Workshop has redesigned a web-based literacy intervention for young readers to run on the Apple iPod Touch. We report on design challenges in moving from large screens and mouse-based interactions to small screens and touch-based interactions, and make interface and interaction design recommendations based on the results of our prototyping and research with children.