Co-designing with children: a comparison of embodied and disembodied sketching techniques in the design of child age communication devices

  • Authors:

  • Fabian Hemmert;Susann Hamann;Matthias Löwe;Josefine Zeipelt;Gesche Joost

  • Affiliations:

  • Deutsche Telekom Laboratories, Berlin, Germany;Deutsche Telekom Laboratories, Berlin, Germany;Deutsche Telekom Laboratories, Berlin, Germany;Deutsche Telekom Laboratories, Berlin, Germany;Deutsche Telekom Laboratories, Berlin, Germany

  • Venue:
  • Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Interaction Design and Children
  • Year:
  • 2010

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Abstract

In this paper, we present a qualitative comparison of different sketching techniques, assessing their suitability for co-designing interaction design with children. It presents a study conducted in an experimental field research, in which children aged 6-12 were engaged in a co-design process, aimed to the creation of novel communication devices or services that fit their particular needs. The study compared embodied, physical sketching (body storming that was documented as photo stories) with disembodied, drawn sketching (comics), as for their creative results, and how the children, reportedly, felt during the creation process. The results indicate that embodied sketching techniques were more suitable for the children, both as for the quality of the results, and for the subjective experience of the children while designing.