Magic land: play therapy on interactive tabletops

Authors:
Olga Pykhtina;Madeline Balaam;Sue Pattison;Gavin Wood;Patrick Olivier
Affiliations:
Newcastle University, Newcastle Upon Tyne, Tyne & Wear, UK;Newcastle University, Newcastle Upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, UK;Newcastle University, Newcastle Upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, UK;Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne & Wear, UK;Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne & Wear, UK
Venue:
CHI '12 Extended Abstracts on Human Factors in Computing Systems
Year:
2012

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Abstract

We describe an ongoing study that explores the introduction of digital technology into play therapy. While digital technologies are increasingly used in educational and directive therapeutic contexts with older children, they are largely missing from non-directive play therapy settings with younger children. Based on the play therapy research and practice literature we describe the design and ongoing evaluation of Magic Land, a set of digital play activities for interactive tabletops used in non-directive play therapy with younger children.