Changing minds: computers, learning, and literacy
Changing minds: computers, learning, and literacy
Mindstorms: children, computers, and powerful ideas
Mindstorms: children, computers, and powerful ideas
TinkRBook: shared reading interfaces for storytelling
Proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Interaction Design and Children
Sticking together: handcrafting personalized communication interfaces
Proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Interaction Design and Children
Tangible interaction and learning: the case for a hybrid approach
Personal and Ubiquitous Computing
t-books: merging traditional storybooks with electronics
Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Interaction Design and Children
The role of cultural forms in tangible interaction design
Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Tangible, Embedded and Embodied Interaction
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What reasons do we have for continuing to incorporate traditional print media into interaction designs for children? In this position statement, I address this question from the perspective of cultural forms. My argument is that in the creation of novel forms of interaction it is advantageous to present strong and recognizable cultural forms to help parents and children structure their activity around familiar artifacts. This, in turn, helps activate valuable cognitive, physical, and emotional resources that parents and children can bring to bear on the new task.