A new playground experience: going digital?

Authors:
Susanne Seitinger;Elisabeth Sylvan;Oren Zuckerman;Marko Popovic;Orit Zuckerman
Affiliations:
Smart Cities - MIT Media Lab, Cambridge, MA;Lifelong Kindergarten - MIT Media Lab, Cambridge, MA;Lifelong Kindergarten - MIT Media Lab, Cambridge, MA;Biomechatronics - MIT Media Lab, Cambridge, MA;Ambient Intelligence - MIT Media Lab, Cambridge, MA
Venue:
CHI '06 Extended Abstracts on Human Factors in Computing Systems
Year:
2006

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Abstract

We explore how an interactive pathway impacts children's play patterns in outdoor playgrounds. The paper describes our experience designing and testing the prototype at various stages of development with twenty children age three to five enrolled in a preschool childcare center. We provide examples of the children's diverse play patterns and conclude with initial reflections on the design of responsive playground elements.