PlayPals: tangible interfaces for remote communication and play

Authors:
Leonardo Bonanni;Cati Vaucelle;Jeff Lieberman;Orit Zuckerman
Affiliations:
MIT Media Lab, Cambridge, MA;Harvard University, Cambridge, MA;MIT Media Lab, Cambridge, MA;MIT Media Lab, Cambridge, MA
Venue:
CHI '06 Extended Abstracts on Human Factors in Computing Systems
Year:
2006

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Abstract

PlayPals are a set of wireless figurines with their electronic accessories that provide children with a playful way to communicate between remote locations. PlayPals is designed for children aged 5-8 to share multimedia experiences and virtual co-presence. We learned from our pilot study that embedding digital communication into existing play pattern enhances both remote play and communication.