designing apps for little fingers confoo montreal feb 2014

So Easy a Child Could Do It Designing Apps for Little Fingers

Kathryn Rotondo kathrynrotondo.com

@krotondo

ConFoo Montréal, Canada February 27, 2014

Bonjour

tap? double tap? swipe? undo? sound effects? animations?

Kids

Kids

grow!!

Resting Hand

Landscape Orientation

Studio Proper Clumsy iPad Case

Gestures

Most Intuitive Gestures

Tap

Draw

Swipe

Drag

Least Intuitive Gestures

Pinch Zoom

Shake

Tilt

Multi- Touch

Flick Fling

Double Tap

Flow

Greetings

“Hello, Super You!”

Superwhy

Look over here!

Bobo Explores Light

Guides

Touch me!

Shapes & Puzzles

Intuitive Goal

copy me

LEGO DUPLO Zoo

Instructions

Distinct from Background

Magic Stickers

Interactivity

blinky

The Three Little Pigs

Timeouts

smile

Casper Scare School

Wrong Answers

stickers

Monkey Preschool Lunchbox

Payouts

“ooh, aah!”

Toca Kitchen

Feedback

go anywhere

The Monster at the End of this Book… Starring Grover!

Menu

normal & boss levels

Spy Mouse HD

Continuity

home & replay

Toca Doctor

End of Play

Interface

side-to-side

LEGO App4+

Scrolling

swiping & button

Bad Piggies HD

Showing “More”

pictoral & standard

Pudding Monsters HD

Button Icons

pictorial level menu

Sprinkle Junior

No Reading

Text

sync with audio

Little Red Riding Hood

Highlighting

Zaner Bloser

Peekaboo Trick or Treat

Fonts

to the side

Make It Pop

Counters

Audio

instruction at end

The Monster at the End of this Book… Starring Grover!

Concise

turn page or wait?

Sid the Science Kid Read & Play

Interruptability

“O-O-O-O-O”

Endless Alphabet

Sound Effects

knock knock

Peeakaboo Trick or Treat

Activity Cues

ambiance

Interactive Alphabet

Background

For Grown-Ups

Toca Builders

Baby Gates

randomized

Toca Builders

Parent Tips

badge = trust

Moms with Apps Know What’s Inside Program

Be Transparent

showing > text

Interactive Alphabet

Help

Wee You Things

Register/Login

ResourcesSesame’s Best Practices Guide for Children’s App Development !Moms with Apps Know What’s Inside Program !Developer Exchange Facebook Group !Apps Playground App Reviews Gesture Illustrations by Tomodachi

Questions?

Thanks!Kathryn Rotondo

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