So Easy a Child Could Do ItDesigning Apps for Little Fingers

Kathryn Rotondo kathrynrotondo.com

@krotondo

Devoxx Paris, France April 17, 2014

tap? double tap? swipe? sound? animations?

Kids

Small

Big

Resting Hand

Landscape Orientation

Studio Proper Clumsy iPad Case

Gestures

Most Intuitive Gestures

Tap

Touch me!

Shapes & Puzzles

Large Hit Area

Draw

Write My Name

Partial Completion

Swipe

Toca Band

Swipe Area

Drag

Magic Stickers

Visually Distinct

Least Intuitive Gestures

Double Tap

Pinch Zoom

Multi- Touch

Shake

Tilt

Flick Fling

Flow

SuperWhy

Greetings

“Hello, Super You!”

Look over here!

Bobo Explores Light

Guides

copy me

LEGO DUPLO Zoo

Instructions

blinky

The Three Little Pigs

Timeouts

say it with a smile

Casper Scare School

Corrections

stickers

Monkey Preschool Lunchbox

Rewards

“ooh, aah!”

Toca Kitchen

Feedback

home & replay

Toca Doctor

End of Play

Text

pictorial menu

Sprinkle Junior

No Reading

standard symbols

Pudding Monsters HD

Button Icons

Zaner Bloser

Peekaboo Trick or Treat

Fonts

sync with audio

Little Red Riding Hood

Highlighting

Audio

“O-O-O-O-O”

Endless Alphabet

Sound Effects

ambiance

Interactive Alphabet

Background

instruction at end

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

Concise

turn page or wait?

Sid the Science Kid Read & Play

Interruptable

For Grown-Ups

Wee You Things

Register/Login

Toca Builders

Baby Gates

randomized

Toca Builders

Parent Tips

How to Play Together

showing > text

Interactive Alphabet

Help

badge = trust

Moms with Apps Know What’s Inside Program

Be Transparent

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

Thanks!Kathryn Rotondo

kathrynrotondo.com motherboardpodcast.com hello@kathrynrotondo.com

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