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DESIGNING
FOR KIDS WEB INTERFACES
12. MARCH 1989 Tim Berners-Lee wrote his proposal
INTERNE T PARADIGM
WHAT ARE KIDS LIKE?
KEY INTERACTION ELEMENTS
DESIGN FOR
EMPOWERMENT
BRAIN DEVELOPMENT
Brain:
2 years
6 years
10 years
12 years12 year old boys:
THE BRAIN IS FULLY DEVELOPED
AT AGE 26(!)
THE ABILIT Y TO THINK ABSTRACTLY
WHAT IMPACTS KIDS WHEN THEY
USE THE WEB?
Tablet Computer Smartphone
<4 84% 6% 38%4-5 90% 10% 21%6-7 82% 18% 18%8-9 78% 17% 26%
10-11 57% 57% 43%>12 29% 61% 87%
Total sample size: 161
Q: Which primary device(s) does your child use?
TOUCHSCREEN PARADIM
Baby: https://www.flickr.com/photos/demandaj/Kids: https://www.flickr.com/photos/gagilas/
THE TOUCH SCREEN MENTAL MODEL
A language is a system that we learn how to decode from birth
“I love you” sign language:
Kids learn to read much faster than writing and spelling
Boy reading in chair: Girls writing:
MENTAL MODELS
LANGUAGEMOTOR SKILLSABSTRACT THOUGHT
#1 DON’T REPOSITION KEY NAVIGATION WHEN REDE SIGNING
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VISUAL LANGUAGE outweighs verbal language (when you can’t read!)
#2
SEARCH: USE AUTO COMPLETE AND VISUAL SEARCH
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#3 USE ICONS AND IMAGES
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#4 SIMPLE DATA ENTRY
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FINE MOTOR SKILLS AREN’T FULLY DEVELOPED UNTIL AGE 10
#5 DESIGN FOR SOCIAL
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Kids playing the computer:
You cannot rely on age as your primary criteria to define user behaviour.
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INTERESTS MAT TER
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DIGITAL ILLITERATES
GEEKS V
http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2015/08/designing-web-interfaces-for-kids/
“I love you” sign language:
Baby: https://www.flickr.com/photos/demandaj/Kids: https://www.flickr.com/photos/gagilas/
ABSTRAC T THOUGHT
Be the designers that empower our future generations through the web.
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THANK YOU
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