Investigating the impact of design processes on children

While there is a wealth of information about children’s technology and the design processes used to create it, there is a dearth of information regarding how the children who participate in these design processes may be affected by their participation. In this paper, we motivate why studying this impact is important and look at the foundation provided by past research that touches on this topic. We conclude by briefly proposing methods appropriate for studying the impact of the design process on the children involved. Categories and Subject Descriptors D.2.10 [Software Engineering]: Design - Methodologies. General Terms Design, Human Factors Keywords Children, design processes, Cooperative Inquiry

• Type: Conference
• Year: 2010
• Where: ACMIDC
• Authors: Mona Leigh Guha, Allison Druin, Jerry Alan Fails
• Keywords: ACMIDC 2010, Briefly Proposing Methods, Design Processes, Factors Keywords Children, Human Computer Interaction