Hi Cindy, there's an good study posted online recently, it's titled "How Children Interact With Online Environment" and includes some enlightening videos of children trying to do things online.
http://www.consumerwebwatch.org/dynamic/families-reports-kidsonline.cfm Cheers, Alex On Sun, Jun 29, 2008 at 3:59 PM, Cindy Chastain <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hello All, > > First, apologies for the cross post on this and the IAI list. I'm hoping to > reach as many people as possible with a survey about Children and the Web. > > Here's the story: > > I'm currently working on a project for a new children's website for the BBC. > The site, focused on children between the ages of two and six, will also be > released, over time, in about ten different countries. The territory is > pretty exciting as it comes with all kinds of questions, issues and problems > to solve, including: how to get the mind of a four year-old inside one's > design head (something we should be doing anyway, perhaps). There's so > much to mine regarding interactions, mental models, etc. (And It's doubly > exciting when you're the mother of a 3 1/2 year old.) > > In any case, my initial troll of the web revealed a surprising dearth of > writing in this territory. There are a number of really interesting, even > well-designed sites out there, but, apart from the excellent academic > writing about Children and the Design of New Technology by Allison Druin and > a recently published ethnographic study by Consumer Reports WebWatch, I have > yet to find some practical writing about the design process as it relates to > children, especially in this age range. > > (Oh...there' a NN/g report on Usability Guidelines for Children and the Web, > but that seems to date back to 2002.) > > So, what's the main point of this post? Actually, there are two: > > *One:* If you've come across anything about this subject for this age group > that seems worth reading (or anyone with some experience worth talking to), > I'd be incredibly happy to know about it. > *Two*: If you're someone with a child between the ages of two and six, could > I ask to you participate in an online survey about Children and the Web? > > At the end of all this, perhaps our research for the BBC project might > somehow contribute to the community's collective knowledge in this area. At > least that's what I'm hoping. So your participation would be most valuable. > :) > > And if you do have time to respond to the survey, I'd be happy to send you a > report of the results. The best part is that you'll get to spend 15 minutes > or so thinking about your kid. And, from a parent's perspective, it will > get you thinking about stuff you're probably too busy to think about, but > probably should be thinking about. > > That said, thanks for any information/leads/insight you may have. And > thanks to all the parents who have the time to respond this this survey: > > http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=9D3fR_2f9tNnzPFNNp3b1WPQ_3d_3d > > > Cheers, > > > Cindy Chastain > User Experience Director > Interactive Partners, NY > > 917-848-7995 > > -- > Cindy Chastain > 917-848-7995 > ________________________________________________________________ > Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! > To post to this list ....... [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Unsubscribe ................ http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe > List Guidelines ............ http://www.ixda.org/guidelines > List Help .................. http://www.ixda.org/help > ________________________________________________________________ Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ....... [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe ................ http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines ............ http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .................. http://www.ixda.org/help
