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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 GUIDELINES

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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TECH SAVVY

DIGITAL ILLITERATES

GEEKS V

http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2015/08/designing-web-interfaces-for-kids/

SUMMARY

SUMMARY

“I love you” sign language:

Brain:

Baby: https://www.flickr.com/photos/demandaj/Kids: https://www.flickr.com/photos/gagilas/

ABSTRAC T THOUGHT

RESPECT

Be the designers that empower our future generations through the web.

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THANK YOU

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