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Interaction Design and ChildrenJune 1-3, 2004
Maryland, USA


 
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Conference Program
Thursday, June 3

8:30 - 14:00

Registration  

09:00 - 10:30

Paper Session 3
Play
Chair: Mike Eisenberg, University of Colorado

Evaluating Computer Game Concepts with Children
L. Hanna, D. Neapolitan, K. Risden
Hanna Research & Consulting, LLC, Microsoft Corporation

Children's narrative development through computer game authoring
J. Robertson, J. Good
University of Edinburgh, University of New Mexico

Squeak
A. Kay
Hewlett-Packard

 

10:30 - 11:00

Break-Coffee/Demos/Posters
 
11:00 - 12:30 Paper Session 4
Multimodal Experiences
Chair: Ben Bederson, University of Maryland

Designing Sound Tools and Toys for Blind and Visually Impaired Children
J. McElligott, L. van Leeuwen
University of Sunderland

Read-It, Five to seven year old children learn to read in a tabletop environment
I. Weevers, S. Fitrianie, L. Kolos-Mazuryk, C.H.G.J. Van Schijndel, R.J.W. Sluis, J.B.O.S. Martens
Technical University Eindhoven

Requirements for the Design of a Handwriting Recognition Based Writing interface for Children
J.C. Read, S. MacFarlane, Gregory
University of Central Lancashire

 
12:30 - 14:00 Lunch  

14:00 - 15:30

Paper Session 5
Media
Chair: Stuart MacFarlane, University of Central Lancashire

Supporting Sociable Literacy in the Interational Children's Digital Library
N. Kaplan, Y. Chisik, K. Knudtzon, R. Kulkarni, S
Moulthrop, K. Summers, H. Weeks
University of Baltimore

Supporting Children's Emotional Exploration and Expression in Online Environments
A.N. Antle

What's so "new" about "new media?": Comparing effective features of children's educational software, television, and magazines
S.M. Fisch
MediaKidz Research & Consulting

 
15:30 - 16:00 Break- Demos/Posters  
16:00 - 17:30 Closing Keynote
What Can Media Teach Us about Interaction Design and Children?

Moderator:

David Kestenbaum, National Public Radio

Panelists:
Alice Cahn, The Cartoon Network
Henry Jenkins, MIT
Alice Wilder, Blue's Clues

 
17:30 - 17:45 Closing, IDC 2005 Announcement
Allison Druin, University of Maryland
Michael Eisenberg, University of Colorado, IDC 2005 Conference Chair