Children's haptic experiences of tangible artifacts varying in hardness

Kierkels, J; Van den Hoven, E

Children's haptic experiences of tangible artifacts varying in hardness

Kierkels, J Van den Hoven, E

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Citation:: ACM International Conference Proceeding Series, 2008, 358 pp. 221 - 228
Issue Date:: 2008-12-01

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dc.contributor.author	Kierkels, J	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Van den Hoven, E https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0888-1426	en_US
dc.date.issued	2008-12-01	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	ACM International Conference Proceeding Series, 2008, 358 pp. 221 - 228	en_US
dc.identifier.isbn	9781595937049	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/29319
dc.description.abstract	In this paper we describe our investigations on the role of material hardness in the haptic experience of tangible artifacts. Without seeing the artifacts children had to rank their experience on a scale of two antonyms while touching and holding these artifacts. In this experiment it was shown that children have no problem ranking hardness. Two groups could be identified: soft artifacts were found to be cute, speedy and warm, e.g., and hard artifacts boring, sad and old-fashioned. We think that paying attention to this factor in the design of tangible user interfaces for children can improve their experience. Copyright 2008 ACM.	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	ACM International Conference Proceeding Series	en_US
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1145/1463160.1463184	en_US
dc.title	Children's haptic experiences of tangible artifacts varying in hardness	en_US
dc.type	Conference Proceeding
utslib.citation.volume	358	en_US
utslib.for	1203 Design Practice and Management	en_US
dc.location.activity	Lund, Sweden	en_US
pubs.embargo.period	Not known	en_US
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology/School of Computer Science
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Strength - CCDP - Contemporary Design Practice
utslib.copyright.status	closed_access
pubs.publication-status	Published	en_US
pubs.volume	358	en_US

Abstract:

In this paper we describe our investigations on the role of material hardness in the haptic experience of tangible artifacts. Without seeing the artifacts children had to rank their experience on a scale of two antonyms while touching and holding these artifacts. In this experiment it was shown that children have no problem ranking hardness. Two groups could be identified: soft artifacts were found to be cute, speedy and warm, e.g., and hard artifacts boring, sad and old-fashioned. We think that paying attention to this factor in the design of tangible user interfaces for children can improve their experience. Copyright 2008 ACM.

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