Kinetic Kid : Guiding child interaction within a motion game

Mari Huhtanen

Verlag: Aalto University, 5, 2014

Beschreibung

128 pp + DVD. At present there are no widely established conventions in childrens interactive stories and games for using movements to control the characters and interact with a story. Therefore, the designer needs to pay particular attention when planning, writing and implementing instructions for a child. In this masters thesis the focus is on researching and designing a user interface instructions, including help and tutorial elements, for facilitating the childs playing experience. Kinetic Kid means a child moving a lot. I showcase how children can control a storybook application called The Sharp-Eyed Little Red Riding Hood with their own body movements. The child can become the character of the story and help solving tasks using a gesture to look forward. The animated and interactive story is 15-minute-long played using the Kinect motion sensor. The literature analysis consists of two parts: childrens abilities and motion games. The first part discusses Child-Computer Interaction, developmental stages and intrinsic properties of a child. The second part focusing on motion games includes a short analysis of user interface conventions in Microsoft Kinect games. In addition it explores the influence of motion games on the future development of motion-based applications. I also conducted interviews with kindergarten teachers to gather their professional opinions on how to instruct children to move and follow guidelines. I used their answers and observations to improve the user interface and develop the game further. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 104

Bibliografische Details

Titel: Kinetic Kid : Guiding child interaction ...

Verlag: Aalto University, 5

Erscheinungsdatum: 2014

Einband: Soft cover

Zustand: Very Good

Auflage: 1st Edition.