Mastering the metaphor: empowering the young child for independent computer use
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01/01/2004
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Resumo |
This paper explores the potential for using metaphors to enable two and three year old children to interact independently with a computer earlier than is traditionally accepted. They need appropriate cognitive skills, the development of which is dependent on the provision of suitable activities; they need adequately developed physical skills to interact with the hardware and necessary knowledge of expected behaviours for interaction. The authors argue that such expectations can be conveyed via the use of metaphors and will employ a purpose-built multimedia product Television Metaphor (TVM) as an example in order to support their discussion. As the TVM software has hitherto demonstrated, age appropriate metaphors using source domains familiar to young children can guide children in the requisite interactions for independent computer use. TVM was created to contextualise theoretical discussions into interface design and to synthesise the ensuing analysis into an applied form. <br /> |
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Idioma(s) |
eng |
Publicador |
Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education |
Relação |
http://dro.deakin.edu.au/eserv/DU:30013085/blashki-masteringthe-2004.pdf http://www.editlib.org/p/11715 |
Direitos |
2004, Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education |
Palavras-Chave | #children #interaction |
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Journal Article |