Abstract
In this work, we discuss the findings emerging from co-design sessions between children ages 6 to 11 and adults, which were conducted to advance knowledge on how to best support children using well-known search tools for online information discovery. Specifically, we argue that by leveraging scaffolding, gamification techniques, and design choices via an application, it is possible to enhance children's habits related to query formulation. Outcomes from this preliminary exploration reveal that gameplay incentives (e.g. levels, points, and other incentives like customization) are needed and effective in motivating further interaction with the application, which in turn leads to further utilization of the scaffolding needed to positively impact query formulation.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Proceedings of ACM Interaction Design and Children Conference |
| Subtitle of host publication | Inclusive Happiness, IDC 2024 |
| Publisher | Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) |
| Pages | 828-833 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9798400704420 |
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| Publication status | Published - 2024 |
| Event | 23rd Annual ACM Interaction Design and Children Conference, IDC 2024 - Delft, Netherlands Duration: 17 Jun 2024 → 20 Jun 2024 |
Publication series
| Name | Proceedings of ACM Interaction Design and Children Conference: Inclusive Happiness, IDC 2024 |
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Conference
| Conference | 23rd Annual ACM Interaction Design and Children Conference, IDC 2024 |
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| Country/Territory | Netherlands |
| City | Delft |
| Period | 17/06/24 → 20/06/24 |
Bibliographical note
Green Open Access added to TU Delft Institutional Repository ‘You share, we take care!’ – Taverne project https://www.openaccess.nl/en/you-share-we-take-careOtherwise as indicated in the copyright section: the publisher is the copyright holder of this work and the author uses the Dutch legislation to make this work public.
Keywords
- children
- design
- Web search