Abstract
Quantum computing is an emerging technology with a burgeoning industry and growing workforce needs. The demand for computer scientists with quantum computing knowledge is increasing, as their skills are needed to make quantum computing a scalable and useful resource. However, few computer scientists are formally educated in quantum computing, with most education occurring in physics curricula. Although some open source learning resources and software tools for quantum computing are available, they employ a quantum mechanical, hardware-driven framing that poses accessibility challenges for computing-focused learners. Educational games have seen some success in quantum computing outreach initiatives, particularly in building intuition for quantum mechanical concepts, but rarely relate to computing practices. This submission outlines a doctoral research programme that seeks to develop computing-centred interactions with quantum computing systems, and to explore how play can be leveraged in these interactions as a means of building quantum intuitions in a computing context.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | CHI PLAY Companion '24 |
Subtitle of host publication | Companion Proceedings of the 2024 Annual Symposium on Computer-Human Interaction in Play |
Place of Publication | New York, NY |
Publisher | Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) |
Pages | 404-408 |
Number of pages | 5 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 979-8-4007-0692-9 |
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Publication status | Published - 2024 |
Event | 11th ACM SIGCHI Annual Symposium on Computer-Human Interaction in Play, CHI-PLAY 2024 - Tampere University, Tampere, Finland Duration: 14 Oct 2024 → 17 Oct 2024 https://chiplay.acm.org/2024/ |
Conference
Conference | 11th ACM SIGCHI Annual Symposium on Computer-Human Interaction in Play, CHI-PLAY 2024 |
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Abbreviated title | CHI-PLAY 2024 |
Country/Territory | Finland |
City | Tampere |
Period | 14/10/24 → 17/10/24 |
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Keywords
- Accessibility
- Computing education
- Educational games
- Intuition
- Quantum computing
- User interfaces