Abstract

Appropriately designed technology could help children feel less anxious by providing play opportunities with familiar technology in clinical settings as paediatric hospitals invest in making these spaces more child-friendly. However, the potential of technology-supported play in hospital environments has not been investigated extensively. This project thus aims at exploring how technology can support social play in a paediatric hospital with young children. A participatory approach to game design has been adopted, and a preliminary overview of children's insights of the first app iterations is provided here.
Original languageEnglish
Pages550–555
Number of pages6
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 12 Jun 2019
Event2019 ACM Interaction Design and Children (IDC) - Boise, United States
Duration: 12 Jun 201915 Jun 2019
http://idc.acm.org/2019/

Conference

Conference2019 ACM Interaction Design and Children (IDC)
Abbreviated titleIDC 2019
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityBoise
Period12/06/1915/06/19
Internet address

Keywords / Materials (for Non-textual outputs)

  • play technology
  • game design
  • hospital play
  • social play

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