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Children's Interaction with Mobile Touch-Screen Devices: Experiences and Guidelines for Design

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  • Lorna McKnight

    (University of Central Lancashire, UK)

  • Brendan Cassidy

    (University of Central Lancashire, UK)

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In this article, the authors investigate the usability of mobile touch-screen devices for children. This is a growing area, and as such there is currently a lack of definitive guidelines for mobile device designers. This article reports two studies that investigated input methods for touch-screens with children aged 7-10, concentrating on the interaction between the child and the devices. In the first study, a range of devices were observed in use, in order to gather overall impressions of interaction styles and user experience. In the second study, a more controlled comparison between stylus and finger input is made. The article concludes by offering a set of general design guidelines for the design of mobile devices for children.

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  • Lorna McKnight & Brendan Cassidy, 2010. "Children's Interaction with Mobile Touch-Screen Devices: Experiences and Guidelines for Design," International Journal of Mobile Human Computer Interaction (IJMHCI), IGI Global, vol. 2(2), pages 1-18, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:igg:jmhci0:v:2:y:2010:i:2:p:1-18
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