Play Poles: Towards IoT Resources for Outdoor Play

Dylan, Thomas, Durrant, Abigail, Wood, Gavin, Cerci, Sena, Downey, Denise, Scott, Jonny, Vines, John and Lawson, Shaun (2019) Play Poles: Towards IoT Resources for Outdoor Play. In: Proceedings of the 2019 on Designing Interactive Systems Conference (DIS ‘19): June 23–28, 2019, San Diego, CA, USA. ACM, New York, NY, USA, pp. 1293-1305. ISBN 9781450358507

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Abstract

This pictorial reports on the Play Poles prototype that was designed as part of a design ethnography investigating the Internet of Things (IoT) as a resource supporting outdoor play amongst groups of children. We use illustrations and annotations derived from video data and analysis to depict gestures, actions and social interaction that are significant in understanding the qualities of the Poles as a play resource. We argue that simple functions and direct, real-time control can be used by groups of children to support fun and creativity in outdoor play, whilst also highlighting opportunities and challenges in designing IoT play resources.

Item Type: Book Section
Uncontrolled Keywords: Children, Play, IoT, Interaction Design, Embodied Interaction
Subjects: W200 Design studies
Department: Faculties > Arts, Design and Social Sciences > Design
Faculties > Engineering and Environment > Computer and Information Sciences
Depositing User: Paul Burns
Date Deposited: 01 May 2019 11:50
Last Modified: 01 Aug 2021 11:16
URI: http://nrl.northumbria.ac.uk/id/eprint/39124

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