Seesaw: An Interactive Display to Facilitate Social Interaction. (2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Yang, Chulin; Wang, Stephen Jia
• Is Part Of: Procedia technology. Volume 20(2015)
• Page Start: 104
• Page End: 110
• Publication Date: 2015
• Subjects: Human Behavior -- Social Communication -- Virtual Reality (VR) -- 3D -- Children Development -- Multi-touch Technology; Technology -- Congresses; Technology -- Periodicals; Engineering -- Congresses; Engineering -- Periodicals; Engineering; Technology; Conference proceedings; Periodicals; 605
• DOI: 10.1016/j.protcy.2015.07.018
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2212-0173

Abstract

Abstract: This paper introduces Seesaw an interactive environment prototype that assists children to conquer common/potential fear during social communication in order to facilitate interactions that provide enhanced group-learning activities. Based on the games studies which emphasize children's psycho-behavioral and cognitive aspects, Seesaw aims at lowering the mental fears among 3-8 year old children, hence facilitating their social behavior. This prototype uniquely combines virtual reality and multi-touch technology. The design has been based mainly on the methodologies of tangible interaction design.