Interactive Play Objects: The Influence of Multimodal Output on Open-Ended Play

Eva Hopma; Tilde Bekker; Janienke Sturm

Intelligent Technologies for Interactive Entertainment. Third International Conference, INTETAIN 2009, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, June 22-24, 2009. Proceedings

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Interactive Play Objects: The Influence of Multimodal Output on Open-Ended Play

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@INPROCEEDINGS{10.1007/978-3-642-02315-6_8,
    author={Eva Hopma and Tilde Bekker and Janienke Sturm},
    title={Interactive Play Objects: The Influence of Multimodal Output on Open-Ended Play},
    proceedings={Intelligent Technologies for Interactive Entertainment. Third International Conference, INTETAIN 2009, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, June 22-24, 2009. Proceedings},
    proceedings_a={INTETAIN},
    year={2012},
    month={5},
    keywords={open-ended play creativity social interaction interactive toys children multimodality design},
    doi={10.1007/978-3-642-02315-6_8}
}

Eva Hopma
Tilde Bekker
Janienke Sturm
Year: 2012
Interactive Play Objects: The Influence of Multimodal Output on Open-Ended Play
INTETAIN
Springer
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-02315-6_8

Eva Hopma¹^,*, Tilde Bekker¹^,*, Janienke Sturm¹^,*

1: Eindhoven University of Technology

*Contact email: E.E.Hopma@student.tue.nl, M.M.Bekker@tue.nl, J.Sturm@tue.nl

Abstract

In this paper we investigate how providing multiple output modalities affects open-ended play with interactive toys. We designed a play object which reacts to children’s physical behavior by providing multimodal output and we compared it with a unimodal variant, focusing on the experience and creativity of the children. In open-ended play children create their own games inspired by the interaction with a play object. We show how the modalities affect the number of games played, the type and diversity of games that the children created, and the way children used the different feedback modalities as inspiration for their games. Furthermore, we discuss the consequences of our design choices on open-ended play.

Keywords: open-ended play creativity social interaction interactive toys children multimodality design

Published: 2012-05-21

: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-02315-6_8