Designing Digital Products for Kids: Deliver User Experiences That Delight Kids, Parents, and Teachers

© Rubens Cantuni 2020

R. CantuniDesigning Digital Products for Kidshttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-6287-0_7

7. Interaction Design

Design an Age-Appropriate Experience.

Rubens Cantuni¹ 

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Monza, Italy

 

In the previous chapters, we introduced some challenges that designing for children involves in terms of user experience. We talked about the different stages of development of motor skills as these heavily influence the ability to interact with a device and limit or widen our interaction opportunities.

In this chapter, we’ll take a deeper look into the interaction challenges (and opportunities) that we’ll face when designing a children’s digital product.

Children and Adult Users: Key Differences

One thing is clear: children think differently than adults. ...