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Research On Human-Computer Interaction For Children

Posted on:2012-11-23Degree:MasterType:Thesis
Country:ChinaCandidate:J X JiangFull Text:PDF
GTID:2178330332483338Subject:Circuits and Systems
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With the sustained development of China's economy, computer and networking began to enter ordinary people's daily lives in recent years, and large numbers of education and entertainment software for children appeared. However, the software design and development is not children-centered. Most of these software use the mouse and keyboard as the input devices and WIMP (Windows,Icons,Menus,Pointing) as the human-computer interaction(HCI) paradigm, but this HCI technique is difficult to understand and use for children. Therefore, the software does not truly meet the requirements of human-computer interaction. Certainly, it is not an excellent design.With the research on child's cognitive psychology and physical development, we have proposed human-interaction design principles for children, and based on the principle we proposed a human-computer interaction paradigm for children: WisPad. This paradigm integrated tangible user interface, gesture interaction, avatar-based human- computer interaction, human computer interaction based on semantic level and other natural user interfaces. Based on this human-computer interactive paradigm, children can interact with computer naturally.On the basis of WisPad human-computer interaction framework, we developed a children's video game iNature. In iNature video games, children can water flowers, pick up litter, feed dogs and so on. We provide iNature with the services of WisPad human-computer interaction framework. With the WisPad interactive technology, the game is easy to play, and children will learn how to live in harmony with nature when enjoying the video games.At last, we tested the iNature system function according to tasks. The results show that WisPad human-computer interaction framework is suitable for the virtual reality application.
Keywords/Search Tags:Child's Cognitive Psychology, Human-Computer Interaction, Virtual Reality, Tangible User Interface, Avatar-Based Human-Computer Interaction, Human-Computer Interaction Based on Semantics, Gesture Interaction
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