Just to toss in a bit of anecdotal info from my experience as a
mother...
First off, there is a difference between what infants and toddlers
will zero in on.
Infants respond to very high contrast and don't have the ability to
perceive color. There are a variety of toys and mobiles on the market
I would suggest instead of going just off of your one baby personal
experience, reading research of many babies.
http://www.ski.org/Vision/babyvision.html
On Jun 25, 2009, at 10:41 AM, dani malik wrote:
Just to toss in a bit of anecdotal info from my experience as a
mother...
First off,
Dani's point is a good one. The only reminder I'd add is that it isn't
as though those brightly colored objects are invisible in an infant's
sight. It's just that they perceive them as black and white. Having
worked with a couple of toy companies, I feel safe in assuring you
that while the
Look this website interface for young children:
http://www.papilloo.com.br
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See this article from the Dec 2008 issue of The Economist:
http://www.economist.com/displaystory.cfm?story_id=12847128
Infants have a penchant for paying attention to changing numbers, it
seems.
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Does anyone have recommendations or references for how to design an
interface so that it draws the attention of infants and young
children (they just need to look at it, not interact).
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Rob, For assumed developmentally normal infants and young children, in our
neuropsychology research, we started with a human face (adult female,
smiling) . . . of course, this was some time ago and before Hello Kitty,
Dragon Tales and Dora, which may be more effective 21st Century (LOL).
Sample
First off, there is a huge variation between what will capture and
keep the attention of infants and young children (I'm defining these
as under 3) but to make a first pass:
Large brightly colored shapes - with a preference for rounded shapes
and simple shapes (circles, ovals, rounded off
