Re: [IxDA Discuss] Interfaces for Getting Attention of Infants
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 in red, black and white. I'm sure they've done the research to validate this. Toddlers like bright colors and can process a little more complex shapes. Ditto to Andrew on the faces, but I would also offer that older babies and toddlers are fascinated with other kids, especially of a similar age. Generally, Baby Einstein videos would be a great source of inspiration and material for your project. Moms I know joke about the baby crack videos, because it is definitely attention-getting (moreso than, say, a football game or anything with a storyline). Hope this is helpful. dani . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=43119 Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... disc...@ixda.org Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help
Re: [IxDA Discuss] Interfaces for Getting Attention of Infants
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, 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 in red, black and white. I'm sure they've done the research to validate this. Toddlers like bright colors and can process a little more complex shapes. Ditto to Andrew on the faces, but I would also offer that older babies and toddlers are fascinated with other kids, especially of a similar age. Generally, Baby Einstein videos would be a great source of inspiration and material for your project. Moms I know joke about the baby crack videos, because it is definitely attention-getting (moreso than, say, a football game or anything with a storyline). Hope this is helpful. dani . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=43119 Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... disc...@ixda.org Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... disc...@ixda.org Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help
Re: [IxDA Discuss] Interfaces for Getting Attention of Infants
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 physiological statement that infants can't yet perceive color the other research consists almost entirely of focus groups on the subject of Given that babies can't perceive color, can we get you to buy a second set of toys that are black and white? Incidentally, by the time infants are 2 months old, they've begun to identify colors, insofar as that is determinable. Also, most infants are asleep much of the time from birth until about 2 months. Do you want to expend a lot of energy appealing to an unconscious being? Oh, infants also have really lousy vision (which, as I recall is cited as approximately 20/400 - but it's been a long time since I checked), which is one of the reasons why rounded, large objects are good. It gives them with something to focus on without stressing them out trying to figure out the details of objects that are too small and tightly designed for their ability to perceive it. One of the ways to figure out what babies like best is simply to watch them interact with adults who are good with children. These adults will put their faces close to the baby's, open their eyes as wide as possible, round their mouths and generally make themselves circle-like and composed of large shapes. It's kind of cool to see. kt Katie Albers User Experience Consultant Project Manager ka...@firstthought.com 310 356 7550 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, 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 in red, black and white. I'm sure they've done the research to validate this. Toddlers like bright colors and can process a little more complex shapes. Ditto to Andrew on the faces, but I would also offer that older babies and toddlers are fascinated with other kids, especially of a similar age. Generally, Baby Einstein videos would be a great source of inspiration and material for your project. Moms I know joke about the baby crack videos, because it is definitely attention-getting (moreso than, say, a football game or anything with a storyline). Hope this is helpful. dani . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=43119 Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... disc...@ixda.org Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... disc...@ixda.org Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help
Re: [IxDA Discuss] Interfaces for Getting Attention of Infants
Look this website interface for young children: http://www.papilloo.com.br . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from ixda.org (via iPhone) http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=43119 Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... disc...@ixda.org Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help
Re: [IxDA Discuss] Interfaces for Getting Attention of Infants
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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=43119 Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... disc...@ixda.org Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help
[IxDA Discuss] Interfaces for Getting Attention of Infants
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). Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... disc...@ixda.org Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help
Re: [IxDA Discuss] Interfaces for Getting Attention of Infants
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 citation, among many: http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=1950440). - Andrew On Tue, Jun 23, 2009 at 6:54 AM, rob tannen rtan...@bresslergroup.comwrote: 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). Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... disc...@ixda.org Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... disc...@ixda.org Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help
Re: [IxDA Discuss] Interfaces for Getting Attention of Infants
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 rectangles, etc) and slow movement (not glacially slow, but lift your arm as slowly as you can slow) in long arcs. Depending on how close they'll be to it, faces are desirable -- more desirable close up. Infants also tend to like soft noises that accompany certain motions. As infants get older, they like things to get smaller and faster and more identified to actual (well, stylized actual) objects (faces, trees, balls, stars, rainbows, etc.). The paths get shorter and straighter and the movement should get faster. Be careful at this stage that your movements are too angular or short or you're likely to wind up with the design equivalent of a birthday party: candy, cake and soda and have wired 3 year olds. This is fun for nearby adults for a much shorter period than it is fun for the kids. Remember, newborns don't know what century it is. Three-year olds do. It's a place to start... Katie On Jun 23, 2009, at 3:20 PM, Andrew Schechterman wrote: 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 citation, among many: http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi? artid=1950440). - Andrew On Tue, Jun 23, 2009 at 6:54 AM, rob tannen rtan...@bresslergroup.comwrote: 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). Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... disc...@ixda.org Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help
