Designing with children adds a new dimension to user experience design and usability testing. Our understanding in how children can best contribute is still developing.
Positive Technological Development aims to assist children in bettering their world through improving their technological literacy.
When conducting testing with children, full disclosure and reasonable procedures are your best defense against potential legal complications.
Children are not the most effective Web users and more research is needed to explore children’s mental models related to Internet use.
Research on the effects of children’s long-term computer use is extremely limited; there remain key research questions that need to be answered.
Yves Béhar is the designer behind the One Laptop per Child Personal Computer (OLPC). He is interviewed by User Experience guest editor Cynthia Kamishlian.
Expert designers sensitive to established usability guidelines should be capable of designing software that is suitable for both ADHD and non-ADHD children.
Adults and children work together as part of Kidsteam to design new technologies for children using a low-tech prototyping experience.
Research with adolescent World of Warcraft players indicated design strategies that will help make Massive Multiplayer Online Game more accessible for individuals of all ages.
Information and communication technologies provide great opportunities and challenges for marginalized children both in developed and developing regions.
User Experience Professionals Association (UXPA) International supports people who research, design, and evaluate the user experience (UX) of products and services.
