Designing for Nomadic Play : A case study of participatory design with children

This poster presents the results from an empirical probe study trying to engage children meaningfully in the design process of systems and artifacts that support nomadic lifestyle. Based on observational studies and interviews with children of different ages (5-15 years), we conducted a participatory design workshop cycle where children were encouraged to envision and virtually play with not-yetinvented future technology. Findings include qualitative characterizations of children’s activities (e.g. ‘play’ culture, use of digital media, age and gender differences, relation to space) and methodological considerations (e.g. the role of context and structure for different age groups, workshop formats, expenditure of time).