Heiko Müller
Christian Pieper
Wilko Heuten
Susanne Boll
ABSTRACT
Time is a complex concept that takes children years to learn. Yet, many of their activities are bounded by time constraints. We aim to support children in learning time with intuitive interaction with a prototype presenting time periods unobtrusively. We present Timelight, an ambient light display designed to help children better understand the duration of time periods. We derive requirements from interviews and a focus groups with teachers, parents and HCI experts. We establish an interaction design and develop a prototype for a field exploration study. We explore the functionality of and interaction with Timelight in families, kindergarten groups and school classes in a two-week field study. Our results show that ambient light is well suited to keep children updated on the duration of time in various contexts of their daily life. Our participants use Timelight on a vast range of occasions and identify additional roles for the display.
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- It's Not That Long!: Helping Children to Understand Time with an Ambient Light Display
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