A study to empower children to design movable tactile pictures for children with visual impairments

Jeeeun Kim, Hyunjoo Oh, Tom Yeh

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Abstract

3D Printing has shown a great potential to print tactile picture books, in order to cultivate emergent literacy for children with visual impairments. However, currently available 3D design tools are hard to learn, resulting in children to be excluded from the participatory design of tactile pictures. Also, existing 3D design software lacks of functionality to incorporate mobility and rich textures, which is critical aspect of the effective tactile picture. In this paper, we review our formative studies, presenting a hands-on design process for children to empower their own creativities into 3D tactile pictures design, and to engage them to bring other materials to enhance touch experiences.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationTEI 2015 - Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Tangible, Embedded, and Embodied Interaction
PublisherAssociation for Computing Machinery, Inc
Pages703-708
Number of pages6
ISBN (Electronic)9781450333054
DOIs
StatePublished - 15 Jan 2015
Event9th International Conference on Tangible, Embedded, and Embodied Interaction, TEI 2015 - Stanford, United States
Duration: 15 Jan 201519 Jan 2015

Publication series

NameTEI 2015 - Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Tangible, Embedded, and Embodied Interaction

Conference

Conference9th International Conference on Tangible, Embedded, and Embodied Interaction, TEI 2015
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityStanford
Period15/01/1519/01/15

Keywords

  • 3D design
  • Children
  • Maker culture
  • Participatory design
  • Tactile movable pictures
  • Tangible design toolkit

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