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ChiCI
ChiCI GroupFounded 2002 / 2003Group Size (6 – 10 people)Ran the first Interaction Design & Children
Conference in 2003 (following on from IDC workshop in Netherlands – 2002)
Founded the International Fun & Games Conference in 2006
IFIP SIG & International Journal of CCI
Child Computer Interaction (CCI) Subset of Human Computer Interaction
(HCI)Focus on interaction between children and
technology
Major ThemesDesignEvaluationResearch Methodology
What is a MESS day?
Mad Evaluation Session with Schoolchildren
First held in 2004Morning: 30 primary school childrenAfternoon: 30 secondary school children
FAR TOO TIRING
Planning a MESS day
Held in response to research needsIn general, once a termInformal conversation
ResearchersChiCI ResearchersVisiting ResearchersPhD StudentsTaught MSc and Undergraduate Students
Planning a MESS day
Contact SchoolsAppropriate aged childrenDates, times, locationTransportation
Schools v University
Organisation
Time for whole event: 90 minutes – 2 hrs
Studies are organised by individual researchersTimeMaterialsParticipants
Plan is created (inc. some negotiation)
Organisation
9:30 10:00 10:30 11:00
Matt (30 mins) A + B C + D E + F G + H
Janet (15 min) C D A B G H E F
Dan (10 mins) E F G H A B C D
Gavin (10 mins) F E H G B A D C
Diana (20 mins) G + H E + F C + D A + B
Plan of activities
Then… the MESS starts!!!
Evaluating MESS days
Evaluation form completed by researchers
2008 – 20106 MESS Days21 Research activities6 conference papers2 journal papers43% Publication Output
ABCD
ABCD is an ethical approach to research with children that goes beyond simply ‘ticking the boxes’ on an ethics form.
A is for AGREEMENT Informed Consent
Parent and TeachersCHILDREN
InformationThe researchThe children’s participationWhat the University doesWhat is researchWho is funding the workWhere the findings will go
B is for BEHAVIOUR
Children should not just be physically safe but also comfortable around the researchers.
Criminal Records Bureaux (CRB) Checks
Training Guidance Documentation
C is for CLASSROOM EXPERIENCE Experience of fellow researchers
Mood of the childrenUnexpected changes to the environmentProblems with the design
Activity FormsOrganisations pointsProcedures and methods usedInitial impressions of the data gathered
D is for DISSEMINATION
TraditionallyJournalsConferences
But what about the children who took part?
Progress of the research Copies of publications and posters Presentations for the research Questions and comments
Thank You!
ANY QUESTIONS
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