Designing for Mr Hippo - Introducing Concepts of Marginalisation to Children Designers
Janet C. Read, Matthew Horton, Emanuela Mazzone, Brendan Cassidy, Lorna McKnight · 2009
Children are often encouraged to participate in the design of, and the evaluation of, interactive products that are intended for their use. The products they may encounter can vary according to their purpose and their complexity and so, in most cases, children simply offer insights into products rather than being expected to have comprehensive knowledge about the situations that surround the use of interactive technology. This paper describes a field trial of a technique called 'Designing for Mr Hippo', which aims to explore how children can design for marginalised users, including those that are very different from themselves.