Usability evaluation of a gestural interface application for children

Valéria Farinazzo Martins; Paulo N.M. Sampaio; Andrea Niedermeyer; Marcelo de Paiva Guimarães

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-40355-7_56

Usability evaluation of a gestural interface application for children

Valéria Farinazzo Martins
, Paulo N.M. Sampaio
, Andrea Niedermeyer
, Marcelo de Paiva Guimarães

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Abstract

One of the main difficulties of this literacy process is the question of the spelling of the Portuguese language, which has no regularity in relation to issue of letter-sound conversion. The advancement of technology in the educational environment has become the most dynamic and engaging lessons for students and teachers. The use of natural interfaces makes it the simplest and easiest applications to interact. This paper presents the development of an educational game covering the issue of misspellings of children in the literacy process and the use of the interface by gestures, such as motivation and attraction to the educational environment. The application developed was tested with children of the second year of elementary education at a private school in São Paulo, Brazil, and usability rating is described in this paper. The main contribution of this work to the educational environment is the experience of children with new ways to interact with the computer and the motivation for using the application in everyday school life.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Design, User Experience, and Usability
Subtitle of host publication	Novel User Experiences - 5th International Conference, DUXU 2016 Held as Part of HCI International 2016, Proceedings
Editors	Aaron Marcus
Publisher	Springer Verlag
Pages	587-596
Number of pages	10
ISBN (Print)	9783319403540
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-40355-7_56
State	Published - 2016
Externally published	Yes
Event	5th International Conference on Design, User Experience, and Usability, DUXU 2016 Held as Part of 18th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, HCI International 2016 - Toronto, Canada Duration: 17 Jul 2016 → 22 Jul 2016

Publication series

Name	Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
Volume	9747
ISSN (Print)	0302-9743
ISSN (Electronic)	1611-3349

Conference

Conference	5th International Conference on Design, User Experience, and Usability, DUXU 2016 Held as Part of 18th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, HCI International 2016
Country/Territory	Canada
City	Toronto
Period	17/07/16 → 22/07/16

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG 4 Quality Education

Keywords

Game
Gesture
Literacy process
Natural interface

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Martins, V. F., Sampaio, P. N. M., Niedermeyer, A., & de Paiva Guimarães, M. (2016). Usability evaluation of a gestural interface application for children. In A. Marcus (Ed.), Design, User Experience, and Usability: Novel User Experiences - 5th International Conference, DUXU 2016 Held as Part of HCI International 2016, Proceedings (pp. 587-596). (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics); Vol. 9747). Springer Verlag. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-40355-7_56

Martins, Valéria Farinazzo ; Sampaio, Paulo N.M. ; Niedermeyer, Andrea et al. / Usability evaluation of a gestural interface application for children. Design, User Experience, and Usability: Novel User Experiences - 5th International Conference, DUXU 2016 Held as Part of HCI International 2016, Proceedings. editor / Aaron Marcus. Springer Verlag, 2016. pp. 587-596 (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)).

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Usability evaluation of a gestural interface application for children. / Martins, Valéria Farinazzo; Sampaio, Paulo N.M.; Niedermeyer, Andrea et al.
Design, User Experience, and Usability: Novel User Experiences - 5th International Conference, DUXU 2016 Held as Part of HCI International 2016, Proceedings. ed. / Aaron Marcus. Springer Verlag, 2016. p. 587-596 (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics); Vol. 9747).

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