The Magic Box and Collage: Responding to the challenge of distributed intergenerational play

International Journal of Human Computer Studies

Volumn 67, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 165-178

  Vetere, Frank ^a   Davis, Hilary ^a   Gibbs, Martin ^a   Howard, Steve ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Design for young and old; Intergenerational interactions; Play; Play across distance

Indexed keywords

TECHNOLOGICAL FORECASTING;

ACROSS DISTANCES; CULTURAL PROBES; GRAND-PARENTS; INTERGENERATIONAL INTERACTIONS; OBSERVATIONAL STUDIES; OLDER USERS; PLAY; PLAY ACROSS DISTANCE; TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATIONS;

INNOVATION;

EID: 56449118727     PISSN: 10715819     EISSN: 10959300     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhcs.2008.09.004     Document Type: Article

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