Interactive learning experience on nanotechnology

Domínguez, Silvia Alcaraz; Burgués, Narcís Parés i; Mora-Guiard, Joan

doi:10.1145/1936652.1936729

ACM International Conference on Interactive Tabletops and Surfaces 2010

DOI: 10.1145/1936652.1936729

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Interactive learning experience on nanotechnology

Silvia Alcaraz Domínguez

Narcís Parés i Burgués

Joan Mora-Guiard

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"Child as the measure of all things"

Mora-Guiard

Parés

2014

Proceedings of the 2014 Conference on Interaction Design and Children

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The nanoscale, despite being something "present" in our everyday life, is actually an abstract concept given the impossibility of having a direct perception of it. This article presents the design process and analysis of an interactive exhibit called "NanoZoom" for a temporary exhibition for the science museum of Barcelona. The goal of the exhibit was to help users understand how small objects are in the nanoscale by designing a full-body interactive experience. The hypothesis behind the design of the system was based on the idea that our body is our constant referent to allow us to understand issues of scale, proportions, distances, etc. Hence, taking the body of the user as a referent should help users better understand how small objects in the nanoscale are. The approach was based on a contemporary view on the Vitruvian Man in fullbody interaction; i.e. based on modern theories that claim that embodied interaction can foster a better learning of our environment. Experimental assessment was carried out with 64 children, comparing the full-body interactive experience with a desktop adaptation of it. Results showed better performance on children's memorability and classification of objects (ranging from the size of centimeters to the nanoscale) for those who used the full-body experience with respect to those in the desktop system.

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"Child as the measure of all things"

Mora-Guiard

Parés

2014

Proceedings of the 2014 Conference on Interaction Design and Children

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