Welcome to the
IDC Conference Website
The increased focus on children's role in the design
and evaluation of interactive technologies has
provided several interesting research studies and
results. Currently, we are aware of the fact that
children have been characterized as not just short
adults, but as independent individuals with their
own strong opinions, needs, likes, and dislikes, and
they should be treated as such. Several studies have
focused on children in educational or training
settings; this has been natural as children often
encounter and use information technology in schools.
Thus, children have often participated as future
end-users of educational or edutainment technologies.
To address emerging
research and development, IDC 2007 will look for papers,
demonstrations, posters that may include at least one of
the following broad areas:
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Emerging technologies for
children (e.g.,
innovative educational simulations, online games, accessible
fabrication devices, mobile communications devices, wireless
embedded technologies, sensors and actuators, "smart"
materials, authoring/programming tools)
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The impact these technologies
can have on children's lives
(e.g., in schools, at home, in public spaces)
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New research methods
which give children a voice in the design, development, and
evaluation processes (e.g., participatory design methods,
usability testing, etc.)
Please refer to the
call for papers
This conference builds on the successes and high
standards of the previous IDC conferences (IDC
2006 in Tampere, Finland,
IDC 2005 in Boulder, USA, IDC 2004 in Maryland,
USA, IDC 2003 in Preston, UK and IDC 2002 in
Eindhoven,the Netherlands ). It is our goal for IDC
2007 to continue to support this strong
international community of researchers, educators,
and industry professionals concerned with
interaction design and children. |
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News |
April
12,
2007:
The programme is now available and includes
13 long papers, 14 short papers, 7 posters,
and 3 demos (more
information).
March 29,
2007:
We are still considering bids for IDC2008 (more
information).
March 16,
2007:
Registration
now open! Early bird deadline is April
22, 2007.
March 13,
2007:
The
conference will be held in the old customs
building in the city centre of Aalborg. (more
information) (see
map)
March
6, 2007:
Extended deadline for Doctoral Consortium
submissions.
(more information).
February 23,
2007:
13 long papers have been accepted for
IDC2007 (see
list).
February 5,
2007:
Doctoral Consortium at IDC2007: Call for
participation (more
information).
January 12, 2007:
We are happy to announce that keynotes at
IDC2007 will be
Mark William Hansen,
LEGO and
Mitchel Resnick,
MIT Medialab.
more news in
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