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Web Interplay: A Children's Web Browser Interface Design

Koo, Heesung

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2000, Master of Fine Arts, Ohio State University, Industrial, Interior Visual Communication Design.
Internet technologies provide important learning domains for children. It is critical for children to be engaged with the Internet as active learners, decision-makers, and communicators while accessing information. Despite the emergence of non-linear computer software and interactive web environments, children do not have access to developmentally appropriate web browser interface systems that are easy to use and understand. The three main challenges for children using existing web browsers are in understanding (1) the visual representation, (2) the text-based browser function, and (3) the navigation structure. In response to the need for children-appropriate products, I have designed an interface for a children’s web browser, thus providing an essential foundation for children to more productively interact with the web. Using the qualitative research methods of observation, interview, and active collaboration with children aged 6-8 years old as research partners, I have developed an intuitive, user-based interface called Web Interplay. The children’s perspective contributed to all phases of my research and design development. This project serves as a more proficient communication device for web browser interfaces, thereby enhancing a child's learning curve by utilizing concepts and objects with which they are already familiar from daily life.
Wayne Carlson (Advisor)
Noel Mayo (Committee Member)
Maria Palazzi (Committee Member)
Liz Sanders (Committee Member)
123 p.

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  • Koo, H. (2000). Web Interplay: A Children's Web Browser Interface Design [Master's thesis, Ohio State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1392809902

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Koo, Heesung. Web Interplay: A Children's Web Browser Interface Design. 2000. Ohio State University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1392809902.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Koo, Heesung. "Web Interplay: A Children's Web Browser Interface Design." Master's thesis, Ohio State University, 2000. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1392809902

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)