Interaction Design and Children 2004 - Maryland, US

Do you want to play a role in shaping the future of interaction design for children? If so, join us at the next Interaction Design and Children conference. This year's conference includes computer science luminaries and media experts. Take a look at this year's program:

June 1st is chock full of workshops and tutorials: http://www.idc2004.org/adv_prog1.shtml

June 2nd includes demos, videos, papers and opening keynote panel: "The Challenge of Interaction Design and Children: What Can we Learn from our Past?"
Panelists: Marvin Minsky, MIT
Alan Kay, Hewlett-Packard
Seymour Papert, MIT / University of Maine
Moderator: David Kestenbaum, National Public Radio
http://www.idc2004.org/adv_prog2.shtml

June 3rd includes presentations on media, play, multimodal experiences and closing keynote panel: "What Can Media Teach Us about Interaction Design and Children?"
Panelists: Alice Wilder, Blues Clues
Henry Jenkins, MIT
Alice Cahn, The Cartoon Network
Moderator: David Kestenbaum, National Public Radio

Register on the website below.

ICD 2004 is sponsored by the ACM Special Interest Group on Computer and Human Interaction (ACM SIGCHI) as well as the National Science Foundation, the Institute of Museum and Library Services, Fisher-Price, LeapFrog, & Organa.

Associated Link: Registration details

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