Publication
A Contextual Learning Game for Toddlers Installed on an Interactive Display Attached to a Shopping Cart
Gerrit Kahl; Karin Leichtenstern; Johannes Schöning; Lübomira Spassova; Antonio Krüger
In: PerED 2009: Workshop. Workshop on Pervasive Computing Education (PerED-09), located at in adjunction with the 11th International Conference on Ubiquitous Computing, September 30, Orlando, Florida, USA, 2009.
Abstract
Bored toddlers (children at the age of 1-3) often cause
stress for parents during shopping trips in
supermarkets. Sitting in the front of the shopping cart,
they often grouch or arrogate different articles such as
sweets or toys. The reason for this behavior is often the
lack of useful activities for kids during shopping of their
parents. In this paper, a concept for contextual learning
games is introduced by using an interactive display
attached to the shopping cart's handle bar. With this
game, we want to let toddlers participate in the
shopping process to a certain degree without annoying
their parents. Using RFID technology, the shopping
carts are able to detect the articles and products inside.
These items are reflected in the game played by the
toddlers. We are interested in up to which extent the
integration of real world items in the game can provide
a meaningful learning experience and also the needed
distraction from sweets or toys. As a result, we expect
parents to be more relaxed while their children pursue
a useful experience.