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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Mark Schlichting , Jesse Schell (Carnegie Mellon University and Schell Games, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA)Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd Imprint: CRC Press Weight: 0.840kg ISBN: 9780367075255ISBN 10: 0367075253 Pages: 388 Publication Date: 11 September 2019 Audience: College/higher education , General/trade , Tertiary & Higher Education , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print ![]() This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsForeword Introduction Part1: Sparking Interactive Magic Chapter 1: The Power of Play Chapter 2: Creating Invitations to Play Chapter 3: Maintaining Engagement Part 2: Engaging the Senses Chapter 4: Old Brains in a Modern World Chapter 5: Seeing is Believing: Visual Perception Chapter 6: Seeing is Believing: Art and Animation Chapter 7: The Magic of Audio: How We Hear Chapter 8: The Magic of Audio: Designing Soundscapes for Kids Part 3: Knowing Your Audience Chapter 9: How Kids Learn Chapter 10: Ages and Stages: Why Kids Do What They Do Chapter 11: Gender: Understanding the Play Patterns of Girls and Boys Part 4: Creating Digital Playgrounds Chapter 12: Interface Chapter 13: The User Relationship Chapter 14: Characters, Avatars, and Agents Chapter 15: Supporting Play Patterns Chapter 16: Community and Virtual Worlds Part 5: Enhancing the Design Process Chapter 17: Predesign Considerations Chapter 18: The Design Process Chapter 19: The Production Process Chapter 20: Testing with Kids Part 6: Case Studies Chapter 21: Case Study: Club Penguin Chapter 22: Case Study: Noodle Words Conclusion Afterword Acknowledgments Credits Endnotes Bibliography IndexReviewsThis book must be in every children's interactive designer's library. In fact, every interactive designer should read it...a few times. --Warren Buckleitner, Ph.D., Editor, Children's Technology Review TeachersWithApps has had the honor and privilege of working directly with Mark Schlichting on several projects. He brings a wealth of knowledge, insight, and passion to everything he touches. Every page of Mark's new book brings another 'aha moment,' and I thought I knew a bit about children's digital space. This book is the bible and a must read for anyone involved in any area related to children, education, and technology. --Jayne Clare, Co-Founder, TeachersWithApps Mark Schlichting's new book, Understanding Kids, Play, and Interactive Design, is a fantastic resource-the best I've ever seen-for interactive designers and others who want to understand play and learning. Mark is a master creator of great interactive experiences. He's dazzled us for decades with his really funny, endearing products. Now we can learn how he does it. Mark is thorough, precise, and incredibly generous to share his secrets of success. Don't miss this book if you want to create great games children will love. It's a classic that teachers and others should have. --Ann H. McCormick, Founder of The Learning Company and Co-Founder of Learning Circle Kids Fortunately for us, Mark Schlichting has created this marvelous book. By understanding and thoughtfully explaining what children do in the Kingdom of Play, and how and why they do it, Mark has provided a wonderful resource to those of us who would create fresh, invigorating playthings. --Jesse Schell, CEO, Schell Games; Distinguished Professor of the Practice of Entertainment Technology, Carnegie Mellon University; author of The Art of Game Design: A Book of Lenses Mark Schlichting's book, Understanding Kids, Play, and Interactive Design, is the magnum opus of a creative lifetime, full of usable details framed in engaging and visually captivating formats. His book pioneers the blend of ever present technology with culture-enhancing guidance for the next generation of play-savvy designers. Belongs on every kids' play/game designer's bedside table. --Stuart Brown, M.D., Founder and President, The National Institute for Play; author of Play: How it Shapes the Brain, Opens the Imagination, and Invigorates the Soul Author InformationMark Schlichting is a publisher, author, and digital pioneer of children's multimedia and interactive design software. He is best known as the creator and subsequent Design and Art Director of Brøderbund's Living Books series, one of the first lines of children's interactive book software on CD-ROM.[1] Schlichting was Design and Art Director for Living Book’s first interactive CD-ROM book adaptation, Mercer Mayer’s Just Grandma and Me, which was one of the first software titles accredited as a school textbook and used as a product demonstration by Apple CEO John Sculley Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |