Title :
CTRL_SPACE: using animatronics to introduce children to computation
Author :
Sempere, Andrew ; Mikhak, Bakhtiar
Author_Institution :
Grassroots Invention Group, Massachusetts Inst. of Technol., USA
fDate :
30 Aug.-1 Sept. 2004
Abstract :
In this paper, we present hardware and a software environment called CTRL_SPACE, specifically designed to introduce preliterate children to basic computational concepts. This is done through the control of an animatronic face whose individual components are used as an analogy for a programmable object. The software environment is visual, and the entire work is grounded in a critical historical view of computers and computation.
Keywords :
computer aided instruction; computer animation; history; user interfaces; CTRL_SPACE; animatronic face; basic computational concepts; children preliteration; hardware environment; programmable object; software environment; Animatronics; Character recognition; Computer interfaces; Computer languages; Facial animation; Hardware; History; Interactive systems; Programming profession; User interfaces;
Conference_Titel :
Advanced Learning Technologies, 2004. Proceedings. IEEE International Conference on
Print_ISBN :
0-7695-2181-9
DOI :
10.1109/ICALT.2004.1357413
