Evaluating the impact of design affordances in preschool children's toy preferences

E. Balzan; P. Farrugia; O. Casha; A. Wodehouse

doi:10.21278/idc.2018.0155

Evaluating the impact of design affordances in preschool children's toy preferences

E. Balzan, P. Farrugia, O. Casha, A. Wodehouse

Design, Manufacturing And Engineering Management

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Abstract

The role of toys in early childhood intervention is crucial for children to acquire and improve their skills. A study with preschool children has been carried out in order to establish, from a product design perspective, how toys' innate characteristics trigger toy preferences. It was found that children's preference is presided by the play value that is perceived. By exploiting hedonic and pragmatic qualities, designers can embed persuasive qualities in toys. A framework for toy design is proposed as a model for a computer-aided support tool that helps toy designers reach their design goal.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of the DESIGN 2018 15th International Design Conference
Place of Publication	Croatia
Publisher	University of Zagreb
Pages	2165-2176
Number of pages	12
ISBN (Print)	9789537738594
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.21278/idc.2018.0155
Publication status	Published - 21 May 2018
Event	15th International Design Conference (Design 2018) - Hotel Dubrovnik Palace, Dubrovnik, Croatia Duration: 21 May 2018 → 24 May 2018 Conference number: 15 http://www.designconference.org/

Conference

Conference	15th International Design Conference (Design 2018)
Abbreviated title	Design 2018
Country	Croatia
City	Dubrovnik
Period	21/05/18 → 24/05/18
Internet address	http://www.designconference.org/

Keywords

design cognition
design support system
product persuasiveness
user centred design

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Balzan, E, Farrugia, P, Casha, O & Wodehouse, A 2018, Evaluating the impact of design affordances in preschool children's toy preferences. in Proceedings of the DESIGN 2018 15th International Design Conference. University of Zagreb, Croatia, pp. 2165-2176, 15th International Design Conference (Design 2018), Dubrovnik, Croatia, 21/05/18. https://doi.org/10.21278/idc.2018.0155

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