PEEK & BOOK : Transforming the outside into an imaginary playground

• Main Author: Sabir Melldahl, Ezgi
• Format: Others
• Language: English
• Published: Umeå universitet, Designhögskolan vid Umeå universitet 2017
• Subjects: play design; outdoor play; interaction design; design for kids; Humanities and the Arts; Humaniora och konst; Engineering and Technology; Teknik och teknologier; Design; Interaction Technologies; Interaktionsteknik
• Online Access: http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-145568

Today, urban children are spending time indoors more than ever before and getting away from phenomenas of the outdoor world, which creates a big concern on how they develop their senses and get physical exercise. The tools, games and devices they interact with are preventing their imagination rather than sparking, by making kids consume content rather than asking for their participation. Peek transforms the outside into an imaginary playground for children, where interacting with the natural world takes the focus and the child’s simple acts and explorations can turn into their own stories. It is an expressive digital tool that invites children to explore the outside, capture audio and visual snippets, and build stories around them. It comes together with a physical book which triggers child’s imagination through guided explorations and allows the child to keep the stories they created. The result is a play experience designed for children aged between 5 and 8 years old.