Dust or Magic Institute

This event is closed.

Date/Time: US/Eastern

Starts: Sun Nov 3, 2013 @ 5:00 PM

Ends: Tue Nov 5, 2013 @ 1:30 PM

Location

Inn at Lambertville Station

11 Bridge Street
Flemington, NJ 08822

11 Bridge Street Lambertville NJ 08530

The 13th Annual Dust or Magic Institute on the Design of Children's Interactive Media

Since 2000, Dust or Magic meetings have been helping reviewers, designers and researchers apply known theories of child development to interactive media (IM) design.

There are several Dust or Magic events. Besides the original fall institute in Lambertville, NJ, there’s an AppCamp on the west coast, and a new eBook retreat.

OBJECTIVES

To familiarize you with the key products of the year and to point out strengths and weaknesses.

To contribute to your personal definition of “dust” and “magic.”

To provide a review of the fundamental theories of child development in the context of emerging technologies such as multi-touch screens, physical computing, 3D and movement based interfaces.

To give you access to a library of current products for a hands-on experience.

To provide critical, honest, fair and open demonstrations of this year’s products, with room for discussion.

To help students of interactive design earn credit.

To provide an overview of the elements of successful design.

To help you meet and learn from others who are passionate about exploring the potential of interactive media for children.

To provide a comfortable, structured, relaxing experience.

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The 13th Annual Dust or Magic Institute on the Design of Children's Interactive Media

Since 2000, Dust or Magic meetings have been helping reviewers, designers and researchers apply known theories of child development to interactive media (IM) design.

There are several Dust or Magic events. Besides the original fall institute in Lambertville, NJ, there’s an AppCamp on the west coast, and a new eBook retreat.

OBJECTIVES

To familiarize you with the key products of the year and to point out strengths and weaknesses.
To contribute to your personal definition of “dust” and “magic.”
To provide a review of the fundamental theories of child development in the context of emerging technologies such as multi-touch screens, physical computing, 3D and movement based interfaces.
To give you access to a library of current products for a hands-on experience.
To provide critical, honest, fair and open demonstrations of this year’s products, with room for discussion.
To help students of interactive design earn credit.
To provide an overview of the elements of successful design.
To help you meet and learn from others who are passionate about exploring the potential of interactive media for children.
To provide a comfortable, structured, relaxing experience.