Fun, games and challenges of kids UX
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Join us for an evening on the fun, games and challenges of kids UX.
Designing and creating products for children is fun and difficult, with added layers of complexity not found in other industries. We take a look at some of the challenges, trends and best practice in kids UX, such as privacy and compliance, testing with users with short attention spans and our commitment to children to create responsible products.
Speakers for the evening:
Lucy is the creator of the Good App Guide and owner of Digills Consulting. She has over 15 years experience in UX research and design and has reviewed many hundreds of children’s apps and digital games. Lucy specialises in bringing in insights, experience and creativity to the creation of digital products for children, particularly apps, games and learning experiences, optimising the experience for both children and parents. She was a BAFTA judge for the Children’s Digital Award in 2018 and Bologna Ragazzi Digital Awards in 2018 and 2019. She works on digital products for companies big and small including McDonalds, LEGO, Preloaded, Entertainment One and Scary Beasties.
What she will talk about: "Designing with Children in Mind"
When developing products for children, the important of understanding the child, and potentially the needs of their parent or teacher, should never be underestimated. In digital gaming, whether you’re developing a learning experience or something purely fun, pitching the challenge at the right level is crucial. But make sure the challenge is in the game not in the UX! Lucy will talk about ages and stages of development, balancing the needs of parent and child and how to build user research into a tight agile development process.
Sophie is the founder of Bright Little Labs - Sesame Street for the digital age. Their award-winning story features tech-whizz Detective Dot, an agent of the Children’s Intelligence Agency, and engages ALL kids with computer science and critical thinking through mainstream media. Sophie believes wholeheartedly in the power of stories and positive role models to inspire the next generation.
What she will talk about: "Kids aren’t all the same, obviously"
Bright Little Labs make kids’ stuff (books, cartoons, games) to promote critical thinking, computer science and equality. Their flagship story is about Detective Dot - an 11-year-old coder who is on a dangerous mission from the CIA (Children’s Intelligence Agency). They just partnered with Turner (who own Cartoon Network) and are making animated and interactive content too. Sophie will talk about how Bright Little Labs approach diversity as a fundamentally important part of their production process. From hiring the right team, designing diverse and authentic characters and stories, to making sure user testing is representative, and our products are accessible - all through a UX/research lens.
Ting is a London-based UX designer passionate about making emerging technologies accessible to the public. She formerly worked as an interaction designer of a home robot with personality looking at the applications and social implications of machine learning technology. Right now she works at Kano Computing focusing on STEM/STEAM products for kids.
What she will talk about: "Designing STEM Products for kids"
Computing devices have become a major part of our waking hours. Not only for adults, but it is found that one in three children have their own tablet computer and one in four children under the age of six has a smartphone. How can we empower children to take back control of those devices and be confident in living with them? Ting will share her experience working at Kano Computing and talk about tips for designing educational products, which demystifying technology for kids, from user research to implementation.
Nicky is a Senior Digital Producer who has worked on a variety of projects for children, ranging from apps for Roald Dahl to the Alexa powered board game When in Rome. She currently works on web-based experiences for children at Goodboy Digital.
What she will talk about: "How Voice and other New Technologies Impact Kids Services"
Voice is fast emerging as a popular way for us to interact with technology and children, in particular, are flocking to make use of this new technology. However, a technology without visual cues for an audience whose verbal skills are still developing brings with it significant user experience challenges. Following her experiences at Sensible Object, Nicky will outline the challenges and emerging opportunities in voice and other new technologies and provide some important tips for anyone developing in this space.
Schedule:
6.15pm - Arrive/Drinks & Nibbles
6.45pm - Welcome by Ladies that UX
6.55pm - Intro by Bright Little Labs
7.00pm - Talks start
8.00pm - Q&A
8.20pm – Drinks & Network
9.00pm – Close
Thank you to Bright Little Labs for hosting us on the night!
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We only allow one ticket per person. We reserve the right to cancel duplicates without warning.
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We ask that you respect that this is a ladies only event open to those who self-identify as women or identify as gender non-conforming.
