sorting game haruna tada tufts university cd-143 technologies of the self november 22, 2002
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Sorting GameSorting Game
Haruna TadaTufts University
CD-143 Technologies of the SelfNovember 22, 2002
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OverviewOverview
• Background & Motivation• Sorting Game
– what is is– user interface– implemenetation
• Goals & Evaluation
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People and ThingsPeople and Things
• From “The Meaning of Things” Csikszentmihalyi (1981)
“To understand what people are and what they might become, one must understand what goes on between people and things. What things are cherished, and why, should become part of our knowledge of human beings.”
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MotivationMotivation
• Objects (things, places, events, etc) mean different things to different individuals
• We rarely take the time to reflect about the “things” that surround us -- their meaning, how they relate to us, and they relate to each other
Propose a software to get people to think about the meaning of things
to themselves and to others.
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The Sorting GameThe Sorting Game
• Overview– presents the user with a collection of
“objects” – user sorts the objects into “groups”
• Why?– makes the user think about how these
objects relate each other and to him/herself– encourage discussion between users to
understand how other people see the world
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User InterfaceUser Interface
• First-time user:– choose username and enter age– age is used by software to choose age-
appropriate topics
• When you begin:– computer gives you a few selection of topics– when you select a
topic, you will geta collection of “objects” related to the topic
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User InterfaceUser Interface
• Your task:– to select groups for sorting
the objects – pick from a list of “existing groups” or make your own groups
– sort each object into the appropriate group
• When you are done:– computer saves your project into your folder– adds your group descriptors into the “existing
groups” list for others to see & use
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Examples of Topics and ObjectsExamples of Topics and Objects
• Topics given to the user is chosen by user’s age– younger children get “easier” topics - concrete objects– older users get more abstract concepts
• Examples:– Animals: dog, cat, goldfish, chicken, horse, mouse, ...– Foods: apple, cookie, turkey, sandwich, orange, milk, ...– Personal Items: photo album, keys, ID card, teddy bear, ...– Places in Community: school, home, mall, cinema, ...– Places in Nature: lake, forest, desert, river, mountain, ...– Personal Qualities: confidence, intelligence, beauty,
athleticism, success, ...
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ImplementationImplementation
• For all age groups• Multiple user
– use in the classroom?– online access?– encourage discussion between users
• Administrator level access– access to user’s projects– can add new list of objects
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Goals of the Sorting GameGoals of the Sorting Game
• Learning about Self– bring to attention the relation between
objects in their lives– meaning of objects to themselves– meaning of objects to others
• Academic– teaches young children about organization
and relations – color, shape, etc.– teaches older chlidren the concept of
classification
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EvaluationEvaluation
• Users’ files– assess the level of self-reflection that goes
on during sorting
• Interviews– evaluate the thought process of the users
• Observation– study the discussion that occurs between
users
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SeePrototype
SeePrototype