The second mini-project involved generating ideas for adding interactivity to children's toys. We talked a bit about whether children shouldn't just be left alone to simply play with real physical objects without being assailed by computing technology. I think we're all in favour of the simple option, but the students were willing to suspend their disbelief and developed some creative ideas about different sorts of toys, which they described in an "elevator pitch" style.
The inspiration for this brief comes from the work at ETH Zurich on an augmented medieval castle, the AKC project, which uses PlayMobil figures and buildings to create genuinely interesting interactivity. The project is described here. AKC seems to have been the starting point for an interesting project, Designing Tangibles for Learning, at the London Knowledge Lab.
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