Sesame's best practices guide for children's app development

tatiangtatiang Member, Sous Chef, PRO, Senior Sous-Chef Posts: 11,949
in Miscellaneous
The makers of Sesame Street released a report on best practices for building children's apps. It's chock full of good tips about how kids use apps and how best to design for them.

http://www.sesameworkshop.org/our-blog/2012/12/17/sesames-best-practices-guide-for-childrens-app-development.

Be sure to click the link at the end of the article for the full report.

Comments

  • POMPOM Member Posts: 2,599
    Great stuff!
    Thank for the info tatiang!

    Roy.
  • LiquidGameworksLiquidGameworks Anchorage, AKMember, Sous Chef Posts: 956
    Thanks!
  • SocksSocks London, UK.Member Posts: 12,822
    Good stuff, some genuinely useful information in the report.
  • carlblanchetcarlblanchet Member Posts: 755
    Sweet! Thanks for sharing your find!
  • PBEmpirePBEmpire Member Posts: 676
    thanks for sharing the link
  • kolabokolabo Member Posts: 240
    Finally got around to reading this. Great find, thanks.
    If you're making children's apps, and missed it, it's worth the read.
    Bump:)
  • tatiangtatiang Member, Sous Chef, PRO, Senior Sous-Chef Posts: 11,949
    I ended up redesigning a bunch of aspects of my game based on their simple suggestions.

    For example, they found that in testing iPad use among young kids, the kids tended to rest their hands on the bottom corners of the iPads. Buttons (e.g. for settings, menus) that were located there were often pressed accidentally, which frustrated the kids playing the games.
Sign In or Register to comment.

© Vanilla Keystone Theme 2025