期刊名称：Journal of Theoretical and Applied Information Technology
印刷版ISSN：1992-8645
电子版ISSN：1817-3195
出版年度：2016
卷号：89
期号：1
出版社：Journal of Theoretical and Applied
摘要：This paper recounts a preliminary evaluation of childrens imaginative play whilst interacting with a virtual toy. Children aged 5-8 years old played with a virtual toy with a friend and their enjoyment and satisfaction of playing with the toy were evaluated. The complexity of social pretend play and the involvement of communicative strategies were taken into consideration to assist the inquiry of identifying the ability of the virtual toy to support childrens imaginative play. Our analysis demonstrated that children who managed to play imaginatively applied the social pretend play complexity and communicative strategies during the play session. The virtual toy supported childrens imaginative play, hence these findings can help to stimulate future research and the design of virtual toys to support play for remotely separated children.
关键词：Children; children's enjoyment; communicative strategies; imaginative play; social pretend play; usability; virtual toy
