Interactive Play and Learning for Children

Call for Papers

One of the most socially and culturally beneficial uses of human computer interaction is for enhancing play and learning for children. It is very important to understand the needs of children and craft visionary interactive systems designed to enhance education and entertainment. In this special issue we call for papers which provide visions and glimpses in the future of human computer interaction for children's play and learning. We call for papers from academia as well as industry led papers. In addition, we also welcome papers that critique and study the disadvantages of computers and media for children play and learning, as there may be many examples where technology may make a deficit rather than a benefit. We hope this special issue will provide concrete visions and goals for improved children�s learning and play at home, school, and public environments. We also especially encourage research which is aimed at helping increase in literacy or is aimed at children with disabilities.

Topics for this special issue are papers related to interactive media for children's play and learning, with subtopics (specifically related to children's play and learning) which may include:

Authors should follow the Advances in Human-Computer Interaction manuscript format described at the journal site http://www.hindawi.com/journals/ahci/. Prospective authors should submit an electronic copy of their complete manuscript through the Journal Manuscript Tracking System at http://www.hindawi.com/mts/, according to the following timetable.

Manuscript Due	October 1, 2007
First Round of Reviews	March 1, 2008
Publication Date	June 1, 2008

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