Participatory Design (PD) has been proposed as a useful strategy to address pitfalls in the
design of serious games for children with special needs. Nonetheless, methodological …

Despite its inherent challenges, participatory design (PD) has unique benefits when
designing technology for children, especially children with special needs. Researchers have …

Participatory design aims to work with those who are often excluded from design processes
so that their interests are better represented in design solutions. Autistic children are often …

Over the past two years, we have engaged autistic children in a participatory design (PD)
process to create their own, individual smart object. In this paper, we reflect on our …

Although seemingly evident,'fun'in Participatory Design (PD) processes involving children
generally remains implicit. In this paper, we explore fun as a user gain since the benefits that …

Participatory Design (PD) has become a standard methodology in HCI, however, the
evaluation of the outcomes of participatory processes is often exclusively driven by …

Technology-based programs can provide help in various ways and improve the lives of
autistic people. To design accessible programs that address target groups' needs …

We describe a multimodal method for the analysis of co-design outcomes in participatory
design (PD) with children. The multimodal approach we take allows researchers to treat both …

Participatory Design (PD) in various guises is a popular approach with the Interaction
Design and Children (IDC) community. In studying it as a method very little work has …

As we push the boundaries of participatory design (PD) to empower children across the
world, barriers to participation for those currently underserved require further attention. This …