On Tuesday 08 December 2009 11:31:29 pm Steve Thomas wrote:
- Would this term survive a UI facelift?
Ie: if the User Interface were to change (saw some emails about this) would the terms still work? This could test if we are describing generic functionality decoupled from the underlying UI and implementation artifacts.
I would think so. After all, the target audience for Etoys are kids. These terms are metaphors for what goes on inside the machine. Any deviation could be considered a bug.
- Would Tim's daughter (or any other young one) be able to
understand what it meant?
I will let Tim answer that :-). I help out rural school kids (non-English) use Etoys and the suggestions emerged from that experience. Kids in 9-12 age group are just transitioning between concrete to abstract. For most part, they can figure out stuff by playing with it. However, there will always be a need for adult assistance in interpreting metaphors and action words to suit local sentiments.
Subbu