
Session Information
Title | Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood Web Experience |
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Time | Saturday, October 20, 10:15a-11:15a |
Location | Gold B |
Format | Speaker |
Description | Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood is a new, beautifully-textured animated series from PBS KIDS for preschoolers aged 2-4, developed by The Fred Rogers Company. It features the children of his original and much-loved Neighborhood of Make Believe characters.
Although children of this age are busy learning pre-academic skills, such as letters and numbers, they also need to learn socio-emotional skills like sharing, self-control, and developing positive self-esteem. It is not hard to fall into thinking that games for this audience are simple to make, since popular belief holds that kids are easily amused; the reality is that children are often poorly understood. We hope to prove that creating games for such a young demographic comes with the same challenges than any other interactive product, in an effort to keep improving the quality of interactive games for children. |