Hayes Raffle, L. Yip, Hiroshi Ishii

Abstract

A major problem in introducing computing (and embedded computing in particular) to kids stems from the disconnect between the physical and computational realms, or the "layers of abstraction" that separate them [O'Malley and Fraser 2005]. We present a system that has eliminated the distance between computation and the "real world" while providing possibilities for sophisticated activities -- intellectual, playful and physical.