We are planning to design a website for evaluating kids (games, quiz). Are there any specific user interface guidelines for targeting the kids (e.g. keyboard usage in a laptop or a standalone keyboard, ability to control a mouse, ability to navigate the user interface and its controls, size of buttons, page navigation)? We are looking for things which we need to be careful about.
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Jakob Nielsen has a pretty decent Alert Box about usability for children. There's also a usability guide at the end of the alert box. In summary: kids don't scroll, they like reading, are suckers for advertising, and if Microsoft Bob was marketed to children, it would've been a hit.
Mark Trapp
2010-07-30 22:05:08