More than 200 kid-innovators, ages 12 and under, from North America, Latin America, Europe, Africa, South Asia and Australia, submitted drawings of their imagined technologies.
For the most part - kids wanted their technology to be more interactive and human, better integrated with their physical lives and empowering to users (such as by assisting new knowledge or abilities).
The findings were recently published by Latitude Research from their 2010 Study where they asked the kids "What would you like your computer or the Internet to do that it can't do right now?"
Here is an excerpt from four of the child responses:
I would like a "Help Computer: it knows what you are thinking and does it for you--both touch and voice controlled." Male, 8, Brisbane, Australia
"I'd like to go through the computer to the places that are inside it." Female, 4, Medellin, Colombia (translated from Spanish)
"I want to video kids on the other side of the world using a different kind of language." Female, 7, Warwick, RI, United States
"I'd like it if my computer could convert images or food and make them real." Female, 10, Pakenham, Australia
Three key insights can be extracted from the study as an analysis of children's future interests or requests for technology:
- The Digital vs. Physical Divide is Disappearing
- Why Aren't Computers More Human?
- Technology Can Improve and Empower Us
You can read more about the Survey Summary and even download the study - Children's Future Requests for Computers and the Internet, on the ReadWriteWeb website.
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