Abstract Although the influence of toys and play activities on child development is a consistent research topic in psychological research, designing artefacts explicitly for social growth can be considered a novel topic in design research. This paper focuses on identifying design opportunities to develop toys and play activities to stimulate social skills in school age children. Twenty-two participatory observations were carried out with children attending the first two years of school. The analysis revealed 15 ways in which social skills can be stimulated by toys and play activities. Design insights are given to each of the 15 categories.

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设计玩具和游戏活动以发展儿童的社交技能

摘要尽管玩具和游乐活动对儿童发育的影响是心理学研究中一个始终如一的研究课题，但明确设计用于社会成长的人工制品仍可被视为设计研究中的一个新课题。本文的重点是确定设计机会，以开发玩具和玩耍活动以激发学龄儿童的社交技能。在入学的头两年对孩子进行了22项参与式观察。分析揭示了通过玩具和游戏活动激发社交技能的15种方式。对15个类别均提供了设计见解。