Share Paper: "Let's Imagine Animals ": An Interactive System of Floor-Projected Footprints to Provide Kindergartners Opportunities to Experience Advanced Art

  1. Tomoharu Morita, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Tokyo University of Science, Japan
  2. Sarii Iwatate, Department of Information Design, Tama Art University, Japan
  3. Mikihiro Tokuoka, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Tokyo University of Science, Japan
  4. Yuta Taki, Department of Human Development and Education, Kobe University, Japan
  5. Fusako Kusunoki, Department of Information Design, Tama Art University, Japan
  6. Shigenori Inagaki, Graduate School of Human Development and Environment, Kobe University, Japan
  7. Hiroshi Mizoguchi, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Tokyo University of Science, Japan
Wednesday, June 26 3:30-3:50 PM Jordaan 1&2

Abstract: Our interest in kindergarten children led us to develop the prototype of an art experience system, which is easy to work with using children’s imagination. For children, art appreciation is important for cultivating sensibility and creativity by imagining the meaning of works of interest. However, it is difficult for them to understand artworks. It is also difficult for kindergarten children who are not interested and have poor imagination to imagine the meanings of works. Therefore, we propose an art experience system that boosts kindergarten children’s interest and imagination. As a prototype, we developed a system based on pretend play with ...