Digital play, iPad Apps and Young Children’s Development

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DiGRA/FDG '16 - Abstract Proceedings of the First International Joint Conference of DiGRA and FDG
Dundee, Scotland: Digital Games Research Association and Society for the Advancement of the Science of Digital Games, August, 2016
Number: 2
Volume: 13
ISBN / ISNN: ISSN 2342-9666


This poster presents part of a larger research which aims to understand young children’s digital play in relation to their imaginative play - a major force of psychological development in the early years. The poster will be of interest to DiGRA/FDG audience as it focuses their attention on the need for theoretical and research based criteria to appraise developmentally sound apps suitable for preschoolers (3-5 years of age).