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Smart toys: Brave new world? (2000)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
D'Hooge, H., Dalton, L., Shwe, H., Lieberman, D., & O'Malley, C. (2000, December). Smart toys: Brave new world?. Presented at Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, CHI EA 2000; The Hague; Netherlands

Technology is changing the way children play. But should we be excited or worried about the introduction of technology into children's toys? This panel of smart toy experts will examine the advantages and disadvantages of technologically-enhanced pla... Read More about Smart toys: Brave new world?.

Designing storytelling technologies to encourage collaboration between young children (2000)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Benford, S., Bederson, B., Åkesson, K.-P., Bayon, V., Druin, A., Hansson, P., Hourcade, J., Ingram, R., Neale, H., O'Malley, C., Simsarian, K., Stanton, D., Sundblad, Y., & Taxén, G. (2000, December). Designing storytelling technologies to encourage collaboration between young children. Presented at Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems CHI 2001 Anyone. Anywhere; Seattle, WA; United States

We describe the design of tangible interfaces to the KidPad collaborative drawing tool. Our aims are to support the reenactment of stories to audiences, and integration within real classroom environments. A six-month iterative design process, working... Read More about Designing storytelling technologies to encourage collaboration between young children.

Mutagenesis of squash (Cucurbita moschata) glycerol-3-phosphateacyltransferase (GPAT) to produce an enzyme with altered substrateselectivity (2000)
Journal Article
Hayman, M. W., Fawcett, T., Schierer, T. F., Simon, J. W., Kroon, J. T. M., Gilroy, J. S., Rice, D. W., Rafferty, J., Turnbull, A. P., Sedelnikova, S. E., & Slabas, A. R. (2000). Mutagenesis of squash (Cucurbita moschata) glycerol-3-phosphateacyltransferase (GPAT) to produce an enzyme with altered substrateselectivity. Biochemical Society Transactions, 28, 680-681

A cross-cultural perspective on children's theories of mind and social interaction (1998)
Journal Article
Tan-Niam, C., Wood, D., & O'Malley, C. (1998). A cross-cultural perspective on children's theories of mind and social interaction. Early Child Development and Care, 144(1), 55-67. https://doi.org/10.1080/0300443981440107

This study incorporated two cross‐cultural dimensions using both Singaporean and UK subjects as well as expert raters from both cultures to investigate links between children's “theories of minds” (ToM) and their social interactive behaviour. This tr... Read More about A cross-cultural perspective on children's theories of mind and social interaction.