Sunday October 15, 2006
Sunday October 15, 2006 Fearless.
Back from my vacation during which I did my little experiment with the younger set and PhotoBooth on my new mac. Three kids: 4, 4.75, and 6.75 years with a racing about 18 month old cramming himself in sideways periodically. Just opened up the laptop and fired up the app and then let the kids take over. One of them knew how to use it.
The 4 yr. old lost interest quickly - she was too busy racing about playing horses. The older two, girl and boy, stuck with it longer with the 18 month old poking in and getting a picture or two in. They lasted about 20 minutes. Less then I had predicted. Got correspondingly fewer photos - mostly singles not multiples. But they tried out most of the visual effects.
They did not need any adult help in figuring out how to use it. The adults were employed to extract the 18 month old when he became annoying.
What I observed was that the entertainment value of photobooth was not more or less then any other activity that day. Exploring around the perimeter of the rental house we were in or climbing on top of the big upside down canoe sans space rocket appeared to get as much or more bandwidth.
Somehow the interest level they showed relative to other activities made me feel better. Which is likely a truly scary thought.
[evil laugh]
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