Four Temporary Waterslide Designs Adapted to Different Slope Conditions to Encourage Child Socialization in PlaygroundsZhudi Hua 1, Ting Tao 1, Risa Akita 1, Tomofusa Akita 1, Yoshiaki Hayakawa 1, Masanori Hariyama 2, Hayato Sakurai 3, Ricki Colman 4, Mamiko Koshiba 1,2,3
1Graduate School of Sciences and Technology for Innovation, Yamaguchi University, 2Graduate School of Information Sciences, Tohoku University, 3Pediatrics, Saitama Medical University Hospital, 4Department of Cell and Regenerative Biology, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Early life social learning is enhanced by interactions with effectively designed environments. Four events were held at different city parks using inexpensive, temporary waterslides to stimulate social learning. This study describes the prototypes used and the evaluation of the children's interactions.
