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posted by Editor
on Monday December 11, @07:16PM
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The One Laptop Per Child project is developing a laptop that costs $100 and is specifically designed for the world's poorest children living in its most remote environments. According to the user interface specification document for the device, it will have a zoom metaphor enabling users to zoom in and out of four discrete views, each of which caters to a particular set of goals (see screenshot):
The Home view will be the first screen presented to the child at startup, and it will be most similar to traditional WIMP desktops, serving as a starting point for the exploration of the network, personal activities, and objects;
Zooming out to the Friends view shows the child's circle of friends;
Zooming further out takes the child to the the Neighborhood view, showing everyone on their local network clustered around their current activities, providing a direct visual representation of the popularity of an activity;
Zooming in from the Home view takes the child to the Activity view in which all of the actual creation, exploration, and collaboration takes place. This is where developers are supposed to add new and engaging tools, extending the functionality and encouraging new types of creative exploration.
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