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Interaction Design and Children (IDC) conference
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ACM IDC is the premier international conference for researchers, educators and practitioners to share the latest research findings, innovative methodologies and new technologies in the areas of inclusive child-centered design, learning and interaction.
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Introducing the conference chairs for IDC26!
Watch this space for upcoming chair spotlights...

#IDC2026 #InteractionDesign #ChildComputerInteraction #InteractionDesignAndChildren #HCI #DesignResearch #Brighton2026
November 28, 2025 at 2:49 PM
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📢Calls for Participation to IDC26 Brighton are now live!📢
Read the full calls🔗https://idc.acm.org/2026/calls/

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#IDC2026 #InteractionDesignAndChildren
November 14, 2025 at 1:45 PM
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Join us for the 25th Interaction Design and Children Conference | Brighton, UK, 22-25 June 2026!

As IDC turns 25, we invite our community to reflect on how we can design for futures worth inheriting.

Calls for papers will be announced soon!
idc.acm.org/2026/

#IDC2026 #ChildComputerInteraction
October 24, 2025 at 1:55 PM
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#IDC2025 attendees gathered to Whales of Iceland Museum for this years conference dinner —celebrating Best Paper Awards, connecting over local bites, and exploring life-sized whale sculptures. A memorable evening of recognition and reflection.
July 7, 2025 at 5:23 PM
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At #IDC2025, the Research & Design Challenge invited participants to reflect on the theme of Hope — through the eyes and ideas of children.

Congratulations to this year’s winning team, whose design most compellingly translated children’s ideas into a meaningful and imaginative prototype!
July 3, 2025 at 12:52 PM
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#IDC2025 Work-in-Progress Session 2 was a vibrant round of lightning talks and poster conversations. Researchers shared emerging ideas from co-designing inclusive AI literacy tools and playful robotics for healing, to building babyGPTs and exploring AI in classrooms.
July 2, 2025 at 3:50 PM
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#IDC2025 Paper sessions 3.1: Online, 3.2: Children interacting with tech and 3.3: Stereotypes, Generational and Fundamentals included a total of 12 papers. Take a look!
July 1, 2025 at 11:10 AM
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#IDC2025 featured two powerful panels! One brought industry leaders into dialogue on how emerging technologies—and strategic collaborations—are shaping the future of children's tech, the other explored how partnerships like RITEC are shaping responsible digital play.
July 1, 2025 at 9:44 AM
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Group 1 of the #IDC2025 Work-in-Progress sessions included both lightning talks and poster discussions. From therapy apps to AI chatbots and playful design methods, the range of ideas was inspiring! Congrats to both the Best WiP and Honorable Mention awardees!
June 30, 2025 at 3:10 PM
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In her #IDC2025 keynote, Janet C. Read invited us to reimagine hope-filled digital childhoods. Drawing on decades of global research in Child-Computer Interaction, her keynote challenged us to discover, dismantle, and design with care, creativity, and ethics.
June 26, 2025 at 9:43 PM
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#IDC2025 Paper sessions 2.1: Children, Safety, Special needs, 2.2: Understanding and Auditing AI and 2.3: AI as a tool / Using AI included a total of 18 papers, including the best short paper, and an honorable mention for best full paper. Take a look!
June 26, 2025 at 9:03 PM
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The welcome reception at #IDC2025 brought together old friends and new faces over drinks, laughter, and great conversations. A special moment: this year's chairs passed the torch as next year’s host city was officially announced — stay tuned for 2026!
June 26, 2025 at 3:19 PM
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#IDC2025 Paper sessions 1.1 Schools, Teachers and Learning, 1.2 AI literacies and 1.3 Learning and AI included a total of 17 papers, including the best paper, the best pictorial, and an honorable mention for best paper. Take a look!
June 26, 2025 at 8:57 AM
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At #IDC2025, demos highlighted the power of child-centered design—AI pals, board games, STEM kits & more. Fast pitches + lively discussions = big inspiration! Making complex ideas playful, tangible & meaningful for kids.
June 25, 2025 at 3:38 PM
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#IDC2025 welcome session introduced this year’s theme: Hope. It celebrated our organizers, volunteers, and sponsors—and gave stats on papers and acceptance rates. Yasmin Kafai’s keynote called on us to empower children as curious, creative, and critical designers in an AI-driven world.
June 25, 2025 at 7:58 AM
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What a start to #IDC2025 conference. Monday was packed with energy, curiosity, and critical conversations across a full day of hands-on workshops and inspiring presentations at the Doctoral Consortium.

Check out the moments of collaboration, discussion, and imagination in action!
June 24, 2025 at 11:03 PM
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Hey #IDC2025 attendees!
Stay connected, get real-time updates, and join the conversation with fellow participants.

Join our WhatsApp channel with groups for announcements and session reminders + general chat: chat.whatsapp.com/IoUwaXlf5xpA...

Let’s keep the energy going IDC2025!
June 23, 2025 at 7:31 AM
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The "Pushing the Boundaries of Computational Empowerment of Children" WS invite everyone to contribute to a manifesto for computational empowerment of children! What would a world where every child is computational empowered look like?
Answer here: forms.gle/w9PW5BfkuAFz...
June 20, 2025 at 4:06 PM
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Hi there conference goers! The full detailed program for #IDC2025 is out! Go and download your copy, make a list of your must see sessions. You definitely do not want to miss the social program this year! Read more here: idc.acm.org/2025/detaile...
June 20, 2025 at 3:05 PM
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The #IDC2025 conference has accepted 36 full papers, aligned with the conference theme of "Hope", that delve into a wide range of topics within inclusive child-centered design, learning, and interaction. Congrats to the authors!

Check out full papers on the IDC website: idc.acm.org/2025/accepte...
June 19, 2025 at 12:03 PM
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The #IDC2025 conference has accepted 8 short papers that showcase innovative research and methodologies in inclusive child-centered design, learning, and interaction.

Congrats to the authors!

Find out details about the accepted papers on the IDC website: idc.acm.org/2025/accepte...
June 17, 2025 at 11:51 AM
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The Industry Panel of the #IDC2025 provides the attendees of the conference the opportunity to hear the views of leading figures in industry that actively support the field of designing tools for/with children.
#foundry10 #honda

Find out more info about this panel here: idc.acm.org/2025/panels/
June 16, 2025 at 8:15 AM
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In #IDC2025, a panel will present a research and industry design deployment collaboration, in designing digital play for children’s well-being.

Find more information about this panel and panelists on the IDC website: idc.acm.org/2025/panels/
June 16, 2025 at 8:05 AM
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Congrats to the researchers of 3 accepted pictorials on the #IDC2025 theme of 'Hope'!

These innovative papers leverage visual communication to generate new knowledge.

Available in the ACM Digital Library!

Find more information on the IDC website: idc.acm.org/2025/accepte...
June 12, 2025 at 6:13 AM
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Congrats to the authors of 64 accepted Work-in-Progress papers in #IDC2025!

These papers, published in the ACM Digital Library, showcase novel ideas and early research activities.

Find more info on the IDC website: idc.acm.org/2025/accepte...
June 11, 2025 at 6:26 AM