Here's the direct link to the pdf: <a href="http://www.sesameworkshop.org/assets/1191/src/Best%20Practices%20Document%2011-26-12.pdf" rel="nofollow">http://www.sesameworkshop.org/assets/1191/src/Best%20Practic...</a>
This is fantastic. Reminds me of this article from a while ago:<p><a href="http://uxdesign.smashingmagazine.com/2012/03/12/dads-plea-developers-ipad-apps-children/" rel="nofollow">http://uxdesign.smashingmagazine.com/2012/03/12/dads-plea-de...</a><p>So many kids apps could take advantage of these best practices. Glad to see this on HN.
These are great design tips for <i>everyone</i>, not just children.<p>When an app becomes easy enough for a child to operate, it becomes easier for adults as well. I <i>can</i> perform delicate hand gestures, solve an app's user interface novelties, and read dense blocks of explanatory text, but I don't <i>want</i> to.
Now, if they would come up with an app that would allow my handicapped daughter to watch their current episodes on her Android tablet. Even if I could get them from iTunes, it would be previous season. Yes I could buy cable (just for that) and a DVR (just for that) and then still technically be breaking the law...