One observation after visiting homes of children between 10 and 14.
The above photo shows a 13-year-old boy's collection of football cards. With so many professional football players moving from one team to another, his collection is required to be updated every year. Naturally, the deck easily contained a few hundreds.
He was obviously sakkaa-otaku, a football fanatic; he plays football almost everyday, and his favorite game was Winning Eleven 2008; he hardly reads, except the football magazine. It was very obvious why he decided the theme of his collection. Although this theme, or the a target of collection may differ, it is nevertheless a gem of information which tells researchers about the boy or the girl's interest and its intensity.
During the interview, it appeared that some children were frustrated as they could not find the right word to express themselves. There may be some individual differences, but in general, I believe this is the case as they are in a middle of a transition before adulthood. But once we ask them to show such collectables, their facial expression brightens and the conversation starts to flow again. There is even a glimpse of pride as they were provided with an opportunity to show an ignorant adult, what their world is like and what they have accomplished.
Collectables, are definitely not to miss.
The above photo shows a 13-year-old boy's collection of football cards. With so many professional football players moving from one team to another, his collection is required to be updated every year. Naturally, the deck easily contained a few hundreds.
He was obviously sakkaa-otaku, a football fanatic; he plays football almost everyday, and his favorite game was Winning Eleven 2008; he hardly reads, except the football magazine. It was very obvious why he decided the theme of his collection. Although this theme, or the a target of collection may differ, it is nevertheless a gem of information which tells researchers about the boy or the girl's interest and its intensity.
During the interview, it appeared that some children were frustrated as they could not find the right word to express themselves. There may be some individual differences, but in general, I believe this is the case as they are in a middle of a transition before adulthood. But once we ask them to show such collectables, their facial expression brightens and the conversation starts to flow again. There is even a glimpse of pride as they were provided with an opportunity to show an ignorant adult, what their world is like and what they have accomplished.
Collectables, are definitely not to miss.
