The 21st ACM Interaction Design and Children conference (IDC 2022) invites full and short paper submissions. Authors are encouraged to engage with the conference theme of Connectedness. All papers should:

• Report original work not previously published;
• Address topics relevant to technology and interaction design for and with children (see below for a list of areas of interest). 
• Clearly state the contribution(s) in the paper and the abstract.

Papers making one clear, significant contribution to IDC topics are more likely to be accepted than those making several lesser contributions. Submissions must identify and cite relevant published work and explain how the paper furthers research within the field of Interaction Design and Children.

• Full Papers are expected to be up to 15 pages.
• Short Papers are expected to be up to 9 pages.

References and the “Selection and Participation of Children” mandatory section do not count towards the page limit. We encourage authors to select the appropriate length of paper based on the scope of the contribution of their research. Short papers generally have a smaller scope and/or contribution, but should not be viewed as inferior to full papers. While short papers should situate the work that is presented within relevant related literature, the literature review is likely to not be as broad or as in-depth as that of a full paper.

Submissions for review should be anonymized according to the CHI Anonymization Policy. Submissions that are not anonymized and/or do not follow the page limit guidelines will be desk-rejected.

Once accepted for publication, submissions will go through a light second review process.

All accepted IDC 2022 Full & Short Papers are ACM archival publications and will be made available through the ACM Digital Library. Publication of the paper is dependent on there being at least one author of the paper registered and participating in the conference. Early registration to the conference is required for presenting authors.