The Characteristics of User, Activities and Spaces of Playground for Children in Kampong Ngemplak Simongan Semarang

Abstract

Children are identical to playing in the context of cognitive development. Children can do physical activities, interact socially and connect with nature. One of them is when it is located in a village. The condition of a dense and narrow village makes it difficult for children to play. Kampung Ngemplak Simongan Semarang has been design as a child-friendly thematic village in the direction of the Semarang Child-Friendly City. However, the existing playground is still difficult to reach and has not been able to accommodate children. So, there needs to be a process of identifying characteristics that the design of the playground is in accordance with the user needed. Therefore, a research question appears "What are the characteristics of users, activities and spaces for children in Kampong Ngemplak Simongan?". The aim of this research is to identify the characteristics of users, activities and playground space for children in realizing the accessible design and meet their needs. The research used a quantitative method. The output of this research is to formulate the characteristics of users, activities and spaces of playgrounds for children in the village which all of them are male teenagers who are more likely to engage in physical activity.