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This article explores the task-attention theory of game learning and its implications for understanding how gameplay can support learning. The authors argue that attention is a crucial factor in determining whether and when players learn from games. They propose the Task-Attention Theory of Game Learning, which emphasizes the role of attention in directing and sustaining players' focus on task-relevant information within games. The theory suggests that game design features, such as goals, mechanics, rewards, and uncertainty, can influence attentional processes. The article also discusses the impact of task-based demands, such as time pressure and performance pressure, on attention and performance in video games. Overall, the theory highlights the active role of users in eliciting and sampling information in interactive media and has implications for game-based learning and design. [Extracted from the article]

This paper examines the theoretical constructs surrounding the integration of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in English Language Teaching (ELT). It explores how contemporary digital tools have reshaped pedagogical practices, fostering greater learner engagement, collaboration, and personalized learning experiences. By analyzing current trends in ICT implementation, the paper highlights emerging technologies, including artificial intelligence, virtual classrooms, and interactive media, and their impact on language acquisition. The discussion extends to future directions, focusing on the evolving role of educators and the importance of digital literacy in ELT. The paper emphasizes the need for continuous theoretical refinement to effectively incorporate ICT into language pedagogy, aiming to improve outcomes for both teachers and learners in diverse educational contexts. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Visible light‐based human–machine interactive media is capable of transmitting electrical readouts to machines and providing intuitive feedback to users simultaneously. Currently, many inorganic mechanoluminescent (ML) materials‐based interactive media, typically ZnS‐loaded phosphors (ZLPs), have been successfully demonstrated. However, organic ML materials‐based solutions were rarely exploited despite their huge merits of strong structural modification, abundant luminescence property, low cost, easy preparation, and so on. Here, we propose a novel interactive tactile display (ITD) based on organic ML materials (Cz‐A6‐dye) and triboelectric nanogenerator, with ultra‐brightness (130% enhancement) and ultra‐low threshold pressure (57% reduction) as compared to ZLPs. The proposed ITD achieves the conversion of weak mechanical stimuli into visible light and electrical signals simultaneously, without extra power supplies. Furthermore, the relationship between the luminous performance of organic ML materials and mechanical force is quantified, benefiting from the uniform ML layer prepared. Enabled by convolutional neural networks, the high‐accuracy recognition (97.1%) for handwriting and identity of users is realized at the same time. Thus, the ITD has great potential for intelligent wearable electronics and classified military applications. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Call of Duty is a popular firs t-person shooter (FPS) game. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare (2007) was the firs t game in the franchise which did not focus on the World Wars' his tory. It was also the firs t Call of Duty which had a continuous interactive digital narrative (IDN). This article attempts to take a comparative approach to the game. As a cultural product, the game is susceptible to pos tcolonial and orientalis t discourses. This article attempts to apply Edward Said's theories to Call of Duty: Modern Warfare in order to prove that the game's IDN was shaped by pos tcolonialism and orientalism. The game functioned as a cultural medium which disseminated orientalis t discourses amongs t its player base. As such, this article tries to not only shed light upon a lesser-known aspect of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare but also to demons trate that computer games are not exempt from external cultural forces. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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The use of Augmented Reality technology in the pharmaceutical sector, particularly in pharmacies, has introduced significant innovations in providing drug information to consumers. AR applications can help healthcare workers and patients better understand drug use through three-dimensional visualization superimposed on the real environment. Observations at Sultan Abdul Aziz Syah Peureulak Hospital indicate that 70% of patients still experience confusion regarding the drug information provided by pharmacy staff. This difficulty is caused by the complexity of the information, lack of personal interaction, or low health literacy. To address this problem, the Android-based Mediscan application was developed using AR technology. This application utilizes Unity and Vuforia Engine software to present drug information visually in card form via the smart device screen. Users can point the camera at a particular drug and receive complete information regarding general indications, dosage, drug class, contraindications, and side effects. This research aims to develop the Mediscan application, calculate the level of patient understanding, measure consumer satisfaction, and evaluate the impact of using AR in presenting drug information. The System Development Life Cycle methodology with the Waterfall model was used in this research. The results show that AR technology can be implemented in Android-based applications to present drug information visually and interactively. The majority of patients feel more informed and gain a better understanding of the medication they are taking. AR technology in the Mediscan application improves user experience, supports the education and training of medical personnel and patients, and enhances the quality of healthcare services in hospitals. This application also makes it easier for medical personnel and pharmacists to convey drug information more effectively and efficiently. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This development innovation is an effort to overcome the limitations of Islamic religious education teaching materials in schools and increase students' enthusiasm for learning by using interactive media with the help of Android forms. The approach taken in the research and development of teaching media is qualitative and quantitative. This development uses the ADDIE model (analyse, Design, Development, Implementation, and Evaluation), which consists of stages: (1) analysis, (2) design, (3) development, (4) implementation, and (5) evaluation as procedures and guidelines for developing teaching materials—data collection techniques by distributing surveys to test subjects and a series of formative assessments. Analysis techniques use qualitative and statistics. The results of the analysis of the development of teaching materials are in the form of software products or applications in the form of Android. Based on the validation and test results of design experts, 86% said that this product is valid and efficient; the validation results of media experts, 87% of these products are valid and efficient, and the results of material expert validation say 80% of these products are valid and efficient. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Technology has incredible potential to alter the healthcare organization entirely. The upheaval is now trendy, and encompasses numerous chunks. Several of them are more famous outward than others. Typically, when we think about the shift towards digital health, we primarily imagine various mobile devices used to observe our healthiness -- nevertheless, Apple Watches in this field are really leading the way. The data collected through these devices wants to touch the correct persons; in addition to accomplishing supreme imaginable competency, they must assist each other and patients who need their data. Social interaction is crucial to the prospect of healthcare business, and preferably, this one necessitates materializing in the wanton, benign, and supreme feature-packed method conceivable. Medical establishments frequently practice social media to accomplish multifaceted customer surveys, which are then either published or used internally to improve the services provided. Healthcare facilities and private clinics establish their presence on social media platforms and influence the public. Social networking allows medical professionals to share expertise, knowledge, and data. The technological advancements of blogs, podcasts, and interactive media have helped countless individuals in creating, uploading, and sharing their personal notes and write-ups via expanding a range of digital community messaging platforms. New messaging technologies and the emergence of what has been labeled as Web 2.0 are providing opportunities for both healthcare experts and patients equally to participate with one another, with their peers, contacts, and relatives in approaches unbelievable, unbiased hardly any years ago. The rapidity and measure of acceptance of social media is altering its approach. We contemplate closely and converse with persons previously recognized as listeners, and the way doctors and patients interact is evolving, acquiring innovative social health knowledge. The study aims to explore the impact and potential of social media and networks in healthcare, and for the healthcare industry to create a new social health experience. Through piloting a methodical study, the researcher intends to capture the use of social media for healthiness drives, recognise novel practices and deliberate research gaps, and propose future guidelines for exploring social media applications for health purposes. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Barr and Kirkorian (2023) have provided a comprehensive and timely model that integrates multiple explanations for the transfer of learning from digital media. The model offers a valuable framework for understanding the effects of digital media on young children's transfer of learning and for developing effective educational interventions. In this commentary, I explore how this early learning model for the digital age can expand its scope in the changing landscape of digital media. This model is based on research that examines children's learning from noninteractive media, such as video viewing, and compares it to interactive media that involve physical or social contingency, such as video chat and touchscreens. However, the rapid development of technology raises questions about how to categorize media interactivity in the context of various technological innovations, such as online video platforms allowing user choice, artificial intelligent voice agents interacting with users, augmented and virtual reality providing immersed visual environments, and social robots exhibiting embodied qualities. The adaptability of the framework to the evolving landscape of digital media is discussed along with its associated opportunities and challenges. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Arriving is an interdisciplinary research project that incorporated audiovisual and interactive technology to capture and disseminate multigenerational narratives surrounding movement, migration, and arriving at a new place. Employing co-creation and storytelling techniques, conversations and interactions between younger and older generations centered around personal objects related to arriving were documented in audio recordings and portrait photographs and shared in public gallery exhibitions along with an interactive, online e-book. This article reflects on the creative process in designing the Arriving project and, subsequently, the construction of a digital storybook, which has been distributed nationally and internationally as a tool to foster two-way integration in international communities. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Purpose: The purpose of this study is to examine the knowledge gap hypothesis in the context of smartphone use for news to understand whether mobile news consumption could bridge or widen the knowledge gap between people of higher and lower socioeconomic status (SES). Design/methodology/approach: The authors examine how smartphone news consumption is associated with the knowledge gap hypothesis by analyzing a survey dataset from Hong Kong. This study focuses specifically on a moderated mediation model in which the indirect effect of mobile news consumption on political knowledge via discussion network heterogeneity is contingent on level of education. Findings: Smartphone use for news/information was positively associated with level of discussion network heterogeneity. The indirect effect of smartphone news use on political knowledge via discussion network heterogeneity was stronger for those with lower levels of education. Originality/value: This study advances the understanding of the role of smartphone use in contributing to the functioning of deliberative democracy as this use enhances discussion network heterogeneity and general levels of political knowledge. Moreover, our study contributes to the literature on the knowledge gap by not only examining the relationship between smartphone use, discussion heterogeneity, and political knowledge but also taking into consideration individual levels of education. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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The rapid development of technology can have a positive influence on the learning process. Technology support in learning can be a means in the learning process. The existence of technology can be an instructional scaffold, namely as a form of teacher support to students during the learning process. The purpose of this research is to develop a product in the form of an interactive media application based on articulate storyline for initial reading. This developed product is used by students at the stage of learning to read. The research method used in this study is using 4D research methods. Starting from the define (discovery), design (design), develop (development), and dessiminate (deployment) stages. This product that has been developed has gone through the validation stage, namely validation by media experts and validation by learning content experts (material). The results of validation by media experts of 91% and the results of validation by learning content experts (material) of 93% which shows that this interactive media application is very feasible to use. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The use of interactive media, such as virtual reality (VR), has the potential to revolutionize education in Pakistan. This research paper delves into the possibilities offered by VR technology and explores its benefits, challenges, and practical applications within the Pakistani educational system. By conducting a thorough examination of existing literature, empirical research, and case studies, this paper aims to shed light on the transformative impact of VR on teaching and learning outcomes. VR has the unique ability to transport students into immersive and interactive virtual environments, providing them with engaging and experiential learning opportunities. Through VR, students can explore distant places, conduct virtual experiments, delve into historical events, and develop vocational skills in a safe and interactive manner. The paper synthesizes the findings of previous studies to highlight the positive impact of VR on student engagement, knowledge retention, critical thinking skills, and overall learning outcomes. Moreover, the paper examines various practical applications of VR in the Pakistani educational context. It discusses how VR can be integrated into different subjects and disciplines, such as science, mathematics, history, and vocational training. The exploration of these practical applications serves as a guide for educators and institutions seeking to implement VR in their teaching practices and curriculum. Ultimately, the goal of this research paper is to inspire and empower educators, policymakers, and stakeholders in Pakistan to harness the power of interactive media, specifically VR, for innovative and effective education practices. By leveraging the transformative potential of VR technology, Pakistan can create inclusive, engaging, and effective learning environments that prepare students for the challenges of the future. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Purpose: Today, digital piracy remains a growing challenge for legislators and businesses operating in the entertainment industry. For these reasons, policymakers place significant efforts in reducing piracy activities through copyright enforcement policies. Yet, the effectiveness of these frameworks remains questionable since empirical evidence offers countervailing insights. For these reasons, this study adopts a demand-side approach to investigate how users' emotional reactions to the copyright enforcement policy influence their digital piracy-related judgments and intention. Design/methodology/approach: The author used a scenario-based approach to test the hypotheses and surveyed 262 users who actively stream movies and TV shows. Findings: By drawing on the appraisal tendency framework, the author finds that among individuals experiencing fear due to the copyright enforcement policy, there is a decreasing intention to continue using illegal streaming services. On the contrary, individuals experiencing indignation are more likely to have increased intention to use illegal streaming services. On top of this, we reveal indirect effects by mediating individuals' vulnerability to sanctions (fear path) and subjective norms (indignation path) as judgments cues. Originality/value: The author contributes to digital piracy literature in two ways with the study. First, the author unfolds the affective background that explains the emergence of deterrence or defiance effects when users respond to the copyright enforcement policy. Thus, the author shows that fear is a trigger for decreasing while indignation increases the usage of illegal streaming services. Second, through the appraisal tendency framework, the author enriches the literature by theorizing and providing empirical evidence on how previously established vulnerability to sanctions and subjective norms reinforce affective influences on encouraging or discouraging digital piracy intentions. Overall, the findings also provide policymakers with original insights on designing their copyright enforcement tools to combat digital piracy further. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This article examines the 1910s media pedagogy of Dr. Lillian Gilbreth, industrial psychologist and collaborator of Frank Gilbreth in the development of motion study. Intending to reconcile the incongruities between workers and modern machines, Lillian drew on the psychology of William James to devise the theoretical grounds for the Gilbreths' production and use of moving images. The essay shows how Lillian Gilbreth positioned film as an interactive medium, directing experimental exhibition practices that instantiated mimesis among spectators; treated features of bodily difference as individually addressable and serviceable to productivity; and exploited the human body's predisposition for habituation, and therefore predictability. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Purpose: Considering the popularity and addictive attributes of short-form videos, this study aims to determine mechanisms by which short-form video features affect addiction. Design/methodology/approach: This study conducts empirical research using data collected from 382 Chinese TikTok users. Based on the stimulus–organism–response framework, the research model was constructed from the opponent process theory (OPT) perspective through features and emotional elements. Findings: The results show that short-form video features influence addiction by activating users' perceived enjoyment and feeling of withdrawal. Based on the positive and negative reinforcement of the OPT, users must repeatedly interact with short-form videos to maintain positive emotions or reduce negative emotions. Eventually, this practice will lead to addiction. Additionally, users' procrastination moderates the relationship between feeling of withdrawal and addiction. Originality/value: This study discussed how features influence addiction through opponent emotions on short-form video from the OPT perspective, enriching scholars' research on social media addiction. Furthermore, this study examined the moderating effects of procrastination and identifies unique features of short-form videos. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Aim/Purpose: This paper describes a technologies education model for introducing Simulation Learning and Extended Reality (XR) solution creation skills and knowledge to students at the tertiary education level, which is broadly applicable to higher education-based contexts of teaching and learning. Background: This work is made possible via the model's focus on advancing knowledge and understanding of a range of digital resources, and the processes and production skills to teach and produce playable educational digital content, including classroom practice and applications. Methodology: Through practice-based learning and technology as an enabler, to inform the development of this model, we proposed a mixed-mode project-based approach of study within a transdisciplinary course for Higher Education students from the first year through to the post-graduate level. Contribution: An argument is also presented for the utility of this model for upskilling Preservice Teachers' (PSTs) pedagogical content knowledge in Technologies, which is especially relevant to the Australian curriculum context and will be broadly applicable to various educative and non-Australian settings. Findings: Supported by practice-based research, work samples and digital projects of Simulation Learning and XR developed by the authors are demonstrated to ground the discussion in examples; the discussion that is based around some of the challenges and the technical considerations, and the scope of teaching digital solutions creation is provided. Recommendations for Practitioners: We provide a flexible technologies teaching and learning model for determining content for inclusion in a course designed to provide introductory Simulation Learning and XR solution creation skills and knowledge. Recommendations for Researchers The goal was to provide key criteria and an outline that can be adapted by academic researchers and learning designers in various higher education-based contexts of teaching and inclusive learning design focused on XR. Impact on Society: We explore how educators work with entities in various settings and contexts with different priorities, and how we recognise expertise beyond the institutional interests, beyond discipline, and explore 'what is possible' through digital technologies for social good and inclusivity. Future Research: The next step for this research is to investigate and explore how XR and Simulation Learning could be utilised to accelerate student learning in STEM and HASS disciplines, to promote knowledge retention and a higher level of technology-enhanced learning engagement. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

While the consumption of visual information becomes a daily commodity integrated into our lives, data visualisation is dominated by dashboards and charts. The main contribution of this article is an advanced way to visualise data as a data story. We converged paradigms from digital storytelling, serious games, and data visualisation to turn data into useful insights. The creation, management, and analysis of data have been increasingly given more attention in industry and professional practices. However, the potential of packaging data and analytic results into easily digestible and visually explorable content intended for non-professional audiences has not yet been investigated to its full extent. We contributed towards overcoming the gap between data analytics and data presentation. By integrating a story-like environment and entertainment into data visualisation, we explore the possibilities of efficiently communicating data and insights to general audiences in a casual context. We present this modular approach to customising messages for visual data storytelling from an information and communication perspective, including a test prototype developed to illustrate our data storytelling framework. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Transhistorical accounts of fanfiction often refer to the Brontës' juvenilia, but such references are largely cursory even as they make a claim about the siblings' Angria and Gondal writings that needs more careful consideration. This essay offers a more thorough examination of what it means to claim "the Brontës wrote fanfic", analyzing their family- and site-specific mode of creative production and consumption in relation both to established definitions of contemporary fanfiction and to their own sources and environment. Archival research has enabled me to situate some of the Brontës' earliest texts in their original tiny, hand-produced format alongside the print periodicals and physical books that the young authors read and transformed. I analyze how the siblings' books mimic the multiplicity and flexibility of authorship modeled in their local newspaper and how their drawing, marginalia, and corrections accentuate the interactive nature of the printed book. Viewing the Brontë siblings as a family fandom enthusiastically devoted to the creation and appreciation of transformative works helps make visible a model of authorship they share with contemporary fanfiction: authorship not just as collaboration but as play and exchange among diverse materials, sources, activities, media, writers, and readers. Then, as now, this mode exists simultaneously with commercial authorship but is distinct from it, as the siblings recognized, altering their plots, practice, and presentation for their novels. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Nowadays, with the advancement of the Internet and personal mobile devices, many interactive media are prevailing, where viewers make their own decisions on the story of the media based on their interactions. The interaction that the user can make is usually pre-programmed by a programmer. Therefore, interactions that users can make are limited to programmable areas. In comparison, in this paper, we propose an Interactive media authoring tool which can compose diverse two-hand interactions from several one-hand interactive components. The aim is to provide content creators with a tool to produce multiple hand motions so that they can design a variety of user interactions to stimulate the interest of content viewers and increase their sense of immersion. Using the proposed system, the content creator can gain greater freedom to create more diverse and complex interactions than programmable ones. The system is composed of a complex motion editor that edits one-hand motions into complex two-hand motions, a touchless sensor that senses the hand motion and a metadata manager that handles the metadata, which specify the settings for the interactive functions. To our knowledge, the proposed system is the first web-based authoring tool that can authorize complex two-hand motions from single hand motions, and which can also control a touchless motion control device. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

There is a growing interest in understanding how to best represent complexity using IDNs. We conceptualize this as the aim to make players of such IDNs reflect critically on the complexity being represented. We argue that current understandings of player experience do not lend themselves to this aim. Research on interactive media has assumed immersion to be a universal positive for the player experience. However, in this article we argue that immersion into the Magic Circle of an IDN could be antagonistic to a critical experience. This is because immersion persuades players into suspending their disbelief, rather than facilitating critical reflection. Instead we propose, on the basis of the Epic Theater, an alternative form of play called alienated play. Meaning, a form of play in which the player is playing, while also observing themselves play. This form of play should allow for players to benefit from the enjoyable nature of play, while simultaneously remaining at a critical distance. To illustrate our theory we design two models, one for immersed play and one for alienated play. Furthermore, we present examples of the design for alienation in commercial video games, as well as hypotheses to test out theory in future research. Therefore, this work contributes an initial theoretical and practical informed form of play, specifically designed to facilitate critical reflection on IDNs representing complexity. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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One of the characteristics of students who have high learning motivation is active in learning activities. This is one indicator that learning can be said to be meaningful. One way to increase students motivation and activeness in learning is to use interactive media. The purpose of this study was to determine whether the use of interactive media can increase the motivation and activity of third grade students at SDN Petok. This study uses data collection techniques in the form of interviews, observations, tests, and documentation. The data was then analyzed using qualitative data analysis techniques. The results of this study indicate that there is an increase in student activity based on the results of observations made by researchers. Until the end of the second cycle, all students from the front to the back seemed active and enthusiastic about the material presented by the researcher. All students look serious in discussion activities and when working on group assignments. In addition, there were some students who actively asked questions when they found material they did not understand and were responsive in answering several questions from the teacher. Based on the results of the study, it can be concluded that interactive learning media can increase students motivation and activeness in learning. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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This research and development were carried out to produce valid and engaging interactive fractional learning media products using Articulate Storyline-based instructional games. This study used the type of research and development (R&D) using the ADDIE model. The research subjects were the fifth-grader of State Elementary School 5 Saptorenggo Malang Regency. The techniques used in this study were validation questionnaires, observation, and interviews. Material experts, media experts, and teachers conducted a validity test to achieve a valid category result. The attractiveness test obtained a very high score and reached the very attractive category. The use of product development can improve student learning outcomes and provide an understanding of fractional material that is known from the value they get when doing practice questions and getting an average score above the Minimum Completeness Criteria. Thus, it can be said that this interactive media falls under the category of being appropriate for use in the learning process and being both valid and interesting. This research employed an Articulate Storyline-based learning game that covers the subject of mathematical fractions. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In this study, we investigate the role of mid‐air gesture‐based interaction technologies in cultural heritage learning. In an experiment, a mid‐air gesture‐based interactive media for Chinese Song Dynasty traditional paintingRuihetu was developed and validated. Participants tested three experimental conditions: video learning only; interactive experience first, then video learning; and video learning first, then interactive experience. According to the research results, the outcomes of participants' learning of this cultural heritage differed significantly across all three experimental conditions. This study's findings offer insights into cultural learning of Chinese traditional painting in museums using mid‐air gesture‐based technology, specifically that video learning exhibits should be combined with and preceded by multimedia interactive exhibits for improved memory and understanding. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This article considers dance performances that utilize immersive technologies, in particular those that result in comparatively different experiences for the performer and the audience. The article proposes that with the incorporation of technology, creators and audiences may become so engrossed by the effects of technology and what can be achieved that we perhaps overlook what is omitted when technology takes centre stage. By analysing three aspects of technology-mediated dance performances, this article highlights how technology alters and extrapolates the dance experience for performers and audiences. The differing experiences of performer and audience, the dancer's perception of their environment and the audience's immersion are in some ways enhanced, but also arguably hindered, by the mediation of technology. The article aims to provoke questions about technology-mediated performances and proposes more theoretical discussions on the communication of dance through technology. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Despite the encouragement of women's and girls' curiosity in matriarchal and oral fairy tale traditions, their patriarchal print production in Western Europe reframed this trait as undesirable. Fairy tale print productions also troubled the tales' transformative and communal form in establishing versions that would receive ongoing duplication by attaching prominent authorial figures. In this article, I investigate the teen girl detective game as a format that reflects upon and updates these values. Taking Mografi's Jenny LeClue: Detectivú as my case study, I interpret the text as a postmodern fairy tale revision that unsettles the master narrative and the notion of the singular authorial figure. The game encourages the player's active investigatory participation while presenting a narrative that invites collaboration and a critique of the conservative author. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Few studies have examined the impact of co-use of educational apps on child learning. Co-use may be especially important for children at higher risk of poor outcomes, including children from economically disadvantaged families and those with behavior problems; however existing studies on co-use have not utilized at-risk samples. Thus, the current study examined whether parent co-use of interactive media facilitates learning in a sample of 40 low-income 4- and 5-year old children at risk for behavior problems. Using an experimental design, this study examined whether children's performance improved on a coding app game (Coding Safari) either with or without a parent, compared to a control condition in which in which dyads played with a coloring app. Children in the parent-child condition performed significantly better on the task at posttest than children in the control condition, controlling for pretest scores, child age, child general cognitive ability, behavior problem severity, and parent education. Additionally, there was a significant linear trend, with children in the parent-child condition performing the best followed by children in the solo play and control conditions, respectively. Results provide some of the first experimental evidence that parent-child co-use of educational apps may be beneficial for children's learning. IMPACT SUMMARY a. Prior State of Knowledge: Previous studies have demonstrated that parents play an important role in supporting young children's learning from books and television. However, little direct evidence is available about the extent to which parent co-use may promote learning from educational app games. b. Novel Contributions: This study was the first to provide experimental evidence that co-use of educational apps with parents may be advantageous for young children's learning from apps. c. Practical Implications: The findings support current guidelines that recommend that parents co-use media, including interactive media containing features intended to provide instructional support and feedback to children. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Social Virtual Reality (VR) allows multiple distributed users getting together in shared virtual environments to socially interact and collaborate. This article explores the applicability and potential of Social VR in the broadcast sector, focusing on a live TV show use case, by providing three main contributions: 1) a novel and lightweight social VR platform; 2) a professional piece of VR content to recreate an interactive live TV show; and 3) an analysis of the performance and user experience. The Social VR platform includes different innovative and outstanding features compared to state-of-the-art solutions. It allows a real-time integration of remote users in shared virtual environments, using realistic volumetric representations and affordable capturing systems, thus not relying on the use of synthetic avatars. It supports a seamless and rich integration of heterogeneous media formats, including 3D scenarios, dynamic volumetric representation of users and (live/stored) stereoscopic 2D and 180°/360° videos. In addition, it enables low-latency interaction between volumetric users and a video-based presenter (Chroma keying) and a dynamic control of the media playout to adapt to the session’s evolution. The article also describes the production process of an immersive an interactive TV show to demonstrate the platform’s capabilities and its potential benefits. On the one hand, the results from objective tests show the satisfactory performance of the platform. On the other hand, the promising results from user tests support the potential impact of the presented platform, opening up new opportunities in the broadcast sector. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic forced many nations to shut-down schools and universities, catapulting teachers and students into a new, challenging situation of 100% distance learning. To explore how the shift to full distance learning represented a break with previous teaching, we asked Austrian students (n = 874, 65% female, 34% male) which digital media they used before and during the first Corona lockdown, as well as which tools they wanted to use in the future. Students additionally reported on their attitudes and experiences with online learning. Results showed that students used certain tools, such as video, audio, e-assessments, and web conferencing systems, much more often during lockdown than they had before. Their use of classic digital media, such as e-mail, social communication tools, such as chat or online forums, and other interactive tools, such as wikis or educational games, hardly changed at all. Their attitudes toward multimedia learning were positively related to their media use. In their open responses (n = 137), students identified advantages of online learning (flexibility and self-directed learning), as well as disadvantages (limited social interaction) and challenges (motivation and self-discipline). As a group, they also expressed a clear preference for a balanced combination of online- and offline teaching in the future. However, individual students did prefer fully online or offline learning modes, depending on their personal circumstances and educational goals. We view this as a call to researchers and educators alike to explore ways in which the advantages of online and face-to-face learning can best be combined to meet the changed needs and expectations of organizations, students, and teachers in a future "after Corona." [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This study aimed at revealing the factors determining grandparental mediation of their grandchildren's screen viewing and interactive media use, based on online surveys conducted among 291 American and 356 Israeli grandparents who reported taking care of 2-to-7 years old grandchildren at least once a week. Past mediation, familiarity with children's media, parental instructions and joint leisure activities were positively associated with mediation of both interactive and non-interactive media use, whereas country of residence was not significantly associated with mediation. These findings provide initial knowledge about the universal aspects of grandparental mediation in early childhood. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Based on the hierarchy of influences model, we explored journalists' understanding and perceptions about media convergence in Pakistan's media industry and its influence on journalistic practices and routines. In-depth interviews with Pakistani news practitioners revealed several challenges hindering the successful implementation of media convergence in Pakistan. These challenges included the lack of resources for incorporating digital technologies, the lack of financial incentives, and stringent journalistic work routines, we found that technology-induced routines have severely affected both the personal and the professional lives of media practitioners. The adoption of convergence in Pakistan has been largely based on economic and commercial concerns rather than attempts to improve the quality of media content. Overall, the work contributes to the media convergence literature by providing insights from an emerging non-Western media system. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

College student learning achievement shows a reflection of mastery of knowledge both in quality and quantity which is influenced by several factors. This study was conducted to determine the influence of lecturers' teaching factors, interactive media, and learning motivation on college student learning achievement during the Covid-19 pandemic. The approach used in the reseach is quantitative with 50 college students from three different universities as reseach subjects. Data were collected through a questionnaire instrument google form by method simple random sampling or randomly selected. Then analyzed using multiple logistic regression analysis technique with the help of SPSS for windows. This study shows the results that the teaching of lecturer has no effect on increasing college student learning achievement, but interactive media and learning motivation have a positive effect on college student learning achievement. This study recommends further research to examine the effect of lecturer competence on online lectures during the Covid-19 pandemic. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Dyscalculia is one of the barriers to learning for students with some special mental retardation needs. Students with intellectual disabilities may also have dyscalculia. In that sense, in learning mathematics, it is necessary to use various learning media. Related to this condition, the present study aims to determine the effect of the use of instructional video media to introduce natural numbers to students who experience mental retardation with dyscalculia. This type of research is an experimental research design with a single subject. This single-subject research uses the A - B method. The research subjects were chosen based on a purposive sampling technique because the researchers had to find subjects with mental retardation as well as dyscalculia characteristics with these characteristics one elementary special school in Yogyakarta was found. Data collection techniques involved using the method of observation, interviews to determine the characteristics of the subject, tests to determine the ability of subjects to recognize natural numbers. The results of this study indicate that interactive media positively influences the ability to recognize natural numbers in mentally retarded children with dyscalculia. This can be seen from the average score obtained by the subjects before being given an intervention that is 30 and increased to 54 after being given an intervention. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper presents the remediation of a nineteenth century Korean manuscript (the 1809 Uigwe) as an interactive digital experience using creative algorithms and gesture recognition developed by LG Electronics. The interactive media project we created using sound visualization invites visitors to jointly experience Joseon's royal music and the manuscript's pictorial illustrations. We present the media development process and the results of a survey assessing users' engagement. Our findings show that technological remediation can be a fruitful way to elicit interest for cultural heritage. The Uigwe media project enhanced the participants' curiosity for the 1809 Uigwe, and the added sound of the traditional court music (Yeominlak) and the images of the musical instruments increased users' understanding of the 1809 Uigwe and of royal court music. Overall, the study provides evidence about the use of multisensory digital media for fostering learning about and cultural appreciation of historical artefacts. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article presents the content shown at the "Festival of Art, Science and Society - Ars Electronica 2020", which is organized annually in Linz. The focus was on the awarded and distinguished artistic works, taking into account their interpretation and the workshop in which they were created. In the article are presented i.a. such works of art as computer animation, network art, artificial intelligence art, hybrid art or bioart, which was briefly interpreted in relation to the currently being developed technologies and social contexts that accompanies it. The text was written as a result of the author's personal participation in the festival, which also allowed to take into account the differences between the festival held mostly by web, as it was in 2020, compared to the stationary participation in it, as it was in previous years. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Park benches are distinctive public spaces that invite a temporary pause for thought and time out from everyday activities and worldly preoccupations. Park Bench Sojourn is a multimodal arts project that explores the uniqueness and universality of these spaces and the kinds of experiences they foster. It asks what it means to be human; surrounded, as we are, by computer technologies and digital media, living lives that are perpetually 'connected' and dispersed through the cloud. It reflects on how our technologically determined lives and lifestyles conspire against us to find opportunities to stop, reflect and be witnesses to lived experience. It is a conceptually playful creative work that shares concerns for health and well-being arising from the contemporary mindfulness movement and the traditional practices and worldviews upon which mindfulness draws. The project is based around a range of experiential sojourns, which require participants to find a bench to sit on and then take a sojourn, or a number of sojourns from the project's website, which may include audio, video, spoken word, or just listening. Other iterations of the project have included a multimedia gallery installation juxtaposing content from a variety of sojourns. Regardless of the format, context or specific content, the project explores ways in which we 'perform' ourselves and mediate experience via digital technologies. In this article, we describe the process of translating this mediated and performative artwork into a VR prototype and directions for future work. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Available on publicly accessible websites, interactive documentaries are typically free to use, allowing audiences to navigate through amounts of information too large for standard film or television documentaries. Media literacy, however, is needed to understand the ways that interactive documentaries reveal or conceal their power to narrate. Examining ARTE France's Gaza Sderot (2008-9), Zochrot's iNakba (2014), and Dorit Naaman's Jerusalem, We Are Here (2016), this article discusses documentaries that prompt audiences to reflect upon asymmetries in the power to forget history and the responsibility to remember it by mapping Palestinian geographies that have been rendered invisible. Since media ecologies are increasingly militarized, particularly in Palestine/Israel, interactive documentaries like iNakba and Jerusalem, We Are Here can disrupt Israeli state branding as technologically innovative while minimizing risk of surveillance by avoiding the use of location-aware technologies that transform interaction into tracking. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Little has been written about the possibility of artistic immersive experiences to push us out of our habits of perception and into a mode of critical reflection. The article starts with the space of the body and its phenomenological engagement within immersion. Merleau-Ponty's notion ofpre-reflection is introduced. This serves as the starting point for accessing and evaluating artistic experiences. I argue that this pre-reflective state is a perception sensitive mode of embodied subjectivity. Accordingly, this is achieved by immersion in two fold; the first is separation, a frame delineating enclosure, whereas the second is an act of connection and re-establishment. Therefore, the encounter between the subject and the art object is laden with affective qualities that possess the ability to create an opening up into a novel phenomenological experience of subjectivity and being in the world. This opening up is elucidated by way of Martin Heidegger's notion of einräumen. This act of einräumen affords the participants strong room for reflection. This is achieved by simply requiring the participants to accept their experience as an event through which they open up and improve their capacities to feel, reflect, and act. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This article presents the development of an extended reality (XR) interactive wall design that employs augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (AR) to display digital content in educational and exhibition settings. A wall design printed with a number of conventional graphical elements was enhanced with AR and VR, including AR-based video, a 360 virtual environment and 3D-scanned materials. The early design of the XR interactive wall was tested several times in a university setting during academic events designed to demonstrate science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM)-based content. This provided AR and VR experiences to participating visitors in an exhibition setting, where multimedia mobile devices were provided to aid these experiences. Inclusive design principles were employed, and elements integrated that allowed users (standing adults, children, wheelchair users) to view and interact with AR and VR content conveniently. After the initial introduction of the interactive wall design, the prototype was redesigned to fit both handheld and head-mount-device (HMD)-based mobile configurations. In this article we describe the prototype, a user experience study based on laboratory testing and directions for future work. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to deepen the understanding on social media brand engagement (SMBE) practices by exploring the impact of consumer brand knowledge, perceived social pressure, perceived social relatedness (PSR) and the role of brand trust. Design/methodology/approach: A model is proposed to suggest the influence of consumer-level antecedents and moderators of SMBE. Following a survey design approach, data collected from 687 respondents on Facebook are examined through structural equation modelling using AMOS 23.0. Findings: The findings reveal significant relationship between the examined antecedents (brand knowledge, perceived social pressure and brand trust) and SMBE. Examination of the moderation role of PSR revealed significant interaction effects on the relationship between brand knowledge and SMBE, as well as perceived social pressure and SMBE. The findings also suggest a lack of interaction effect of PSR on the relationship between brand trust and SMBE. Research limitations/implications: This research provides empirical evidence in support of understanding SMBE practices by testing theoretically grounded hypotheses. The study focussed on technologically savvy respondents and only Facebook users in Ghana, which could limit the generalisation of the findings reported. Practical implications: This study illustrates a need for managers to integrate multi-communication channels to enhance brand interactions and engagements. Firms must also adopt strategies that would enhance the sharing of interesting information about their brands on their social media platforms to attract others through customer networks. Originality/value: The conceptualization of SMBE in this study zooms out our understanding of online SMBE by examining pertinent variables that drive or moderate consumer participation in SMBE activities. The integration of these variables brings out new empirical understanding and extends our knowledge on SMBE. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Purpose: Building on consumer socialization theory, the purpose of this paper is to examine antecedents and consequences of generating and sharing brand-related content on social media in a restaurant context. Design/methodology/approach: A scale development process was undertaken to develop the scale for brand-related user-generated content (BRUGC). Then the authors tested the antecedents and consequences of BRUGC using 375 responses obtained through a mall-intercept survey. The hypotheses were tested using structural equation modeling with AMOS. Findings: Study findings revealed that age, time on Facebook, number of Facebook friends, Facebook usage intensity, and need for self-enhancement were key antecedents of both the generation and sharing of BRUGC. The results also indicated that gender, race and need for self-affirmation were not significantly related to generating and sharing BRUGC. Both generating and sharing BRUGC were positively associated with attitude and intentions toward the restaurants. Originality/value: This study is the first to develop a BRUGC scale through a rigorous scale development process. It thus contributes to consumer socialization theory literature in considering social media as a socialization agent. The findings provide valuable insights for both academicians and social media managers and aid in enhancing BRUGC. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]