User study of a new smart toy for children's storytelling

Kara N., Aydin C. C., ÇAĞILTAY K.

INTERACTIVE LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS, cilt.22, sa.5, ss.551-563, 2014 (SSCI) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 22 Sayı: 5
  • Basım Tarihi: 2014
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1080/10494820.2012.682587
  • Dergi Adı: INTERACTIVE LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.551-563
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: smart toy, mixed reality, storytelling, children, user study
  • Orta Doğu Teknik Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

This article introduces StoryTech, a smart storytelling toy that offers children a mixed reality environment in which to tell imaginative stories. During usability testing, an empirical study was carried out with 90 child participants. The findings indicated that StoryTech creates a rich storytelling experience, especially for ages five and six.