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New Active Tools for Supporting Narrative Structures

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Françoise Decortis,

Antonio RizzoAuthors Info & Claims

Personal and Ubiquitous Computing, Volume 6, Issue 5-6

Pages 416 - 429

https://doi.org/10.1007/s007790200046

Published: 12 January 2002 Publication History

Abstract

Constructing stories is a type of playing that involves mobilizing the storyteller’s imagination and finding original ways to convey narrative intentions. When a child invents a story, there is a natural interaction with the local environment and the use of various means of expression. We adopted a user-centered approach to design POGO, a playful environment which utilizes the child’s physical environment and sensory modalities. Pogo is a system of active tools that enable children to create stories by connecting physical and virtual environments. By providing children with the possibility of capturing and manipulating images and various media, and combining them in sequential form, Pogo triggered new strategies in the construction of narrative logic, time and space, in the construction of the episodes and in the visual narration.

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Personal and Ubiquitous Computing Volume 6, Issue 5-6

December 2002

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