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Think science!

Content Provider	ACM Digital Library
Author	Vorderer, Peter Weber, Rene Ritterfeld, Ute Fernandes, Sangeeta
Abstract	In February 2003, the JASON Foundation for Education supportedan interactive show, the Immersion Institutes Exploration: SeaLions, intended to enhance children s understanding ofscience; it played at three different theaters throughout the US.The production, provided by Immersion Studios Inc., involved about2000 students, mostly from ages 9 to 14. During the two-week event,a random sample of students and their teachers participated in anassessment of the show, including aspects of usability,entertainment experience, and impact on learning. About a monthlater, a follow-up was undertaken to complete the evaluation.Results demonstrate that the show was highly appreciated by boththe participating students and teachers: The usability aspect ofthe show was satisfying; the technology was found to be suitablefor all age groups involved, and the entertainment experience wasclearly intense. Students reported a high learning impact; thisopinion was reinforced by the teachers. The follow-up results,however, did not provide proof of long-lasting recall of factsembedded in the show. But it did provide some surprising evidencethat students gained detailed knowledge about show-related facts,raising the question whether such a show can be used to makestudents become more interested in a topic.
Starting Page	11
Ending Page	11
Page Count	1
File Format	PDF
ISSN	15443574
DOI	10.1145/973801.973819
Journal	Computers in Entertainment (CIE) (CIE)
Volume Number	2
Issue Number	1
Language	English
Publisher	Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
Publisher Date	2008-03-01
Publisher Place	New York
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Computer Science Applications

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1	Ministry of Education (GoI), Department of Higher Education	Sanctioning Authority	https://www.education.gov.in/ict-initiatives
2	Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur	Host Institute of the Project: The host institute of the project is responsible for providing infrastructure support and hosting the project	https://www.iitkgp.ac.in
3	National Digital Library of India Office, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur	The administrative and infrastructural headquarters of the project	Dr. B. Sutradhar bsutra@ndl.gov.in
4	Project PI / Joint PI	Principal Investigator and Joint Principal Investigators of the project	Dr. B. Sutradhar bsutra@ndl.gov.in Prof. Saswat Chakrabarti will be added soon
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