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DQC week 7 - neopets incentives

Grimes & Shade, 2005- It doesn’t surprise me that Neopets is built on immersive advertising. Although children are more vulnerable to being exploited by commercial interests, this is not limited to the online media world. Product placement surrounds them in all aspects of their lives- everything around them at home, at school, through interactions with… Read more DQC week 7 - neopets incentives

DQC Week 6 - Writing in the Wild

I’m curious about if and how the anonymity of the virtual affinity spaces affect motivation of children who use these spaces. Curwood et al. noted that motivation was increased when Sheena received “in-depth criticism”; however, I wonder for the general population- how often do these in-depth criticisms occur? I think these virtual forums do provide… Read more DQC Week 6 - Writing in the Wild

DQC Week 5

I thought it was incredibly interesting that the University of Washington essentially crowd-sourced video gamers to manipulate and develop the genetic make-up of proteins to eventually find a solution to a monkey virus related to AIDS. This is clearly a lot of potential applications in other areas of medical research (which is currently being used… Read more DQC Week 5

Technology Review Assignment

Mobile App: Migraine Buddy Migraine is the most common headache diagnosis in children. The prevalence of migraines increase from 3% in children age 3 to 7 years to 4-11% in children age 7 to 11 and 8-23% in adolescence. Children with migraine average twice as many days lost from school as those without migraine. A… Read more Technology Review Assignment

DQC Week 4 - Robots in our future?

Kahn et al.’s argument that robots will be the future of our society and be detrimental to childhood development was not very compelling to me. Though I agree that technological advancement has accelerated in recent years and we have become increasingly urban towards a “technological nature”, I do not agree that robots will have the… Read more DQC Week 4 - Robots in our future?

DQC Week 3 - Hirsh et al. and early learning

I thoroughly enjoyed reading this incredibly rich piece by Hirsh et al, who provides a concise evidence-based structure for how we evaluate an “educational” app. I was particularly curious regarding one of the final sections in which Hirsh et al discuss scaffolding exploration towards learning goals: “Bonawitz and Schultz presented 4-year-olds with a toy that… Read more DQC Week 3 - Hirsh et al. and early learning

DQC Week 3 - Incentives for industry to change?

Re report on designing media for digital age by Takeuchi: industry recommendations include design with full ecology of the child in mind, create video games that appeal to kids and parents alike, foster family teamwork, and think outside the (X)Box. If the industry is profiting from capitalizing on children’s non-educational interests, what incentives do they… Read more DQC Week 3 - Incentives for industry to change?