Television has traditionally been a passive medium from the viewerÕs perspective. The viewer sits in front of the television receiver and passively absorbs what is presented. On the other hand immersive virtual reality systems engage the user and bring the user into the virtual world, often as a participant rather than just as an observer. This paper looks at applying virtual reality display te...

OBJECTIVE We examined associations between television viewing and prevalence of the metabolic syndrome among a representative sample of Caribbean-origin Hispanic elders living in Massachusetts. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS We conducted a cross-sectional analysis of 350 Puerto Rican and 105 Dominican elders (> or = 60 years). Information on television viewing hours was collected by a questionna...

OBJECTIVE To determine whether the amount, type, and patterns of television viewing predict the onset or the persistence of externalizing problems in preschool children. DESIGN Longitudinal study of a prospective population-based cohort in the Netherlands. SETTING Parents reported time of television exposure and type of programs watched by children. Externalizing problems were assessed usin...

OBJECTIVE To test the hypothesis that audible television is associated with decreased parent and child interactions. DESIGN Prospective, population-based observational study. SETTING Community. PARTICIPANTS Three hundred twenty-nine 2- to 48-month-old children. MAIN EXPOSURES Audible television. Children wore a digital recorder on random days for up to 24 months. A software program inco...

The Ethiopian development plans have dealt with education sector as a key strategic pillar. There have been a lot of educational efforts. Especially to cope with lack of qualified teachers, lack of good teaching models, and remote rural regions separated from educational benefits, Ethiopian Ministry of Education has made efforts in utilizing educational media such as satellite TV program for im...

The purpose of this study was to identify and evaluate prosocial content of a local children’s television series News Six produced by WBGU-TV, Bowling Green, Ohio. A stratified random sample of 114 programs (228 news stories) broadcast between 1972-2002 was coded for story setting, theme, prosocial messages, and primary message attributes. Results of a nonfrequency content analysis indicate tha...