.................................................. 3 Introduction .............................................. 3 Motivation and Learning ................................ 5 Storytelling and Motivation ............................ 7 Basics of Storytelling in Computer Games ................................... 11 Parasocial Design and Interactive Storytelling in Computer Games ...... 14 Rewards a...

One way of making learning English language interesting is through its gamified instruction, especially nowadays that most teachings are done virtually. Doing so, however, requires a valid framework. To construct such a framework a set of 22 peer reviewed papers on language learning and gamified teaching, from among 94 of such papers, was content analyzed and key concepts, and frequently used e...

Trans-media storytelling defines the process by which a host of contents that exist synchronically integrate into a larger entity. This is closely linked to the ubiquitous computing environment that has been brought into existence by a diversity of media and platforms. In particular, the urban media premised on a particular space resembles transmedia storytelling in that it realises a large des...

Throughout history, storytelling has been an effective way of conveying information and knowledge. In the field of visualization, storytelling is rapidly gaining momentum and evolving cutting-edge techniques that enhance understanding. Many communities have commented on the importance of storytelling in data visualization. Storytellers tend to be integrating complex visualizations into their na...

Objectives: The present study aimed to investigate the effectiveness of an online dialogic storytelling program on vocabulary skills (picture, relative, and oral vocabulary skills) of hard of hearing children. Methods: In this experimental study with pre-test-post-test and a control group design, 34 mothers of hard of hearing children participated. Children’s ages range from 4 to 6 years and t...

This chapter examines the applicability of storytelling as a way to playfully interact with scientific image data. Arguing that scientific practice can benefit from a moment of openness and playfulness, we propose a story-based interaction with image data as a means to ignite playful and creative responses to scientific images. By means of a literature review, preliminary user studies and the i...

This paper presents an approach combining concepts of virtual storytelling with cooperative processes. We will describe why storytelling is relevant in cooperation support applications. We will outline how storytelling concepts provide a new quality for groupware applications. Different prototypes illustrate a combination of a groupware application with various storytelling components in a Thea...

Background: Chronic diseases in children lead to failure in the development of self-esteem and productivity. Self-efficacy decreases as one’s behaviors become more complex and difficult to deal with. Storytelling is an observational learning method, which is effective in improving self-efficacy. Aim: to determine the effects of storytelling on self-efficacy in children with thalassemia (aged 7-...

In this article, I examine the practice of storytelling in a transplant support group, investigating how individuals’ participation in storytelling activities allowed them to coconstruct collective and individual identities. The sequential ordering and contexts of the storytelling activities in the support group meetings suggest that both the speakers and audience strategically negotiated the m...