Making space for voice: Technologies to support children's fantasy and storytelling

被引：92

作者：

Cassell J. ^{[1
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Ryokai K. ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] MIT Media Laboratory, Cambridge, MA 02139

来源：

Personal and Ubiquitous Computing | 2001年 / Springer London卷 / 05期

关键词：

Interactive narrative; Interface; Storytelling; Tangible interface; Young children;

D O I：

10.1007/PL00000018

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摘要：

Fantasy play and storytelling serve an important role in young children's development. While computers are increasingly present in the world of young children, there is a lack of computational tools to support children's voices in everyday storytelling, particularly in the context of fantasy play. We believe that there is a need for computational systems that engage in story-listening rather than storytelling. This paper introduces StoryMat, a system that supports and listens to children's voices in their own storytelling play. StoryMat offers a child-driven, story-listening space by recording and recalling children's narrating voices, and the movements they make with their stuffed animals on a colourful story-evoking quilt. Empirical research with children shows that StoryMat fosters developmentally advanced forms of storytelling of the kind that has been shown to provide a bridge to written literacy, and provides a space where children engage in fantasy storytelling collaboratively with or without a playmate. The paper addresses the importance of supporting young children's fantasy play and suggests a new way for technology to play an integral part in that activity. © Springer-Verlag London Ltd.

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页码：169 / 190

页数：21

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