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FunPi: An Interactive Learning Experience Using Story Narration

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Learning via story-telling is an old-concept which helps children learn about things and widen the scope of their imagination and creative thinking. FunPi, a learning device for children of age group of 6-12 years, based on Raspberry Pi which provides an interactive user interface to play and read audio-stories. In this paper an innovative pedagogical method to achieve constructivist learning and better understanding of what they learn is targeted using digital story telling technique. A smart device, FunPi, is targeted which provides users with stories presented to them as per their choice. Along with that, dictionary meanings of difficult words in different languages, related URLs of the difficult words with choice of voice and pace. Initial prototype is tested with 11 users (children) of different ages and the results are analyzed and discussed based on the findings and Fitt's Law of Human Computer Interaction (HCI). System is targeted for young children but can be used by any age-group.

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ICCCT '15: Proceedings of the Sixth International Conference on Computer and Communication Technology 2015
September 2015
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ISBN:9781450335522
DOI:10.1145/2818567
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  1. Dictionary
  2. Fitt's Law
  3. FunPi
  4. Raspberry Pi
  5. Story-narration
  6. fun-learning

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  • (2017)Hand gesture-based interactive puppetry system to assist storytelling for childrenThe Visual Computer: International Journal of Computer Graphics10.1007/s00371-016-1272-633:4(517-531)Online publication date: 1-Apr-2017
  • (2016)Exploitation of multiplayer interaction and development of virtual puppetry storytelling using gesture control and stereoscopic devicesComputer Animation and Virtual Worlds10.1002/cav.172728:5Online publication date: 16-Aug-2016

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