Action Research on Enhancing Interactions between Parents and Children by Using Augmented Reality Application

  • 林 芳慈

Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis

Abstract

Emerging technologies are likely to affect people’s lives However day by day people are lack of face-to-face communication because they tend to stick with their own digital devices However there are very few researches have explored the ways that people use smart phones when they are at home with others and the effects of these actions It is very possible that the interactions between parents and children are affected by the influences of technology which may reduce the necessary physical and emotional connections that children need for cognitive and social development However if using technologies properly it can enhance parent-child interaction parents and children can have fun and learn together as well Technology is now playing an important role in supporting activities amongst immediate family members Since augmented reality has several advantages which may help with enhancing the interactions between parents and children this research aims to design interactive content and develop an augmented reality application on digital devices for parents and children by conducting a pilot study and action research Furthermore to invoke parents’ awareness of the importance of parent-child interaction and to enhance the interactions between parents and children
Date of Award2019
Original languageEnglish
SupervisorHui-Wen Lin (Supervisor)

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