A1 Journal article (refereed)
Interpretation, Negotiation, Play : A Multiple Case Study of Playful Reader Engagement with an Augmented Reality Picturebook (2022)
Järvenpää, H. (2022). Interpretation, Negotiation, Play : A Multiple Case Study of Playful Reader Engagement with an Augmented Reality Picturebook. Barnboken, 45. https://doi.org/10.14811/clr.v45.717
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Publication details
All authors or editors: Järvenpää, Hanna
Journal or series: Barnboken
ISSN: 0347-772X
eISSN: 0347-772X
Publication year: 2022
Publication date: 06/10/2022
Volume: 45
Publisher: Svenska barnboksinstitutet
Publication country: Sweden
Publication language: English
DOI: https://doi.org/10.14811/clr.v45.717
Publication open access: Openly available
Publication channel open access: Open Access channel
Publication is parallel published (JYX): https://jyx.jyu.fi/handle/123456789/83518
Abstract
Augmented reality (AR) picturebooks combine printed children’s literature with augmented reality. This study examines the shared reading of the Finnish AR picturebook Mur, eli karhu (2016) by Kaisa Happonen and Anne Vasko. The main aim of the study is to explore the playful reading experience of three Finnish families with children between the ages of 4 and 6. Three main categories of engagement with the book are discussed in the article: interpretation, negotiation, and play. The findings of the study suggest that children are skilled users of mobile digital media but may not understand the content of AR without parental mediation. In addition, parents and educators are required to have substantial pedagogical and aesthetic knowledge to successfully support children’s engagement with hybrid and multimodal literary works. This knowledge involves understanding both children’s literature and the digital medium.
Keywords: children's literature; picture books (children's books); augmented reality; children (age groups); reading; interpretation (cognition); negotiations; playing (games and sports); mobile apps; multimodality; digital competence
Free keywords: augmented reality; digital children’s literature; picturebook apps; playfulness; shared reading; aesthetics and pedagogy
Contributing organizations
Ministry reporting: Yes
Reporting Year: 2022
JUFO rating: 1
