How connectivity affects otherwise traditional toys? : a functional analysis of Hello Barbie |
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Author: | Mertala, Pekka1 |
Organizations: |
1Faculty of Education, University of Oulu, KTK 323, 90014, Finland |
Format: | article |
Version: | accepted version |
Access: | open |
Online Access: | PDF Full Text (PDF, 0.6 MB) |
Persistent link: | http://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi-fe2020081249523 |
Language: | English |
Published: |
Elsevier,
2020
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Publish Date: | 2022-07-27 |
Description: |
AbstractThe current smart toy research has not fully acknowledged the existing research on traditional toys. Instead, the focus has been on the digital layer of smart toys. This study contributes to bridging the gap between traditional and smart toy research by applying the analytical model known as the functional manipulation potential of toys (FMP) to identify if and how smart features such as connectivity affect otherwise traditional toys. Based on purposeful sampling of informant-rich cases, this study uses FMP to analytically compare the digitally enhanced Hello Barbie doll to a traditional Barbie. The data, analyzed using abductive methods, comprises the tangible dolls and the 8,000 lines of dialogue dialog that Hello Barbie can speak. The results show that connectivity can notably change the FMP of an otherwise traditional toy. These changes took place in two forms: additions and amplifications. Additions mean that Hello Barbie contains functional elements a traditional Barbie does not. Amplifications refer to situations where already existing elements were augmented by the connectivity. Implications for future research are discussed. see all
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Series: |
International journal of child-computer interaction |
ISSN: | 2212-8689 |
ISSN-E: | 2212-8697 |
ISSN-L: | 2212-8689 |
Volume: | 25 |
Article number: | 100186 |
DOI: | 10.1016/j.ijcci.2020.100186 |
OADOI: | https://oadoi.org/10.1016/j.ijcci.2020.100186 |
Type of Publication: |
A1 Journal article – refereed |
Field of Science: |
113 Computer and information sciences 516 Educational sciences 518 Media and communications |
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Copyright information: |
© 2020 Elsevier B.V. This manuscript version is made available under the CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0 license http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/.
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https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ |