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OPIL - A Model Proposal for Evaluation and Design of Productive Interaction in Digital Media

Translated title

OPIL - Et forslag til en model for Evaluering og Design for produktivt interaktion i digitale medier

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Term

4. term

Education

Publication year

2018

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Pages

2

Abstract

Denne afhandling introducerer en ramme for at forstå, hvordan brugere og digitale systemer arbejder sammen på måder, der skaber værdi – noget, vi kalder produktiv interaktion. Rammen er indlejret i en model, der kan bruges både til at designe og evaluere interaktion i digitale medier. Vi undersøger modellen, OPIL, ved at udvikle og teste et digitalt spil, som er skabt efter rammes krav. Resultaterne peger på, at OPIL bør bruges sammen med klare overvejelser om målgruppen og eventuelt målinger af flow (dyb fordybelse). De viser også, at modellen kan identificere og kategorisere produktiv interaktion.

This thesis introduces a framework for understanding how users and digital systems work together in ways that create value, which we call productive interaction. The framework is embedded in a model that guides both the design and evaluation of interactions in digital media. We examine the model, OPIL, by building and testing a digital game created according to the framework’s requirements. The results indicate that OPIL is most effective when used alongside clear considerations of the target audience and, potentially, measures of flow (deep engagement). They also show that the model can identify and categorize productive interaction.

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