Decreasing materiality from print to screen reading

Schilhab, Theresa; Balling, Gitte; Kuzmičová, Anežka

doi:10.5210/fm.v23i10.9435

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“…Thus, "[t]he unfolding meaning attribution to the text occurs without much material anchoring." [37]. And the same might apply to audiobooks as well.…”

Section: Implication #4: In Order To Facilitate Individuals' Readingmentioning

confidence: 93%

“…Though the differently materialized forms of books already provide various possibilities for different bodily or mental needs and preferences, we have not yet developed sufficient, satisfying options. For instance, Schilhab et al [37] explain how…”

Section: Implication #4: In Order To Facilitate Individuals' Readingmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The materiality of the printed book makes it a stable environment in the same sense as the familiar rooms. [37] In contrast, when individuals read digitally, solid external crutches that are formed by different sensory processes are almost absent. Thus, "[t]he unfolding meaning attribution to the text occurs without much material anchoring."…”

Section: Implication #4: In Order To Facilitate Individuals' Readingmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Experiencing Materialized Reading: Individuals’ Encounters with Books

Fuchsberger

Meneweger

2019

Human-Computer Interaction – INTERACT 2019

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In the past few years, the materials of which objects are made of have increasingly gained attention, particularly in relation to the design and usage of computational objects. Different kinds of materialities have been investigated, discussed, and attentively designed. In order to contribute knowledge on how the materiality of things influences how individuals experience (im-)material artefacts, this paper presents an inquiry into two independent debates on Twitter about whether or not consuming alternative material representations of books (audiobooks or ebooks) "count as" reading. Our findings indicate that experiential aspects of the material instantiations of books are of high relevance and that individuals show strong emotional and reflective responses about them. We discuss several aspects of materialized reading and conclude by detailing how the findings may influence (research on) the design of future books.

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“…Thus, "[t]he unfolding meaning attribution to the text occurs without much material anchoring." [37]. And the same might apply to audiobooks as well.…”

Section: Implication #4: In Order To Facilitate Individuals' Readingmentioning

confidence: 93%

Section: Implication #4: In Order To Facilitate Individuals' Readingmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Implication #4: In Order To Facilitate Individuals' Readingmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Experiencing Materialized Reading: Individuals’ Encounters with Books

Fuchsberger

Meneweger

2019

Human-Computer Interaction – INTERACT 2019

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“…Studies of brain functions have shown that the same areas of the brain that store sensory input and control motor output are used when processing abstract thoughts, such as space, distance and love (Groh, 2014). For example, from their perspective within the reading sciences, Schilhab et al (2018) have documented how our brain uses what they refer to as 'material anchors' in memory, when discussing how we understand and read a written text: '[t]he reading activity 'speaks' to us at several levels: the sensory, perceptual, motor, conceptual and affective level. All of these levels participate in forming the so-called neural correlate, which is the bundle of neurons active during the reading' (3rd paragraph).…”

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Underlying the carver’s experience

Gulliksen

2020

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Woodcarvers often report their experiences as having an intense internal focus, and feeling of a close connection to the material. This article explore key processes in cells and organs that underlies these experiences, emphasizing the sensorymotor modulation in cerebellum. The article has two aims: To bring neurobiological knowledge into the making disciplines to better understand the making process; To mediate terminological differences between disciplines and open up new research-based hypotheses and theoretical foundations for future interdisciplinary studies. Findings include three topics for further exploration: 1) The overflow of information in cerebellum and the maker’s experience of intense internal focus. 2) Cerebellum’s function as generator of deliberate actions without involving the conscious self and the so-called preconscious element of the maker’s negotiation. 3) The priority of neural circuits between sensory input and muscle output in Cerebellum at the cost of neural circuits to cerebral cortex’ monitoring and self-reflection and the maker’s experience as being close to the material. These findings expand upon previous knowledge developed in studies of making processes from sociocultural and philosophical point of view, and are useful for researchers and teachers interested in understanding and advancing the making disciplines and arts and craft education.

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“…4.While this was a practical solution to increase the number of participants, it must be kept in mind that some studies suggest that the use of two different reading formats (hard copy and electronic) may encourage differences in attentional engagement/comprehension (see, for example, Mangen et al, 2013; Schilhab et al, 2018). …”

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Who’s afraid of Virginia Woolf? Readers’ responses to experimental techniques of speech, thought and consciousness presentation in Woolf’sTo the LighthouseandMrs Dalloway

Grisot

Conklin

2020

Language and Literature

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Woolf’s work has been the object of several studies concerned with her experimental use of techniques of speech, thought and consciousness presentation. These investigated the way in which different perspectives coexist and alternate in her writing, suggesting that the use of such techniques often results in ambiguous perspective shifts. However, there is hardly any empirical evidence as to whether readers experience difficulty while reading her narratives as a result of these narrative techniques. This article examines empirically readers’ responses to extracts from Woolf’s two major novels – To the Lighthouse and Mrs Dalloway – to provide evidence to whether Woolf’s techniques for the presentation of characters’ voices, thoughts and perspectives represent a challenge for readers. To achieve this, a mixed-methods approach that combines a stylistic analysis with a detailed questionnaire has been employed. Selected extracts that were hypothesised to be complex due to the presence of free indirect style and/or interior monologue were modified by substituting these with less ambiguous modes of consciousness presentation, such as direct speech or direct thought. Readers’ responses to the modified and unmodified versions of the same extracts were compared: results show that the presence of free indirect style and/or interior monologue increases the number of perspectives identified by readers, suggesting that this technique increases the texts’ difficulty, laying a more solid ground for future investigations.

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Decreasing materiality from print to screen reading

Cited by 20 publications

References 30 publications

Experiencing Materialized Reading: Individuals’ Encounters with Books

Experiencing Materialized Reading: Individuals’ Encounters with Books

Underlying the carver’s experience

Who’s afraid of Virginia Woolf? Readers’ responses to experimental techniques of speech, thought and consciousness presentation in Woolf’sTo the LighthouseandMrs Dalloway

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