We present an edutainment system that combines the assembly process of Korean bracket structure ‘gong-po’ with 3D game. As ‘gongpo’ is the most complicated part in the Korean traditional wooden architecture, it is difficult for beginners to learn and understand its structure. Most digital heritage systems were not able to support the assembly process of buildingcomponents. That is, it is hard f...

The research took place against a background of growing interest in home education, on the part of government and commercial corporations. Government initiatives and publications increasingly emphasise the value of parental involvement in home learning as means of raising standards of achievement and addressing social exclusion. Meanwhile, commercial corporations are increasingly regarding the ...

This paper automatically detects prosodic patterns in the domain of semantic fluency tests. Verbal fluency tests aim at evaluating the spontaneous production of words under constrained conditions. Mostly used for assessing cognitive impairment, they can be used in a plethora of domains, as edutainment applications or games with educational purposes. This work discriminates between list effects,...

The ongoing convergence of the Internet and telecommunications and entertainment networks continues to provide new and exciting opportunities for end users, application developers, content providers, and network operators. Traditional entertainment networks developed separately from networks used for communication and commerce. For example, until recently, cable TV networks were one-way broadca...

To cite: Bognar G. J Med Ethics Published Online First: [please include Day Month Year] doi:10.1136/ medethics-2015-10291

We examine a “mere newness bias,” a preference for novelty purely due to recentness of release. In a series of studies, we show that, for newer and older products of identical quality, people prefer newly released goods over older goods across a range of domains. This bias translates to a higher willing to pay, greater anticipated excitement, and higher likelihood of purchase for products perce...

Firstword I glide through some days of my family practice with an effortless grace. I am on time for my appointments. I address patients’ concerns and mine in unrushed, friendly visits. There is rhythm and joy in what I do. Then, there are days when I seem to be mired in wet concrete. I am neither fast nor efficient, and many patient encounters end with the feeling that nothing was accomplished...