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Using 2d Animation With Interactive Elements To Create A Culturally Interesting Web Experience, Nhan Chau
Using 2d Animation With Interactive Elements To Create A Culturally Interesting Web Experience, Nhan Chau
Honors College
Despite efforts to introduce Vietnamese culture to a global audience, most Vietnamese folktales and legends stay rooted within the country. When looking for examples of animated or interactive media, related to Vietnamese culture, the results often fall short. This project exists to fill that deficiency and teach aspects of Vietnamese culture through interactive storytelling.
This project aimed to retell a culturally significant Vietnamese tale, the Legend of Hoan Kiem Lake, while providing a visually stimulating and interactive web experience to those not familiar with Vietnamese culture. The project also aimed to determine if an interactive website can be more informative …
Making Foreign Language Education Accessible Through Spanish Animation, Stephanie L. Tillotson
Making Foreign Language Education Accessible Through Spanish Animation, Stephanie L. Tillotson
Honors College
The primary goal of this thesis is to design a second language acquisition Spanish YouTube series for young, English-speaking students in grades K-3, as well as to complete the animation of its pilot episode as a prototype. In order to achieve the final creative product, the preparation was threefold: I researched pedagogical strategies pertaining to language acquisition and the target age group, analyzed current early childhood foreign language resources, and demonstrated the importance and need for accessible, foreign language resources for young students through a review of academic studies.
The series is titled ¡Moxie!, which focuses on the daily adventures …