{"394891":{"#nid":"394891","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Madej Delivers Lecture in Edinburgh as Part of Cross-Institute Seminar Series 2014\/15","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ELMC Visiting Assistant Professor Madej performs research in the following areas: digital narrative; history of children\u0027s narrative; narratives in popular culture: animation, comics, and graphic novels; narrative as maker of meaning; rhetoric of the web; graphic design and museum design.\u003C\/p\u003EHere is the abstract for her April 2 talk:For generations narrative rhymes in oral and print contexts have been an integral part of young children\u2019s growing up experience. Inherent in these games is somatic engagement that includes rhyming and\/or singing to a range of physical movements. This physical engagement has been difficult to translate into new media because the physical immaturity of young children often limits their interaction with games with which older children have no difficulty. Cognitive and behavioral psychology and current studies in developmental neurobiology substantiate and reinforce the importance of physical activity for young children\u2019s development. As more digital media replaces traditional experiences there is value in considering how well it does so in the context of their development. This talk discusses research on the nature of children\u2019s somatic engagement with narrative rhymes in which characteristics of their interaction in traditional oral and print media are contrasted with their interaction in digital media. It identifies types of physical play that have been consistently reinforced through traditional uses of rhymes and that can be used in evolving a standard of interaction and engagement for young children for digital environments that considers the value of physical play in their growth and development.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;To see the entire program of which Madej\u0027s lecture was a part, go to\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.ed.ac.uk\/schools-departments\/education\/rke\/seminars\/cross-institute-seminar-series\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/www.ed.ac.uk\/schools-departments\/education\/rke\/seminars\/cross-institute-seminar-series\u003C\/a\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Her topic focused on physical play in games."}],"uid":"27725","created_gmt":"2015-04-09 10:40:47","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:17:58","author":"Carol Senf","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2015-04-09T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2015-04-09T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"394881":{"id":"394881","type":"image","title":"Krystina Madej","body":null,"created":"1449246346","gmt_created":"2015-12-04 16:25:46","changed":"1475895112","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:51:52","alt":"Krystina Madej","file":{"fid":"75649","name":"krystina_madej_2.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/krystina_madej_2.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/krystina_madej_2.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":19881,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/krystina_madej_2.jpg?itok=XenVjG3W"}}},"media_ids":["394881"],"groups":[{"id":"1283","name":"School of Literature, Media, and Communication"}],"categories":[{"id":"135","name":"Research"}],"keywords":[{"id":"123531","name":"children\u0027s games"},{"id":"122821","name":"cognitive psychology"},{"id":"123541","name":"physical play"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:krystina.madej@lmc.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Ekrystina.madej@lmc.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}