User Testing Persuasive Interactive Web Documentaries: An Empirical Study

Nicole Basaraba; Owen Conlan; Jennifer Edmond; Peter Arnds

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-62516-0_7

User Testing Persuasive Interactive Web Documentaries: An Empirical Study

Nicole Basaraba, Owen Conlan, Jennifer Edmond, Peter Arnds

Trinity College Dublin

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Abstract

Although iDocs are a newer genre of non-fiction IDNs, there are few studies reporting results on their impact and the user experience. A common goal of iDocs is to engage the pubic in social, economic and environmental issues. This investigation applied the iDoc genre to cultural heritage to create a prototype for user testing titled Sentenced to Transportation: A Virtual Tour of Australia’s Convict Past. The user testing completed in this study analysed three key variables: the level of perceived agency based on the narrative structure, choices provided in the interface design, and ability to persuade further user participation. The results show that users can be persuaded through the narrative design to proceed non-linearly and to engage in further user participation post-interaction.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Interactive Storytelling - 13th International Conference on Interactive Digital Storytelling, ICIDS 2020, Proceedings
Editors	Anne-Gwenn Bosser, David E. Millard, Charlie Hargood
Publisher	Springer Verlag
Pages	83-91
Number of pages	9
ISBN (Electronic)	978-3-030-62516-0
ISBN (Print)	978-3-030-62515-3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-62516-0_7
Publication status	Published - 27 Oct 2020
Externally published	Yes
Event	13th International Conference on Interactive Digital Storytelling - Bournemouth, United Kingdom Duration: 3 Nov 2020 → 6 Nov 2020 https://icids2020.bournemouth.ac.uk/

Publication series

Name	Lecture Notes in Computer Science
Publisher	Springer
Volume	12497
ISSN (Print)	0302-9743
ISSN (Electronic)	1611-3349

Conference

Conference	13th International Conference on Interactive Digital Storytelling
Abbreviated title	ICIDS 2020
Country/Territory	United Kingdom
City	Bournemouth
Period	3/11/20 → 6/11/20
Internet address	https://icids2020.bournemouth.ac.uk/

Keywords

iDoc
User testing
UX design
Cultural heritage
Virtual tour
Klynt

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Basaraba, N., Conlan, O., Edmond, J., & Arnds, P. (2020). User Testing Persuasive Interactive Web Documentaries: An Empirical Study. In A.-G. Bosser, D. E. Millard, & C. Hargood (Eds.), Interactive Storytelling - 13th International Conference on Interactive Digital Storytelling, ICIDS 2020, Proceedings (pp. 83-91). (Lecture Notes in Computer Science; Vol. 12497). Springer Verlag. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-62516-0_7

User Testing Persuasive Interactive Web Documentaries: An Empirical Study. / Basaraba, Nicole; Conlan, Owen; Edmond, Jennifer et al.
Interactive Storytelling - 13th International Conference on Interactive Digital Storytelling, ICIDS 2020, Proceedings. ed. / Anne-Gwenn Bosser; David E. Millard; Charlie Hargood. Springer Verlag, 2020. p. 83-91 (Lecture Notes in Computer Science; Vol. 12497).

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference proceeding › peer-review

Basaraba, N, Conlan, O, Edmond, J & Arnds, P 2020, User Testing Persuasive Interactive Web Documentaries: An Empirical Study. in A-G Bosser, DE Millard & C Hargood (eds), Interactive Storytelling - 13th International Conference on Interactive Digital Storytelling, ICIDS 2020, Proceedings. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol. 12497, Springer Verlag, pp. 83-91, 13th International Conference on Interactive Digital Storytelling, Bournemouth, United Kingdom, 3/11/20. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-62516-0_7

Basaraba N, Conlan O, Edmond J, Arnds P. User Testing Persuasive Interactive Web Documentaries: An Empirical Study. In Bosser AG, Millard DE, Hargood C, editors, Interactive Storytelling - 13th International Conference on Interactive Digital Storytelling, ICIDS 2020, Proceedings. Springer Verlag. 2020. p. 83-91. (Lecture Notes in Computer Science). doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-62516-0_7

Basaraba, Nicole ; Conlan, Owen ; Edmond, Jennifer et al. / User Testing Persuasive Interactive Web Documentaries: An Empirical Study. Interactive Storytelling - 13th International Conference on Interactive Digital Storytelling, ICIDS 2020, Proceedings. editor / Anne-Gwenn Bosser ; David E. Millard ; Charlie Hargood. Springer Verlag, 2020. pp. 83-91 (Lecture Notes in Computer Science).

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