Colin's Digital Research Blog

Link to Colin’s Final Prototype on Construct 3: https://www.construct.net/en/free-online-games/colin-hanrahans-final-42528/play  ______________________________________________________ Here is the link to my final Prototype in Construct 3. It was very informative and exciting to research Media Dependency Theory as a Framework to prove the thesis in how women above the age of 30 have increased mental stress when watching cable news due to its fear-inducing segments. 

Claim : Women above the age of 30 have increased mental stress when watching cable news due to it’s fear-inducing segments.  ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Independent Variable : The News channels and Which days we chose to record the news for the experiment. Dependent Variable :  What news stories does the channel decide to show.  How the women will react to the shown stories.  Controlled Variable: I decided to use the same sequence the news stories were reported to show to the women. This is so that the experiment is performed the in the least biased way possible.  ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Prototype: -I decided to utilize construct 3 and code an app that would basically be a questionnaire. It would portray a series of news segments from one of the news channels that was shown that same day.  -After the user enters their name and age they will be sent to a page which shows a video. After choosing the

For Assignment B, I've decided on the hypothesis that cable news networks use fear-inducing stories to gain more media attraction, but at the cost of their viewer's mental health; especially in women above the age of 30. I worked this into the claim below: Claim :  "Women above the age of 30 have increased mental stress when watching cable news due to its fear-inducing segments. " Media Dependency theory is used by media outlets as a tool to attract and keep high viewership. A key element of Media Dependency theory surrounds the idea that feeling like you are in a state of crisis leads a person to be more reliant on mass media for information.  Prototype :  I am still ideating the prototype I will use however I do know that I will be measuring Fear in this experiment, which I would need to somehow obtain from viewers of cable news.  In addition, I would need to figure out which cable news channels to choose from. I am considering just looking up who has the highest vi

Prototype Thesis Propositions: 1) Hypothesis: Using a customized app that limits one's access to their digital media will lessen a high schooler's reliance on media (Media dependency Theory).  -By studying the media dependency theory framework, can using a customized app that prevents one’s access to their digital device lessen a high schooler’s reliance on media or worsen it? +We can study the framework of media dependency theory and see if media's influence on the individual creates a sort of withdrawal, or lessens the effects.  Prototype : a phone app where you set a timer Problem - this sort of prototype works, whether it's an app or a safe with a timer on it, however studies on media dependency is still limited.  ___________________________________________________________________________ 2) Can implementing classroom learning with AR platforms help increase memorizing information for middle school students? (Implementing AR platforms/tools into a classroom setting)