Abstract
Dyslexia is a phonological learning difficulty that affects an individual's ability to process linguistic codes despite having high cognitive ability and keen vision. People with visual dyslexia also experience seven visual distortions in reading: words that jump out of the page, melt away, blurry, shaky, and others. Regardless of dyslexia's high prevalence rate (1 out of 5 people), awareness of dyslexia is inadequate, which results in misperception and discrimination in society as they cannot perceive or imagine the visual distortion that people with dyslexia face every day. The lack of understanding of dyslexia has become the root of the issues of empathy and equality in society. This concern is explored through this research project in the form of an augmented reality simulation of the dyslexic's seven visual distortions. This research examines the effectiveness of augmented reality as an unconventional medium to put participants in dyslexics' shoes in a more memorable manner. Guided by the event sampling method, the simulation's impacts were explained through a measurable approach by exploring participants' engagement, comprehension, and perception levels. This research project also demonstrated the potential of multi-sensory and interactive media in provoking emotion and generating profound experiences in learning about indescribable issues, such as dyslexia.
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Fonita Theresia Yoliando, Universitas Multimedia Nusantara, Indonesia
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Conference: KAMC2024
Stream: Digital Humanities
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Yoliando F. (2024) Exploring Emotional Engagement in Augmented Reality Simulation of the Seven Dyslexia Visual Distortion ISSN: 2436-0503 – The Kyoto Conference on Arts, Media & Culture 2024: Official Conference Proceedings (pp. 683-690) https://doi.org/10.22492/issn.2436-0503.2024.58
To link to this article: https://doi.org/10.22492/issn.2436-0503.2024.58
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