Screen Smart
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Screen Breaks
In today's digital age, Screen Breaks addresses the pervasive impact of excessive screen time on both our brain health and physical well-being. It highlights how constant connectivity affects cognitive functions, sleep quality, and vision, leading to symptoms like digital eye strain and reduced mental clarity. The book dives into the neurological effects of prolonged screen exposure, such as the disruption of melatonin production by blue light, and offers practical digital detox strategies to counteract these effects. This health and fitness guide explores the importance of intentional digital breaks for maintaining optimal well-being, challenging the glorification of constant connectivity. It provides a comprehensive overview of research on screen time's effects since the advent of personal computers and smartphones. Each chapter guides the reader through understanding digital overload, exploring the impact of screen time, and implementing effective digital detox techniques for a balanced digital lifestyle. Ultimately, it empowers readers to adopt mindful technology use and sustain healthier digital habits.
Screen Smart: Growing Up In The Digital Age
Join the Screen Smart gang as they recall their extraordinary childhood adventures in the virtual world.Learn about the potential traps and dangers posed by the web and how to stay alert to the dangers that come from traversing an online world. Plus, fun activities contribute to the learning experience!Screen Smart is written by Alan Bay, as well as professors Wonsun Shin (University of Melbourne, Australia) and May O Lwin (Nanyang Technological University, Singapore). Both of the latter authors hold extensive research experience in youth, digital media, parental mediation, and marketing communications. Their academic book, Screen-obsessed: Parenting in the Digital Age, is the first book solely focusing on parental supervision of children's media use. Screen Smart is the child's accompaniment. It aims to educate children and teenagers on Internet safety and the pitfalls of being online.Each chapter focuses on a different theme (screen time management, screen addiction, cyber impersonation and bullying, advertisement awareness) and includes activities to engage and educate readers.The book also includes a Parent's Corner with further information and tips on how parents can effectively guide their offspring living in the multimedia environment. Germaine Tan (Senior Clinical Psychologist, Institute of Mental Health, Singapore) contributes an article.
Visual Experiences
Visual Experiences: A Concise Guide to Digital Interface Design provides step-by-step examples to enable readers to create an interface, guiding them from sketching an idea to creating an interactive prototype. This creation of a visual experience is achieved in three steps: thought, design, and interaction. This book focuses on the visual experience of digital interface design from the initial idea to end-user prototype. Key Features Shows how to design visual digital interface experiences: a concise guide to creating successful prototypes without programming. Teaches the whole process of how to sketch, design, and create interactions. Unlike other books, this book does not just give a list of terminologies, but workable examples and methods. Includes a wide range of basic to advanced exercises geared towards professionals and students alike. Includes many illustrations throughout the book, guiding the reader through the process.
