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The injured fox kit
When Ella discovers an injured fox by the river, she wants to nurse it back to health but has to be careful how she handles the fox so that it can be returned to the wild.
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\Tell a Tail\: The Design of an Interactive Cinematic VR for an Animal Welfare Transmedia
Tell a Tail 360 is a Virtual Reality (VR) documentary, part of a larger transmedia project about animal welfare in Madeira island, created to educate, raise awareness and spread the love for the animals, targeting teenage audiences. The literature review and the context research surveys suggest that younger audiences are more likely to change their behaviours than adults. Moreover, the majority of people are interested in the topic of animal welfare (AW) although not always aware of its complexity (e.g., lack of responsibility of ownership or lack of education on proper animal treatment). Over several months, 360º footage was recorded showing different perspectives of the problem through contact with different stakeholders. Later, the footage was used in the design of an interactive VR documentary highlighting kennels’ conditions, Non-governmental organizations fieldwork, and the importance of providing primary care to pets. The user explores the story through different media sources inside the virtual world, such as social media posts, photography and audio. These interactive features provide users with the opportunity to unfold the story through their choices, promoting exploration and contemplation of the subject and were designed to increase audience engagement and agency in the experience. Through A/B user testing conducted with two groups of adolescents (in which one tested a non-VR version of the documentary and the other group the VR version), findings suggest that the immersive version generated greater interest and involvement in the problem addressed. This thesis project can provide new insights on how interactive and immersive content can engage the teenage audience to a more significant awareness of good animal welfare behaviours and other social problems.
Dissertation
The homeless foal
When a new foal is born at Animal Magic, Ella wants to make sure that she can find a new home for him that is close enough for her to visit.
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No Mongrels Need Apply
Both animal protection groups and organized efforts to help the human poor in the US arose at the same time and in reaction to the same problems of poverty and overcrowding brought on by rapid industrialization. If the goal of the animal shelter was to save dogs' lives and find them homes, settlement houses sought to save human lives and make American cities hospitable, especially to newly arrived immigrants. Harrington discusses American literature that shows how dog embody the class divide in America.
Journal Article
Stolen! : a pony called Pebbles
Finding a horse in the park, Amy takes it to the Rainbow Street Shelter and secretly hopes the owner never turns up.
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A new leash on life
\"In this fifth book, Brianna tries to figure out where she fits as the Dog Club's newest member. She loves the dogs, especially sweet shelter dog Lily, but sometimes she feels like the fourth wheel in Sasha, Kim, and Taylor's friendship trio. Then the shelter starts a new foster program. Bri knows she'll feel better if she can bring Lily home---but convincing her mom to take in an older shelter dog may be even tougher than feeling like a fourth wheel...\"--Provided by Amazon.
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