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The REFRESH cartoon aims to improve children’s digital well-being and raise awareness among parents to care about their feelings. This is done essentially by facilitating their connections with other friends, people, nature, life… and the media! Thus benefitting from technology in a meaningful way. It is also directed at educators, who can use it as a tool in their training or schools.
REFRESH reflects the EAVI philosophy of developing tools that are uplifting, easy to understand by anyone and non-moralistic in terms of understanding the implications of media use. People (including children and parents) should learn how to use them well. To do so, the first step is to become aware of the problem. This is what our animation focuses on.
Over the last 20 years, the exponential growth of online media technologies has seen a corresponding rise in a multitude of cognitive, psychological and behavioural difficulties. For example, some studies on young adults indicate that social media use is correlated with an increase in negative-related outcomes, emotional exhaustion, and depression. Moreover, other studies show that smartphone use negatively affects the quality of face-to-face interactions with friends, decreasing subjective well-being. Relatedly, social media has also been found to hamper subjective well-being by decreasing social trust.
However, it is essential to remember that technologies are merely tools and thus can be utilised for positive ends. This is media literacy. Other studies suggest that social media usage can positively affect well-being by increasing face-to-face interactions. Technologies can, in specific contexts, also improve educational outcomes and civic engagement.
It is important to remember that children, as active users of online resources, are overly exposed to content that can be violent, disrespectful, and disturbing. Yet, children do not necessarily have the cognitive and emotional capacities to handle this content. They often have to digest disturbing content and process it differently than adults. For instance, they are more vulnerable to violent content that refers to real situations.
This short animation aims to have parents reflect on the consequences of their children ingesting unhealthy media food. In this sense, we built on the metaphors of our EAVI Food Menu Campaign, illustrating the consequences of eating good or bad media food through our screens. The EAVI Food Menu Campaign has received great appreciation from experts.
Healthy information is prepared with care, balanced and nutritious, and possibly best enjoyed at the table with the family. This is where Jack’s little friend Stella appears, offering him a glass of water and rescuing him, with the two kids going out to breathe fresh air. Jack now connects with nature, friends, and life, and everything becomes clearer.
His vision enlarges, and he is happy and ready to engage properly with technology!
About
The REFRESH cartoon aims to improve children’s digital well-being and raise awareness among parents to care about their feelings. This is done essentially by facilitating their connections with other friends, people, nature, life… and the media! Thus benefitting from technology in a meaningful way. It is also directed at educators, who can use it as a tool in their training or schools.
REFRESH reflects the EAVI philosophy of developing tools that are uplifting, easy to understand by anyone and non-moralistic in terms of understanding the implications of media use. People (including children and parents) should learn how to use them well. To do so, the first step is to become aware of the problem. This is what our animation focuses on.
Over the last 20 years, the exponential growth of online media technologies has seen a corresponding rise in a multitude of cognitive, psychological and behavioural difficulties. For example, some studies on young adults indicate that social media use is correlated with an increase in negative-related outcomes, emotional exhaustion, and depression. Moreover, other studies show that smartphone use negatively affects the quality of face-to-face interactions with friends, decreasing subjective well-being. Relatedly, social media has also been found to hamper subjective well-being by decreasing social trust.
However, it is essential to remember that technologies are merely tools and thus can be utilised for positive ends. This is media literacy. Other studies suggest that social media usage can positively affect well-being by increasing face-to-face interactions. Technologies can, in specific contexts, also improve educational outcomes and civic engagement.
It is important to remember that children, as active users of online resources, are overly exposed to content that can be violent, disrespectful, and disturbing. Yet, children do not necessarily have the cognitive and emotional capacities to handle this content. They often have to digest disturbing content and process it differently than adults. For instance, they are more vulnerable to violent content that refers to real situations.
This short animation aims to have parents reflect on the consequences of their children ingesting unhealthy media food. In this sense, we built on the metaphors of our EAVI Food Menu Campaign, illustrating the consequences of eating good or bad media food through our screens. The EAVI Food Menu Campaign has received great appreciation from experts.
Healthy information is prepared with care, balanced and nutritious, and possibly best enjoyed at the table with the family. This is where Jack’s little friend Stella appears, offering him a glass of water and rescuing him, with the two kids going out to breathe fresh air. Jack now connects with nature, friends, and life, and everything becomes clearer.
His vision enlarges, and he is happy and ready to engage properly with technology!
About
The REFRESH cartoon aims to improve children’s digital well-being and raise awareness among parents to care about their feelings. This is done essentially by facilitating their connections with other friends, people, nature, life… and the media! Thus benefitting from technology in a meaningful way. It is also directed at educators, who can use it as a tool in their training or schools.
REFRESH reflects the EAVI philosophy of developing tools that are uplifting, easy to understand by anyone and non-moralistic in terms of understanding the implications of media use. People (including children and parents) should learn how to use them well. To do so, the first step is to become aware of the problem. This is what our animation focuses on.
Over the last 20 years, the exponential growth of online media technologies has seen a corresponding rise in a multitude of cognitive, psychological and behavioural difficulties. For example, some studies on young adults indicate that social media use is correlated with an increase in negative-related outcomes, emotional exhaustion, and depression. Moreover, other studies show that smartphone use negatively affects the quality of face-to-face interactions with friends, decreasing subjective well-being. Relatedly, social media has also been found to hamper subjective well-being by decreasing social trust.
However, it is essential to remember that technologies are merely tools and thus can be utilised for positive ends. This is media literacy. Other studies suggest that social media usage can positively affect well-being by increasing face-to-face interactions. Technologies can, in specific contexts, also improve educational outcomes and civic engagement.
It is important to remember that children, as active users of online resources, are overly exposed to content that can be violent, disrespectful, and disturbing. Yet, children do not necessarily have the cognitive and emotional capacities to handle this content. They often have to digest disturbing content and process it differently than adults. For instance, they are more vulnerable to violent content that refers to real situations.
This short animation aims to have parents reflect on the consequences of their children ingesting unhealthy media food. In this sense, we built on the metaphors of our EAVI Food Menu Campaign, illustrating the consequences of eating good or bad media food through our screens. The EAVI Food Menu Campaign has received great appreciation from experts.
Healthy information is prepared with care, balanced and nutritious, and possibly best enjoyed at the table with the family. This is where Jack’s little friend Stella appears, offering him a glass of water and rescuing him, with the two kids going out to breathe fresh air. Jack now connects with nature, friends, and life, and everything becomes clearer.
His vision enlarges, and he is happy and ready to engage properly with technology!
