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The Digital Sidewalk: Exploring Media Literacy and Entertainment-Education in the Buildspace Community - An Ethnographic Study /

Record Type:	Electronic resources : Monograph/item
Title/Author:	The Digital Sidewalk: Exploring Media Literacy and Entertainment-Education in the Buildspace Community - An Ethnographic Study // Darby Bailey McDonough.
Author:	McDonough, Darby Bailey,
Description:	1 electronic resource (272 pages)
Notes:	Source: Dissertations Abstracts International, Volume: 86-11, Section: A.
Contained By:	Dissertations Abstracts International86-11A.
Subject:	Communication. -
Online resource:	https://pqdd.sinica.edu.tw/twdaoapp/servlet/advanced?query=32000596
ISBN:	9798314865323

The Digital Sidewalk: Exploring Media Literacy and Entertainment-Education in the Buildspace Community - An Ethnographic Study /
McDonough, Darby Bailey,

The Digital Sidewalk: Exploring Media Literacy and Entertainment-Education in the Buildspace Community - An Ethnographic Study /Darby Bailey McDonough. - 1 electronic resource (272 pages)

Source: Dissertations Abstracts International, Volume: 86-11, Section: A.

In an era dominated by increasingly powerful artificial intelligence, understanding the evolving nature of media literacy has become critically important. This study introduces the "Digital Sidewalk" as a paradigm for understanding community dynamics in decentralized spaces, inspired by Jane Jacobs's work on community life and Mitchell Duneier's ethnographic insights in Sidewalk. At the center of this exploration is Buildspace, a decentralized learning community described as a "Hogwarts for builders and dreamers," where participants group into "houses" reminiscent of Harry Potter narratives to foster engagement and learning. Drawing on entertainment-education social frameworks, indirect learning, and Gordon Pask's Interaction of Actors Theory, this research examines how media literacy is cultivated within hybrid transmedia ecosystems. Ethnographic findings from participant interviews and field observations reveal that immersive storytelling, peer collaboration, and decentralized participation create distinctive learning experiences. This study introduces the "Digital Sidewalk" paradigm, providing a foundation for understanding emerging trends and highlighting innovative pathways for future research into how decentralized, narrative-rich environments uniquely shape media literacy within communities that originate online yet expand into blended networks.

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ISBN: 9798314865323Subjects--Topical Terms:

524709
Communication.
Subjects--Index Terms:

Decentralized communities

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