Convergence in Audiovisual Programs for Children – From Television to the Internet Cover Image

Konwergencja programów audiowizualnych dla dzieci – od telewizji do internetu
Convergence in Audiovisual Programs for Children – From Television to the Internet

Author(s): Natalia Moćko
Subject(s): Social Sciences, Education, Media studies, Communication studies, Sociology, Family and social welfare
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego
Keywords: Convergence Culture; convergence in the media; social media; Internet; programs for children

Summary/Abstract: The article aims at answering questions about the most popular forms of children’s entertainment available in various social media. It also provides an introduction to the subject of convergence in the media, especially in entertainment for the youngest audiences transferred into virtual reality. The author seeks an answer to the question whether nowadays the television itself is not sufficient, as the Internet offers a prolongation of the possibility of experiencing entertainment by children in the virtual world. Finally, the article focuses on evaluating the impact of convergence in the media on the youngest cartoon viewers and Internet users, and also characterizes postproduction and post products, which are effects of participating in Convergence Culture.

  • Issue Year: 28/2015
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 41-56
  • Page Count: 16
  • Language: Polish