The Effects of 3D Animated Movies and Interactive Applications on the Development of Visual Perception in 60-72-Months-Old Children

Abstract

This study investigated whether the visual perception of 60- to 72-month-old kindergarteners attending a special program that included three-dimensional (3D) (stereoscopic) animated movies and interactive applications differed from that of children who attended only preschool. The sample included 62 children. Thirty received a training program including 3D animated movies and interactive applications every month for 5 months; for comparison, 32 did not engage in any special programs. Mann–Whitney U and Kruskal–Wallis tests were used to analyze the data. The results show that, on average, the visual perception of children who attended the training program was significantly better than that of children who did not.