Pursuit Of Fun Research Articles

대학생의 독서 행태에 관한 실증적 연구

The purpose of this study is to propose a publication marketing strategy by empirically identifying the difference in reading motivation, reading genre, information medium for book purchase, and reading amount by medium according to MBTI type as a socio-psychological characteristic of Generation Z. To this end, university students representing Generation Z were selected as research subjects, an online survey was conducted, and a total of 183 responses were analyzed. Analysis results, reading motivation(pursuit of information and knowledge, pursuit of fun, emotional cultivation, self-realization and self-development, habit, use of leisure time, SNS reading certification, influencer recommendation), reading genre(education books, liberal arts books, practical books, academic books), information media for book purchase (TV, newspaper, book magazine, Internet, YouTube and SNS contents, reading community or publisher homepage, book review, reading campaign and bookstore visit), MBTI in paper book reading volume by media found a difference. The significance of this study is to provide theoretical and practical implications by presenting the role of MBTI in understanding the reading behavior of Generation Z.

Descriptive Study of Motivation in Gamification Experiences from Higher Education: Systematic Review of Scientific Literature

The use of playful elements in non-playful contexts has become popular during the first two decades of the 21st century, providing a new perspective of playful interaction in educational communities where a direct link with variables arranged from the psychological sphere has been expressed, highlighting motivation. Therefore, the general objective of this research is to examine the publications of high impact on gamification that deal with motivation, taking into account the identification of the elements of play, types of motivation incorporated, educational levels involved and patterns obtained from the findings. For this purpose, it is developed as a methodological design a systematic review of 248 manuscripts published in the Scopus database between 2000 and 2019 related to gamification, intrinsic motivation and extrinsic motivation based on 4 criteria: educational level, type of motivation, game elements incorporated into the experience, effect on teaching. The results obtained show that gambling experiences focus on higher education through intrinsic motivation towards the pursuit of fun, but at the same time include reward systems that promote autonomy during learning. The conclusions show a trend towards the development of intrinsic motivation, in addition to the use of points as the main component to promote motivation within the environment offered by higher education. It is recommended that future researchers continue to delve into other variables of the gamification imbued also in the Latin American context.

Can Fun Be Feminist? Gender, Space and Mobility in Lyari, Karachi

The densely populated, multi-ethnic area of Lyari in Karachi is one of the city’s original settlements. The area has become infamous as the site of an ongoing conflict between criminal gangs, political parties and law enforcement agencies for over a decade, and, for this reason, Lyari has been labelled as one of several ‘no-go areas’ in the city. However, for the residents of Lyari, the ways in which they understand their part of the city far exceed these facile labels. While at times their neighbourhoods do become fearful spaces, they are also places of comfort, familiarity and fun. This article explores the multiple ways in which women and girls experience and understand this area. In particular, it documents the various ways in which they express and experience enjoyment in their everyday lives and during exceptional moments. Based on extensive interviews and participant observation in several neighbourhoods, the research shifts attention away from solely using violence as a lens to understand urban space and away from seeing women mainly as victims of violence. Focusing on the pursuit of fun and enjoyment as an area of academic inquiry can be an important way to show how women push against and challenge patriarchal boundaries. By highlighting women’s and girls’ own creative navigations and engagements with their locality and the city, this paper brings new insights into discussions of gender and urban marginalisation more generally.

Scholarship as Fun

This paper - which is part of a symposium for Pierre Schlag - argues that the pursuit of fun is possibly better than most of our usual pursuits in legal scholarship. This has three likely implications, which are reflected in the structure of the paper: a recognition of the coexistence of mutually exclusive legal realities entertaining dialectic relationships; the abandonment of oneness of the legal academy; and the need to situate ourselves within tangled socio-professional hierarchies. And as a coda to the discussion, the paper addresses the feeling of discomfort that the open pursuit of fun may elicit: ‘How can you have so much fun when the world is burning?’

Review: Century of the Child: Growing by Design, 1900–2000

Century of the Child: Growing by Design, 1900–2000 Museum of Modern Art, New York 29 July–5 November 2012 A large photograph of a boy, hanging precariously from a tall wall with one hand and smiling mischievously, greets visitors. Nearby, an early twentieth-century film clip shows a father frantically running to catch his child, who is rolling away inside some fantastic circular contraption, demonstrating how the pursuit of fun, parental angst, and the concern for radical design can, at times, be intricately tied. In the center of the space, a giant table and two oversize chairs reveal that when sitting on the Tripp-Trapp—a Danish wooden high chair designed in 1971—a toddler can feel (and seem) much more adequate in scale next to a large table. On the day I visited Century of the Child: Growing by Design, 1900–2000 , people lined up to get their picture taken sitting on that chair, confirming that play belongs in the category of “tacit knowledge”; it is immediate, intuitive, and universally understood. Imparting this idea in the entrance lobby established a sense of direct connection to the artifacts on display and the promise of fun. In the rooms that followed, the experience was one of constant curiosity and engagement. Through an accumulation of artifacts that included furniture, toys, books, school supplies, clothing, advertisements, and art, a tapestry of impressions addressed seven chronological themes reflecting the shifting place of child-oriented design throughout the twentieth century. In the first three rooms, spanning the first forty years of the century, discovery and innovation appeared synonymous with childhood. “New Century, New Child, New Art (1900s–1910s)” explored pedagogical tools, such …

Acting Out

In the turbulent context of interwar Polish politics, a period bookended by the right-wing nationalists’ repression of an ethnically heterogeneous state, several popular high-quality cabarets persisted in Warsaw even as they provoked and defied the nationalists’ harsh criticism. In their best, most influential incarnation, Qui pro Quo (1919–1932) and its successors, these literary cabarets violated the right’s value system through their shows’ insistent metropolitan focus, their stars’ role-modeling of immoral behavior and parodic impersonation, and their companies’ explicitly Jewish–Gentile collaboration. In the community of the cabaret, which was even more bohemian and déclassé than that of the legitimate theater, the social and ethnic antagonisms of everyday Warsaw society mattered relatively little. Writers and players bonded with each other, above all, in furious pursuit of fun, fortune, celebrity, artistic kudos, and putting on a hit show. This analysis details how the contents and stars of Qui pro Quo challenged right-wing values. Its shows advertised the capital as a sumptuous metropolis as well as a home to an eccentric array of plebeian and underworld types, including variations on the cwaniak warszawski enacted by comedian Adolf Dymsza. Its chief female stars—Zula Pogorzelska, Mira Zimińska, and Hanna Ordonówna—incarnated big-city glamour and sexual emancipation. Its recurring Jewish characters—Józef Urstein’s Pikuś and Kazimierz Krukowski’s Lopek—functioned as modern-day Warsaw’s everymen, beleaguered and bedazzled as they assimilated to city life. Qui pro Quo’s popular defense against an exclusionary nationalism showcased collaborative artistry and diverse, charismatic stars.

‘Woman and the Sport Fetish’: Modernity, Consumerism and Sports Participation in Inter-War Britain

The emergence of the ‘modern woman’ in Inter-War Britain was the result of a process which began at the end of the previous century. The new modern woman was symbolic of youth and freedom; she embraced life and spent her time in the pursuit of fun and enjoyment. The female body was, in many ways, one of the central focuses of the new modernity. The way it was dressed, its hair styled and even its shape were all intrinsic symbols of a woman's conformity to modernity and its associated ideals. Sport could provide an opportunity to train and tone the body in an effort to conform to the new idealised ‘boyish’ shape, to improve posture and, it was believed, even to enhance beauty. Sport therefore offered an opportunity to acquire some of the ‘essential’ attributes of the young modern woman, a lithe figure with grace of carriage and clear complexion. However, sport also played an important role in lifestyle. Yet sport's place in discussions of modernity has been overlooked by British sports and gender historians. This article will seek to address this gap in the historiography by examining the intersection between concepts of modernity and sport. As we will see, there is much evidence to suggest that participation in sport was a fundamental, yet hitherto overlooked, element of modernity for many women during the inter-war period in Britain. This study will explore the centrality of sport to the lives of these modern women by probing notions of emancipation and developments in fashion and consumer culture alongside the concomitant developments of sport for women.

Exploring Teenage Shoplifting Behavior

This article examines the geography of teenage shoplifting within a choice and constraint framework. Potential offenders indicated spatial and temporal preferences in committing this crime. They tended to shoplift for small amounts from large stores in the neither too busy nor too quiet hours of the day. Although the tendency to shoplift was not found to be related to socioeconomic or moral values, socialization emphasizing the enjoyment and pursuit of fun and thrill likely affected one's tendency to shoplift. Like shopping preferences, the key in shoplifting behavior was accessibility to opportunity.