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How to manipulate interactive E-book on learning natural catastrophe—An example of structural mechanics using power machine

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Economic losses caused by natural disasters have increased rapidly in recent years. Therefore, learning about natural catastrophe will be helpful for saving life and reducing cost. This study explores the effect of using the interactive electronic book available from Lego Simple Power Machine sets for learning. The applications for Power Machine are wide, such as in robots manufacturing, artificial intelligence, and intelligent devices. Based on the theory of Human–Computer Interaction, user-centered design is a modern and widely practiced design philosophy rooted in the idea that users must take center-stage in the design of any computer system. An interactive electronic book is developed to test learning achievement with the Lego Simple Power Machine set. The results reveal that the attention of users can be improved and the image can also be improved during the interaction and operation process. Finally, this study proves that the interactive electronic book makes learning easier and faster than the traditional book.

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The authors are appreciative of the financial support in the form of research grants awarded to Dr. Chen-Yuan Chen from the National Science Council, Republic of China under Grant Nos. NSC 100-2628-E-153-001, NSC 101-2221-E-153-001-MY2. The authors are also most grateful for the kind assistance of Professor Tad Murty, Editor-in-Chief of Natural Hazards, and for the constructive suggestions from the anonymous reviewers, all of which has led to the making of several corrections and have greatly improved the presentation of this paper.

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    Bih-Yaw Shih, Chen-Yuan Chen & Bo-Wei Chen

  2. Department of Business Administration, Shu-Te University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, Republic of China

    Tsung-Hao Chen

  3. Department of Bioenvironmental System Engineering, National Taiwan University, Taipei, 10617, Taiwan, Republic of China

    Ming-Hung Cheng

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Shih, BY., Chen, TH., Cheng, MH. et al. How to manipulate interactive E-book on learning natural catastrophe—An example of structural mechanics using power machine. Nat Hazards 65, 1637–1652 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11069-012-0413-0

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