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An article to discuss the difficulties of designing educational multimedia for the teen target audience (13 – 16 year olds). The report will assess techniques used in existing online artefacts and reveal major trends in the attempt to appeal to this notoriously hard to reach user group.
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Handford, C. (2008). Teen Appeal — Touching the Moving Point. In: Bruck, P.A. (eds) Multimedia and E-Content Trends. Vieweg+Teubner. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-8348-9313-0_10
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