Sensory Experience
Booktrack Technology
Research Findings
Cultural Impact
Vocabulary
100
This type of experience is described as engaging all the senses when reading a traditional book.
a sensuous experience
100
Booktrack is an app designed to enhance this type of reading experience.
the e-reading experience
100
This professor of communications was hired by Booktrack to study the cognitive advantages of their technology.
Liel Leibovitz
100
This aspect of our culture is becoming increasingly dominant, as mentioned in the passage.
Visual culture
100
This word describes something that is pleasant to the senses.
sensuous
200
The sound made when you turn the pages of a book.
rustle
200
The first e-book to launch with Booktrack technology was based on this famous detective story.
"The Adventure of the Speckled Band" by Sherlock Holmes
200
Participants in the Booktrack research came from this American city.
New York City
200
Booktrack technology combines visual reading with this sensory experience.
acoustic (or auditory) experience
200
In the context of the passage, this word means atmospheric or mood-setting.
sympathetic
300
Smelling books can remind readers of these two things.
1) delicious smell
2) previous owners
300
A sound you might hear in a Booktrack-enhanced book when a character knocks on the door.
Bang, bang, bang...
300
According to the research, readers found Booktrack-enhanced books easier to do these two things.
1) following
2) remembering
300
The passage suggests that Booktrack technology could benefit this group, who might not spend much time in libraries.
schoolchildren
300
The word "cognitive" refers to this type of processes.
mental (or knowledge-related) processes
400
This part of the book is described as making a creaking sound.
the spine
400
This term describes the additional sounds such as music or weather noises added to the e-books by Booktrack.
audio elements or sound effects
400
The study suggested that Booktrack technology might help improve these two aspects related to reading.
1) literacy rates
2) encouragement for schoolchildren to read
400
The success of Booktrack shows a desire to live in a world dominated by these sensory experiences.
acoustic experiences (or sounds)
400
This term refers to the back part of a book that holds the pages together.
the spine
500
Name two sensory elements that digital texts fail to engage, according to the passage.
Smell and touch
500
The number of times "The Speckled Band" was downloaded in the first ten weeks.
more than 100,000 times
500
These two cognitive benefits were specifically mentioned as being easier when reading with a soundtrack.
memorization and understanding
500
Some people feel this way about the distractions caused by Booktrack, preferring to use their imagination.
critical
500
This word describes the sound a door might make when it needs oil.
creak