A design reference
Listen, pause narration and repeat
Create a bounded listening-and-reflection session.
Selected passage or chapter, edition and recording.
Proposed flow
- Configure
Choose narration, optional ambience and repeat unit; check timing support.
- Listen
Show playback reference independently from reading position.
- Pause narration
Choose music or silence, and manual or visible timed resumption.
- Repeat
Use a finite count or deliberately chosen continuous loop with an explicit gap.
- Finish
Stop all audio or resume once; preserve the listening anchor.
Recovery and alternative routes
Calls, offline media, sleep timers and source changes recheck the session state. No verse timing means a track-level loop, not estimated precision.
What counts as a complete outcome
The session can end without autoplay or a further disclosure.
Decisions within this flow
The player works without the screen
Support listening as a complete mode of use.
Research-informed design proposal18 · Audio and guided practicePlayback and reading positions can differ
Follow the narration without forcing the reader to follow every movement.
Research-informed design proposalEngagement facets to specify
Possible situations: Narrative immersion, Contemplation and prayer. These are overlapping task contexts, not fixed user categories.
Specify the chosen purpose, passage unit, pace, participation, social setting, interpretive task, environment and disclosure or teaching responsibility. Use the scenario framework.