Papers in this group
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Preface: "Philosophy, Gilles Deleuze and Felix Guattary wrote late in life, is about the creation of concepts. To them a concept is always a type of vector for thought, a cognitive vehicle designed to move things from one p lace to another. In the…
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ethnographic study of Facebook use in Trinidad
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"I illustrate how distinctions in social network site adoption and the perceptions teens – and adults – have about these sites and their users reflect broader narratives of race and class in American society."
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Complex multiplayer online games foreshadow new possibilities for effective leadership and the future of work. An increasingly large portion of game play is collaborative and strategic, and it requires sustained interactions with several players.…
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The goal of this speculative essay is to ask after potential consequences of the emerging notion of “cloud computing” not only for virtual worlds, but also for human sociality in general. I explore the short history of cloud computing and some…
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Convergence has been touted in recent years as the next big leap in the digital era. Having received considerable attention across a wide range of technologies, markets, and economies, there is comparatively little academic research on convergence…
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New media technologies have long tapped into social hopes and anxieties, and the turmoil that follows their appearance offers a window into the social tensions of the time. Clashing sets of utopian and dystopian visions have typically resulted in an…
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From the Preface - "Our hope is that this book will inform and inspire those interested in designing games. Its purpose is to help game designers create their own games, their own concepts, their own design strategies and methodologies. The ideas…
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