The work that Pooky Amsterdam and I have done on virtual world television has come to a close with the publication of the project’s second journal article…… Read more “Virtual World Television as Interactive Television Published”
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Virtual World Television and Interactive Television
This is the end result of the work I have been doing with Pooky Amsterdam. This paper is the write-up of the presentation Avatars, Audiences and Interactive…… Read more “Virtual World Television and Interactive Television”
The Pop Culture Lens Podcast Goes Live!
Christopher Olson (of the blog Seems Obvious to Me) and I present a new podcast, The Pop Culture Lens, where we discuss the media of the past…… Read more “The Pop Culture Lens Podcast Goes Live!”
Avatars, Audiences and Interactive Television
This presentation was given at the 100th National Communication Association Conference in Chicago on November 21, 2014. This presentation reflects the work I have done with Pooky…… Read more “Avatars, Audiences and Interactive Television”
Steve Benford and Inhabited TV: The beginnings of VWTV Part 2
Pooky Amsterdam’s interview with a VWTV pioneer concludes with this second part. And it raises the question: how likely is the virtual and the real to converge…… Read more “Steve Benford and Inhabited TV: The beginnings of VWTV Part 2”
Steve Benford and Inhabited TV: The beginnings of VWTV
Pooky Amsterdam reports on a conversation she had with someone who might just be one of the pioneers of virtual world television. Steve Benford was part of…… Read more “Steve Benford and Inhabited TV: The beginnings of VWTV”
VWTV Beyond Second Life: InfinityXShark and Star Trek
Although the focus of our virtual world television project is on the social world Second Life, that doesn’t mean it is the only virtual world being used by…… Read more “VWTV Beyond Second Life: InfinityXShark and Star Trek”
Beyer Sellers: Dealing with Second Life
There is a two-for-one today over at Virtual World Television, as we focus today on Beyer Sellers and the VWTV program Metanomics. Learn more about the struggles of…… Read more “Beyer Sellers: Dealing with Second Life”
Cultivation theory, media socialization and adolescents’ identity formation
(Originally a class paper written in 2003, with the full paper, including references, found here. Related thinking on this topic can be found here.) When a farmer…… Read more “Cultivation theory, media socialization and adolescents’ identity formation”
