October 2002 - Air-L - lists.aoir.org

Re: [Air-l] VG Addiction
by Dmitri Williams 22 Oct '02

22 Oct '02

The article is currently under journal review, so I don't think I can post it right now. All I can add is that the content analysis was of qualitatively developed Todd Gitlin-style frames, but done in a typically quantitative way with intercoder reliability scores, so I'm reasonably confident in the results. I think they support the Wartella-Reeves theory of new media coverage. - Dmitri Date: Sun, 20 Oct 2002 13:35:23 -0700 (PDT) From: david silver <dsilver(a)u.washington.edu> To: air-l(a)aoir.org Subject: Re: [Air-l] VG Addiction sent to the list because others may be interested ... On Sun, 20 Oct 2002, Dmitri Williams wrote: I've recently done some content analysis research into how video games have been represented in the media over the last 20 years. Dmitri, do you have a draft of this work available? it sounds very interesting. david silver **************** Dmitri Williams Ph.D. Candidate University of Michigan Department of Communication Studies dcwillia(a)umich.edu http://www.umich.edu/~dcwillia

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Gender / Women's Studies position
by Steve Jones 22 Oct '02

22 Oct '02

[Note especially the interest in "science, health and the body," for those of you interested in telemedicine, health communication, internet, gender, feminism, in any or all combinations. -Sj] Gender and Women's Studies Liberal Arts and Sciences 08-15-09-3280-12919 The Gender and Women's Studies Program for a tenure track assistantship professorship in U.S. gay/lesbian/queer studies, broadly defined. Candidates from all Liberal Arts and Science backgrounds are encouraged to apply. Specialization within GLQ studies is open, but GWS Program is looking to add to or develop its strengths in areas such as race and ethnicity; the state and public policy; and science, health and the body. Position will be a joint appointment with an appropriate Liberal Arts & Sciences department. Responsibilities will include teaching undergraduate and graduate courses, including one survey-style course per year. The GWS Program is currently developing an undergraduate major. Ph.D. required by starting date of August 2003. For fullest consideration, please send letter of application, curriculum vitae, and three letters of reference by November 30, 2002 to: D'Emilio, Search Committee, GWS Program (M/C 360), UIC, 1007 West Harrison Street, Room 3102, Chicago, IL 60607. Position contingent upon availability of funds.

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New media / art and design positions
by Steve Jones 22 Oct '02

22 Oct '02

Full time tenure track or tenured position Electronic Media/ Electronic Visualization School of Art and Design 08-25-02-2410-12048 Full time tenure track or tenured position in Electronic Media/Electronic Visualization. MFA or equivalent experience required. College level teaching experience desired. The School of Art and Design seeks a candidate to teach real-time computer graphics programming, interactive computer experiences and the production of computer animation. This position, beginning Fall 2002, requires experience in programming languages such as Open GL, Performer and Open Inventor. The candidate would have the opportunity to participate in Internet based collaborative environments in art and design visualization and be a team member in research and media creation at the Electronic Visualization Laboratory (EVL). See URL http://www.evl.uic.edu for more information on EVL. See the URL http://www.uic.edu/aa/artd for more information on the School of Art and Design for a full description of the position and complete application procedures, or contact: Chair, Electronic Media/Electronic Visualization Search Committee, School of Art and Design (M/C 036), UIC, 929 West Harrison Street, Chicago, Illinois 60607-7038, (312) 996-3337. Screening of applications begins February 1, 2002 and continues until position is filled. Assistant Professor School of Art and Design 08-25-02-2410-12932 The School of Art and Design at UIC is seeking three tenure-track faculty at the Assistant Professor. Applicants must have experience in one or more of the following discipline: Sculpture, Digital Cinema/Animation, and Art Education. Appointment begins Fall 2003. Salary commensurate with experience and qualifications and dependent upon Board of Trustees approval. MFA or equivalent required. Demonstrated excellence and distinction through exhibitions, critical reviews and catalogs, publications, research and significant awards. College level teaching experience preferred. For fullest consideration, applications must be submitted by January 27, 2003. Visit our web site at: http://www.uic.edu/aa/artd/ for complete application instructions.

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Video Game addiction
by Gochenouer, John 22 Oct '02

22 Oct '02

From: Gochenouer, John Sent: Monday, October 21, 2002 11:42 AM To: 'air-l(a)aoir.org' Subject: Video Game addiction Maybe this pegs me as an old codger, but in 1985 my phd dissertation revealed that some managers were spending too much time on the computer and ignoring their employees. The impact was that they received fewer raises and fewer promotions than a matching cohort. I coined the term "video game effect"; in essence they had an escape mechanism or computer addiction that drew them from their true responsibilities. It is probably even more of a problem today since so many companies have policies on personal email and internet surfing. I would love to see a phd student attempt a modern corroboration of my old study. John Gochenouer Southwest State University 1501 State St. Marshall, MN 56258 Email: Gochenouer(a)southwest.msus.edu

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Document research online
by Irene Berkowitz 21 Oct '02

21 Oct '02

This may also be of interest to research about documents online http://www.asis.org/Conferences/AM02/keynote.html Irene Berkowitz DARS Coordinator Office of the Vice Provost Temple University tel. 215-204-7596 fax. 215-204 3175 berkowitz(a)mail.temple.edu

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Fwd: CALL FOR PAPERS- UM 2003: 9th International Conference on User Modeling
by jeremy hunsinger 21 Oct '02

21 Oct '02

Begin forwarded message: > From: Zia Syed <zs(a)COMP.RGU.AC.UK> > Date: Mon Oct 21, 2002 2:45:26 PM US/Eastern > To: WEB-RESEARCH-UK(a)JISCMAIL.AC.UK > Subject: CALL FOR PAPERS- UM 2003: 9th International Conference on > User Modeling > Reply-To: Web Research UK <WEB-RESEARCH-UK(a)JISCMAIL.AC.UK> > > Please forward to those you think may be interested. > Apologies for cross-posting. > > --------------------- > UM 2003: 9th International Conference on User Modeling > > http://www2.sis.pitt.edu/~um2003 > > June 22 to June 26, 2003 > University of Pittsburgh Conference Center > Johnstown, Pennsylvania, USA > > > CALL FOR PAPERS > > The International User Modeling Conferences are the events at which > research > foundations are being laid for the personalization of computer > systems. In > the last 15 years, the field of User Modelling has produced > significant new > theories and methods to analyze and model computer users in short and > long-term interactions. A user model is an explicit representation of > properties of individual users or user classes. It allows the system to > adapt its performance to user needs and preferences. Methods for > personalizing human-computer interaction based on user models have been > successfully developed, applied and evaluated in a number of domains, > such > as information filtering, e-commerce, adaptive natural language and > hypermedia presentation and tutoring systems. > > New trends in HCI create new and interesting challenges for User > Modeling. > While consolidating results in traditional domains of interest, the > User > Modeling field now also addresses problems of personalized interaction > in > mobile, ubiquitous and context-aware computing and in user > interactions with > embodied, autonomous agents. It also considers adaptation to user > attitudes > and affective states. Previous successes in User Modeling research > reflect > the cooperation of researchers in different fields, including > artificial > intelligence, human-computer interaction, education, cognitive > psychology > and linguistics. The International User Modeling Conferences are > characterized by active participation of people from these areas and by > lively discussions in a pleasant environment. UM 2003 is the latest in > a > conference series begun in 1986, and follows recent meetings in > Sonthofen > (2001), Banff (1999), Sardinia (1997), Hawaii (1996) and Cape Cod > (1994). As > in past conferences, UM03 offers the following forms of participation: > tutorials, invited talks, paper and poster sessions, a doctoral > consortium, > workshops and system demonstrations. > > AREAS OF INTEREST include, but are not limited to: > > * theoretical issues of user modeling: > inference techniques (neural networks, numerical uncertainty > management, > logic-based formalisms, machine learning); consistency checking; > * construction of user models: > contents of user and student models (including knowledge, beliefs, > goals, plans, attitudes, personalities and emotions); > observation of users' behavior, user modeling agents; user > modeling in > mobile systems; > * exploitation of user models to achieve: > adaptive information filtering and retrieval, personalized natural > language understanding and generation, delegation of tasks from > user to > system, adaptation of tutorial strategies; > * applications of user modeling techniques: > teaching systems, on-line help environments, e-commerce, adaptive > NL and > hypermedia generation, embodied conversational agents, support of > collaboration, support of users with special needs; > * practical issues of user modeling: privacy, security, evaluation. > > DEADLINES > > November 11, 2002 - preliminary workshop proposals > November 18, 2002 - papers > November 25, 2002 - posters > November 25, 2002 - final workshop proposals > November 25, 2002 - tutorial proposals > January 25, 2003 - Doctoral Consortium submissions > > INVITED SPEAKERS > > Michael Pazzani, Information and Computer Science, University of > California, > Irvine > Rosalind Picard, MIT Media Laboratory > Kurt VanLehn, Computer Science Department, University of Pittsburgh > > SUBMISSIONS: > > Papers and Posters: > > Submissions are invited that describe original academic or industrial > research on some aspect of user modeling. Following the past User > Modeling > conferences, the proceedings of UM'2003 will be published by > Springer-Verlag > in Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence (LNAI/LNCS). The paper and > poster submissions should follow as close as possible the Springer LNCS > format and should be submitted electronically as PDF or Postscript > files. > For instructions on the LNCS paper format, see > http://www.springer.de/comp/lncs/authors.html > > The page limit is 10 pages for paper submissions and 3 pages for > posters. > Please indicate whether the first (or main) author is a student to > qualify > for the best student award. Detailed submission instructions will be > available from the conference web site. > > Workshops and Tutorials > > The purpose of the workshops is to provide an informal forum for > practitioners and researchers to discuss novel applications and > techniques > of user modeling. The formats of the workshops will be determined by > their > organizers, who are encouraged to foster discussion and exchange of > ideas by > including mechanisms other than traditional paper presentations, > differentiating their workshops clearly from typical conference > sessions. > All workshops will last either one-half day or (preferably) a full day. > > The purpose of a tutorial is either to offer an introduction to a > fairly > broad topic for newcomers to user modeling or to enable experienced > participants to deepen their knowledge of a more specific topic. Each > tutorial will last one-half day. Detailed submission instructions for > workshop proposals and tutorials will be available > from the conference web site http://www2.sis.pitt.edu/~um2003. > > Doctoral Consortium > > Continuing a tradition that started in 1994, the UM Doctoral > Consortium aims > to provide qualified Ph.D. students with the opportunity to present > their > on-going research to the UM community. The Doctoral Consortium is a > great > forum to receive useful feedback from a knowledgeable audience, to > exchange > ideas, compare approaches and meet fellow researchers in the field. > Submissions should describe Ph.D. research that is at a stage where > feedback > from the broader UM community might be of value. Thus, we expect > students > to be close to make their research proposal, or to have made it but > have at > least a year of work remaining before completion of their thesis. > > Submissions must be a maximum of three pages (including references) and > should clearly specify: (i) the problem(s) that the proposed research > is > addressing (ii) the main contribution(s) of the research to the UM > field > (iii) the proposed solution(s), including a brief description of work > already done and a tentative plan for future > work. Detailed submission instructions will be available from the > conference > web site http://www2.sis.pitt.edu/~um2003 > > CONFERENCE SITE: > > Following UM conference series practice, UM'03 conference will be held > at > the Conference Center at the University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown > (http://www.pitt.edu/~ccupj) The center is tucked into 650 acres of > beautiful woodlands in the Laurel Highlands of Pennsylvania, a region > well > known for its hiking, biking, and whitewater opportunities as well as > for > several world-class attractions such as Frank Lloyd Wright's > Fallingwater > (http://www.paconserve.org) > > > ORGANIZATION: > > Conference Chair: > Peter Brusilovsky, University of Pittsburgh, USA > > Program Co-Chairs: > Albert Corbett, Carnegie Mellon University, USA > Fiorella de Rosis, University of Bari, Italy > > Doctoral Consortium Co-Chairs: > Sandra Carberry, University of Delaware, USA > Cristina Conati, University of British Columbia, Canada > > Workshop Co-Chairs: > Frank Wittig, Saarland University, Germany > Anthony Jameson, DFKI, Germany > > Program Committee: > David Albrecht, Australia > Liliana Ardissono, Italy > Mathias Bauer, Germany > Sandra Carberry, USA > Noelle Carbonell, France > Keith Cheverst, UK > David Chin, USA > Cristina Conati, Canada > Piotr Gmytrasiewicz, USA > Brad Goodman, USA > Haym Hirsh, USA > Kristina H=F6=F6k, Sweden > Eric Horvitz, USA > Anthony Jameson, Germany > Judy Kay, Australia > Alfred Kobsa, USA > Antonio Krger, Germany > Diane Litman, USA > Gordon McCalla, Canada > Kathleen McCoy, USA > Antonija Mitrovic, New Zealand > Riichiro Mizoguchi, Japan > Helen Pain, UK > Cecile Paris, Australia > Barry Smyth, Ireland > Constantine Stephanidis, Greece > Carlo Tasso, Italy > Julita Vassileva, Canada > Gerhard Weber, Germany > Ingrid Zukerman, Australia > > Local Advisory Committee: > Ken Koedinger, Carnegie Mellon University > Christian Lebiere, Carnegie Mellon University > Jack Mostow, Carnegie Mellon University > > Publicity Chair: > Ayse Goker, The Robert Gordon University, UK > > > CONTACT INFORMATION: > > Chair: Peter Brusilovsky > School of Information Sciences > University of Pittsburgh > 135 North Bellefield Avenue > Pittsburgh, PA 15260 > email: peterb(a)pitt.edu > Tel.: +1 (412) 624 9404 > http://www2.sis.pitt.edu/~peterb > > > UM03 is being organized under the auspices of User Modeling, Inc. The > list > of sponsors currently includes Microsoft, Kluwer Academic Publishers, > and > James Chen Family. > > ----------------------------- > > jeremy hunsinger jhuns(a)vt.edu on the ibook www.cddc.vt.edu www.cddc.vt.edu/jeremy () ascii ribbon campaign - against html mail /\ - against microsoft attachments

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Re: ITU costings
by Bram Dov Abramson 21 Oct '02

21 Oct '02

M.Allen(a)exchange.curtin.edu.au: >Speaking to people in Washington prior to AoIR, I also heard about the >international net charging saga. At least from the perspective of DC >bureaucrats, the attempt to change the charging to more 'equitably' >represent the rest of the world's view was run by Australia's main >telecommunications company Telstra. Yes -- I think EuroISPA (association of European ISP associations) first put this on the table, but Telstra was certainly the first to take the ball and run with it, and Washington DC was the place they did it, I believe in the context of the FCC's process on the international settlements regime. APEC's pulling this through diplomatic channels I think happened subsequently, in part when other carriers in the region took up the clarion cry. I talk about this a bit at <http://www.telecomreform.net/volume2/#statistics>, but -- full disclosure, I suppose -- have been trying to pull these thoughts together in an article for a while now. I'd like to get back to it in a month or so, and so thoughts are very warmly encouraged ... >The USA took a very dim view of this; the view in DC is that it was >motivated purely by commercial self-interest from Telstra, rather than any >desire to pursue reforms that might benefit customers. This view extended a fair bit beyond DC, I think; even into the nether reaches of Telstra. Most/many of the tech side folks running various networks, for example... >It is also worth considering the way in which ISPs cooperate to save money >by peering and caching, trying to limit the number of requests for >information that have to be sent overseas, rather than being handled >locally. Yup. That's a much better solution. cheers Bram

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Video Game Addiction
by Valdis Krebs 21 Oct '02

21 Oct '02

This week's "48 Hours" on CBS featured a story about video game 'addiction', especially those playing "EverQuest" by Sony. One sad tale of a twentysomething young man who killed himself after his favorite character was destroyed. His mother thinks suicide was due to the game. What amazed me was that most of the people in the story were not teenage boys, but men in their 20s and 30s. Any real research out there on this subject of on-line gaming addiction? Thanks, Valdis Krebs http://www.orgnet.com

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new media job
by Sandra Braman 21 Oct '02

21 Oct '02

Folks -- We're interested in these subject areas no matter how they might be combined in the two people we hire. Forgive the late date from posting but note that applications only need to be postmarked by Nov. 1. AOIR folks would be particularly appropriate applicants. >UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MILWAUKEE > >The Department of Journalism and Mass Communication announces two tenure-track >faculty openings. > >Position #1: Assistant/Associate Professor, New Media > >The Department of Journalism and Mass Communication at the University of >Wisconsin-Milwaukee invites applications for a tenure-track assistant or >associate professor with an emphasis in new media to begin August 25, 2003. > >The successful candidate will maintain an active research program, teach >undergraduate and graduate courses, advise students, and supervise graduate >theses. Candidates with interests in visual communication, cultural studies, >and/or minority media are especially encouraged to apply. The position is >contingent on budgetary approval. > >Qualifications: Ph.D. in a relevant field, teaching experience, and strong >potential for research productivity. Exceptionally qualified ABDs may be >considered. Candidates for associate rank must demonstrate a national >reputation in research. Applicants should send a vita, a statement of teaching >and research interests, and three letters of recommendation to David Pritchard, >Department of Journalism and Mass Communication, PO Box 413, Milwaukee, WI >53201. Questions may be directed to Professor Pritchard at (414) 229-6408 or >pritchar(a)uwm.edu. Applications must be postmarked by November 1, 2002. > >UW-Milwaukee, a research university with 25,000 students in a vibrant and >culturally diverse city, is located in a pleasant residential neighborhood near >Lake Michigan. UW-Milwaukee is an equal opportunity, affirmative action >employer that actively encourages applications from women and members of >minority groups. > >Position #2: Assistant Professor, Politics and Media > >The Department of Journalism and Mass Communication at the University of >Wisconsin-Milwaukee invites applications for a tenure-track assistant professor >with an emphasis either on politics and the media or on public opinion (or both) >to begin August 25, 2003. > >The successful candidate will maintain an active research program, teach >undergraduate and graduate courses, advise students, and supervise graduate >theses. Candidates with interests in visual communication, cultural studies, >and/or minority media are especially encouraged to apply. The position is >contingent on budgetary approval. > >Qualifications: Ph.D. in a relevant field, teaching experience, and strong >potential for research productivity. Exceptionally qualified ABDs may be >considered. Applicants should send a vita, a statement of teaching and research >interests, and three letters of recommendation to David Pritchard, Department >of Journalism and Mass Communication, PO Box 413, Milwaukee, WI 53201. >Questions may be directed to Professor Pritchard at (414) 229-6408 or >pritchar(a)uwm.edu. Applications must be postmarked by November 1, 2002. > >UW-Milwaukee, a research university with 25,000 students in a vibrant and >culturally diverse city, is located in a pleasant residential neighborhood near >Lake Michigan. UW-Milwaukee is an equal opportunity, affirmative action >employer that actively encourages applications from women and members of >minority groups.

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monthly executive list summary
by Ulla Bunz 21 Oct '02

21 Oct '02

Hi all! This month, the executive is not sending you the normal general report due to much face time in Maastricht, and an executive committee meeting report to be sent soon. Below you will find my regular summary of the executive Listserve. Later today (I'm hoping) I will post the minutes of the general meeting held in Maastricht, and in a day or so I'll post the minutes of the executive committee's Maastricht meeting. Ulla Bunz (Secretary) This month on the exec list: September 12 - October 18, 2002 * Continued discussion of co-chairs for conference or program for Toronto in 2003. Issue was resolved by keeping Liss Jeffrey as the conference chair, appointing Matt Allen as the program chair, and David Mitchell as co-program chair with special responsibilities for keynote speakers and conference theme. * Suggestions for keynote speakers that are shared with Liss Jeffrey and will be shared with air-meet, which is where discussion and decisions take place. * Discussion about decision power between the executive committee and the conference committee (basically: who has the last word about what). Conference committee decides on theme, and proposes final keynote list to exec, which (in previous years) has always approved it. Program committee takes care of the program. Air-meet and the executive committee review the call for papers before it goes out. * Agreement to re-vitalize air-meet, the conference planning Listserve. (Currently, air-meet is very active with great contributions by Liss Jeffrey, Toronto conference chair, and Matt Allen, Toronto program chair). * Discussion about putting conference papers online. Does submission imply permission to put it online? Does that include email addresses? Do we make it public, or members only available? These questions were solved at the conference during a FTF meeting. Papers will be posted on the website for members only. In the future, when you submit your paper you will be asked to provide (or not) permission to us to put it online. More info will be available on air-l soon. * Revision of the general meeting agenda and the executive committee agenda compiled by the secretary. * Decision to designate Matt Allen as the person who writes regular conference updates (postcards) to air-l. ---------------------------------------------------- Ulla Bunz Assistant Professor Department of Communication Rutgers University 4 Huntington Street New Brunswick, NJ 08901 Email: bunz(a)scils.rutgers.edu ----------------------------------------------------

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