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New Issue of Game Studies Journal
by Stine Gotved 02 Nov '16

02 Nov '16

Game Studies: The International Journal of Computer Game Research has just published its latest issue (Volume 16, Issue 1, October 2016). All articles are available at www.gamestudies.org/1601<http://www.gamestudies.org/1601> Editorial The Battle for Open Access Publishing - And how it affects YOU<http://gamestudies.org/1601/articles/oa> by Espen Aarseth There is an ongoing battle for the heart and soul of open-access publishing. And it is not going well. Articles Game Sound in the Mechanical Arcades: An Audio Archaeology<http://gamestudies.org/1601/articles/collins> by Karen Collins This paper provides an "audio archaeology" of the penny arcades, exploring the uses of sound in the electro-mechanical era of games. Is Every Indie Game Independent? Towards the Concept of Independent Game<http://gamestudies.org/1601/articles/gardagrabarczyk> by Maria B. Garda, Paweł Grabarczyk We argue that "indie game" is a distinct narrow notion within a wider concept of "independent game". The latter can be explained as a disjunction of three types of independence (financial, creative and publishing) and it is associated, in a given historical period, with different contingent properties determined by the game culture of the era. Regional Game Studies<http://gamestudies.org/1601/articles/liboriussen> by Bjarke Liboriussen, Paul Martin Game studies is undergoing a regional turn marked by an increase in research conducted in and focussed on areas outside of Western Europe and North America. The development of "regional game studies" will extend the field's ability to engage with important global issues and enrich game studies with new perspectives and concepts. The Vitruvian Thumb: Embodied Branding and Lateral Thinking with the Nintendo Game Boy<http://gamestudies.org/1601/articles/reynolds> by Daniel Reynolds Describes a confluence of forces that shaped the development of the Nintendo Game Boy. Argues that the Game Boy exemplifies a relationship between technologists, media technology, and users. Encourages theorists to consider the bodily and other material constraints that inform the development of media platforms. Book Reviews Book Review: John Sharp's Works of Game<http://gamestudies.org/1601/articles/vmkar> by Veli-Matti Karhulahti Works of Game: On the Aesthetics of Game and Art (2015) by John Sharp. Cambridge: MIT Press. ISBN: 9780262029070. 146 pp.

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Digital media, language teaching and dyslexia
by mariza georgalou 02 Nov '16

02 Nov '16

Dear all, I'm teaching an undergraduate course called 'Language and Digital Media'. I'm looking for readings on the role of digital media in teaching a foreign language to dyslexic students. I find many publications on digital media and language teaching bur very few with reference to students with special educational needs. Any suggestions would be welcome. Best regards, Mariza Georgalou www.marizageorgalou.com

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WEBCAST TODAY: The Self Governing Internet – Celebrating the #IANA transition and #ICANN reforms #IANAsteward @IGPAlert @sppgatech
by Joly MacFie 02 Nov '16

02 Nov '16

It took a few days for video to emerge of last week's Georgia Tech event, and when it did the audio wasn't so good. I have cleaned it up to the best of my ability and added some titles. There was a technical problem with the render earlier in the day (PC crash!) which belayed the 7pm time, and I now expect to stream this around 2am EDT = 06:00 UTC. It's a good session. Two parts - first Milton and Larry. Then the panel, with some penetrating questions from the student body. joly posted: "On Friday October 28 2016 the New America Foundation Cybersecurity Initiative presented Cyber Insecurity: Emerging Policy Tools in Cybersecurity in Washington DC. A panel explored a set of emerging policy tools with distinctly partnered public-private pro" On October 26 2016 the *Internet Governance Project <http://www.internetgovernance.org/>* at the *Georgia Institute of Technology’s School of Public Policy <http://www.spp.gatech.edu/>* presented *The Self Governing Internet – Celebrating the IANA transition and ICANN reforms <http://www.internetgovernance.org/2016/10/05/the-self-governing-internet/>* in Atlanta. Special honoree will Assistant Secretary *Lawrence Strickling*, receiving recognition for his persistent and principled commitment to putting “the global multistakeholder community” in charge of IANA and ICANN. The event also featured remarks on the long term implications of the transition by a panel of experts, including Internet Architecture Board Chair *Andrew Sullivan*, Georgia Tech professors *Milton Mueller *and *Peter Swire*, the Internet Society’s Senior Policy Advisor *Konstantinos Komaitis*, and Verisign’s Vice President for public policy and government *Keith Drazek*. An edited version of the event will be *webcast at 7pm today* on the *Internet Society Livestream Channel <https://livestream.com/internetsociety/igpalert>*. Twitter: @igpalert *https://twitter.com/IGPAlert <https://twitter.com/IGPAlert>*. *Watch on livestream*: https://livestream.com/internetsociety/igpalert *Permalink* http://isoc-ny.org/p2/8738 -- --------------------------------------------------------------- Joly MacFie 218 565 9365 Skype:punkcast -------------------------------------------------------------- -

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Geographic mapping of Google suggestions
by Antoine Mazieres 01 Nov '16

01 Nov '16

Dear all, I've just released a project that might be of your interest. It allows one to project on a world map the different suggestions made by Google. https://zeitgeist-borders.antonomase.fr/ Feedback, suggestions and critics are most welcome ! All the best, Antoine

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Four year research grants in Norway
by Jill Walker Rettberg 01 Nov '16

01 Nov '16

Dear young scholars (40 or younger with a PhD in hand), Bergen Research Foundation and the University of Bergen invites applications for four year grants for young scholars. You must have a PhD completed, and you must be 40 years old or younger (this can be extended for documented parental leave or long-term illness). This is a four-year research-only position where the recipients of the grant lead a small project group (typically you would get a couple of PhD students to work on your project and whom you would supervise, plus you would have funding for workshops, travel, research stays abroad, bringing people in etc) and the grant *may* lead to a tenured full-time professorship, although there are conditions attached. We would love to have a BSF grant in Digital Culture, and I am sure there are excellent young scholars on this list who would be perfect candidates. If you would be interested in living in Norway, a country with free health care, free tuition, great parental leave and heavily subsidised childcare, and have an idea for a research project that might fit in this scheme, please get in touch with me at jill.walker.rettberg(a)uib.no<mailto:jill.walker.rettberg@uib.no>. It does require you to have (or be able to develop before the deadline) a well-worked out research project plan and to have a CV that shows you are an excellent young scholar with promise. It’s not a completely open call, you need to be nominated by the department as the department would be putting money in, so you would need to get in touch with me (or another professor at UiB), then we can talk about it, and then I will need to talk my head of department into supporting the application. Here is last year’s call: http://bfstiftelse.no/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/BFS-Call2016.pdf This year’s call will be formally announced in December. The deadline will be in March. Do get in touch if you are interested - it’d be useful if you would send me a paragraph explaining your research interest/idea for a project, along with a CV or link to an online CV. Jill Jill Walker Rettberg Professor of Digital Culture Dept of Linguistic, Literary and Aesthetic Studies University of Bergen Postboks 7800 5020 Bergen + 47 55588431 Blog - http://jilltxt.net Twitter - http://twitter.com/jilltxt My book "Seeing Ourselves Through Technology: How We Use Selfies, Blogs and Wearable Devices to See and Shape Ourselves" is out on Palgrave as an open access publication - buy it in print or download it for free! http://jilltxt.net/books

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VIDEO: Cyber Insecurity: Emerging Policy Tools in Cybersecurity @NewAmerica
by Joly MacFie 01 Nov '16

01 Nov '16

A panel from New America's Cybersecurity Initiative examines how public and private interests can be harnessed for the sake of good cybersecurity policy. joly posted: "On Friday October 28 2016 the New America Foundation Cybersecurity Initiative presented Cyber Insecurity: Emerging Policy Tools in Cybersecurity in Washington DC. A panel explored a set of emerging policy tools with distinctly partnered public-private pro" [image: naci]On *Friday October 28 2016* the *New America Foundation Cybersecurity Initiative <http://www.newamerica.org/cybersecurity-initiative/>* presented *Cyber Insecurity: Emerging Policy Tools in Cybersecurity <https://www.newamerica.org/cybersecurity-initiative/events/cyber-insecurity/>* in Washington DC. A panel explored a set of emerging policy tools with distinctly partnered public-private profiles: cyber safety standards in the automotive industry, cyber-insurance, consumer notification, and software vendor liability. Participants: *Jane Chong* - National Security and Law Associate, Hoover Institution; *Sasha Romanosky* - Policy Researcher, RAND Corporation & Faculty, Pardee School; *Joshua Corman* - Director, Cyber Statecraft Initiative for the Atlantic Council; *Robert Morgus* - Policy Analyst, Cybersecurity Initiative, New America. Moderator: *Trey Herr* - Fellow, Harvard Belfer Center & Non-Resident Cybersecurity Fellow, New America. Twitter: *#CyberInsecurity + @NewAmCyber* <https://twitter.com/search?f=tweets&vertical=default&q=%23CyberInsecurity%2…> *View on YouTube:* https://youtu.be/RoomgZLu22I?t=956 Comment <http://isoc-ny.org/p2/8754#respond> See all comments <http://isoc-ny.org/p2/8754#comments> *Permalink* http://isoc-ny.org/p2/8754 -- --------------------------------------------------------------- Joly MacFie 218 565 9365 Skype:punkcast -------------------------------------------------------------- -

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