- Air-L - lists.aoir.org

DiGRA Nordic 2012 Call for Papers (updates)
by Frans Mäyrä 23 Jan '12

23 Jan '12

DiGRA Nordic 2012 Local and Global: Games in Culture and Society 6-8 June 2012, Tampere, Finland - Updates! We can now announce all four conference keynote names note also the updates to submission and registration information (below): * Nick Montfort is associate professor of digital media at MIT and president of the Electronic Literature Organization. He develops text generators and interactive fiction and has participated in dozens of literary and academic collaborations. Montfort co-edited The New Media Reader and The Electronic Literature Collection Volume 1 and wrote Twisty Little Passages: An Approach to Interactive Fiction, Racing the Beam: The Atari Video Computer System (with Ian Bogost), and Riddle & Bind. His next book, 10 PRINT CHR$(205.5+RND(1)); : GOTO 10, is a collaboration with nine other authors about a one-line Commodore 64 BASIC program. * Kristine Jørgensen is associate professor in media studies at the University of Bergen. She has published articles on game sound, the user interface in games, the player role, games research methods, the Norwegian game industry, and game narratives. She is the author of A Comprehensive Study of Sound in Computer Games, and is currently writing a book on game user interfaces. * Espen Aarseth is principal researcher at the Center for Computer Games Research, IT University of Copenhagen, and adjunct professor at the Department of Media and Communication, University of Oslo. He is also co-founding Editor-in-Chief of the journal Game Studies, founder of the Digital Arts and Culture conference series, and co-founder of the Philosophy of Computer Games conference series, and author of Cybertext: Perspectives on Ergodic Literature (Johns Hopkins UP 1997), a comparative media theory of games and other aesthetic forms. * Minna Ruckenstein is a Senior Researcher at the Finnish National Consumer Research Centre in Helsinki and the President of the Finnish Anthropological Society. Her ethnographic research has focused on childrens uses of virtual pets and virtual worlds. Recent articles contribute to the study of childhood from the perspectives of money, value creation and innovation. Published books include co-edited Rahan kulttuuri [The Culture of Money] (2009) and co-written Forget Innovation (2011). In 2011 she received the ITRA/BTHA and Brio prizes. * Also: the updated conference submission template is based on the DiGRA 2011 format you can download the paper template from here: http://digra-nordic2012.org/submission/ * Registration information is available from here: http://digra-nordic2012.org/registration/ - Overview: The study of games, players and related phenomena has expanded strongly both in its academic as well as in geographical range during the last decade. The DiGRA Nordic 2012 conference aims bring together Nordic and non-Nordic games researchers to discuss the cultural and social context of games and play from multiple perspectives, including reflections of local and global in game cultures. Year 2012 is the tenth anniversary of the Tampere Computer Games and Digital Cultures (CGDC 2002) conference, providing also an opportunity to reflect on the last decade of developments in Nordic game studies, as well as its wider international scope. The conference will be open to themes related to non-digital, as well as digital games and their different forms of play. - Review process: the conference accepts full paper submissions, which will be handled in anonymous peer review. There are Theme Chairs who oversee the reviews in specific paper categories. There will be online publication of accepted papers in the DiGRA Digital Library. - Venue: The conference will take place in Tampere, Finland, and will be jointly hosted by Universities of Tampere, Jyväskylä and Turku. The modern facilities of the new Technopolis building and the University of Tampere campus provide the venue for plenary keynote sessions and paper sessions in parallel rooms. There will be also social and other program available during the event. - Suggested themes and Theme Chairs: the conference has dedicated Theme Chairs who head the selection submissions as the meta-reviewers for the key themes in the conference: * local/global in game cultures (Chair: Thorsten Quandt) * historical perspectives into digital gaming (Chair: Melanie Swalwell) * social player studies (Chair: Torill Mortensen) * games industry (Chair: Mirva Peltoniemi) * design of games (Chair: Annika Waern) * gamification and gameful design (Chair: Sebastian Deterling) * gambling vs. gaming studies (Chair: Pauliina Raento) see also the special workshop program (http://digra-nordic2012.org/seminars-and-workshops/) * games as art (Chair: Simon Niedenthal) * critical approaches to game studies (Chair: Jonas Linderoth) * games as media and communication (Chair: Marko Siitonen) * other (the conference submissions are not limited to the above themes) - Organisers: The conference will be hosted jointly by the Finnish DiGRA chapter, coordinated by Dr Olli Sotamaa and the Creation of Game Cultures research project, coordinated by professor Frans Mäyrä. Assisted by the review board and local organising team, the main organisers are: * Review Chair: professor Raine Koskimaa * Program Chair: professor Jaakko Suominen * Local Chair: professor Frans Mäyrä - Dates: * deadline for full papers, panels and alternative forms: 13 February 2012 * authors are informed of review: 2 April 2012 * final paper submission deadline: 7 May 2012 * conference dates: 6-8 June 2012 - Contact details: You can find more, up-to-date information in http://digra-nordic2012.org. The email contact address for the organising team is: digranordic2012 [at] gmail.com. For more information about other Nordic DiGRA activities, go to: http://www.nordic-digra.org/ Welcome to Tampere! - Frans -- Frans Mäyrä, Professor, Digital Culture & Game Studies ** Information Studies and Interactive Media INFIM/TRIM ** School of Information Sciences SIS ** ** 33014 University of Tampere, Finland ** frans.mayra(a)uta.fi / fransmayra(a)gmail.com / frans(a)unet.fi ** gms 050 3367650 / fax 03 3551 7503 www.uta.fi/sis/ www.fransmayra.fi www.unet.fi www.uta.fi/~frans.mayra

1 0

CFP: BAAL/CUP seminar - Language and Social Media
by Page, Ruth E. (Dr.) 23 Jan '12

23 Jan '12

With apologies for cross-posting: LANGUAGE AND SOCIAL MEDIA: NEW CHALLENGES FOR RESEARCH AND TEACHING LINGUISTICS Date 26-27 April 2012 Place University of Leicester Co-ordinator Dr Ruth Page Keynote speakers Jannis Androutsopoulos (University of Hamburg) Caroline Tagg (University of Birmingham) Ashraf Abdullah (University of Leeds) Call for Papers We invite submissions in all areas of language and social media including: • Language and social network sites • Language, mobile technologies, space and place • Identity and interaction • Performativity, authenticity, authority and fiction • Gaming, transmedial narrative and intertextuality • Teaching linguistics using social media We welcome a range of approaches including: • Anthropological Linguistics • Critical Discourse Analysis • Conversation or Discourse Analysis • Multimodality • Corpus Linguistics • Systemic Functional Linguistics Possible themes include: • Challenges that social media pose for the research methods used in applied linguistics • The value of terms like ‘text’, ‘context’, ‘community’ and ‘interaction’ for the analysis of social media Papers and Posters 30 minute papers (20 minutes presentation and 10 minutes discussion) or poster presentations should address one or more of the seminar topics listed above. Format for Proposals Proposals should be submitted as a Word or Pdf file to Dr Ruth Page (rep22(a)le.ac.uk) containing the following information: • Title of proposal in bold • Indicate whether the proposal is for a paper or a poster presentation • Name of presenter • Name and address of institution, telephone and email • Text 300 words maximum • 12 pt font, Left-aligned, single-spaced Proposals will be reviewed by the seminar co-ordinator and a panel of reviewers. Seminar Deadlines 24 February 2012 Receipt of Proposals 9 March 2012 Notification of Proposal acceptances 12 April 2012 Payment of fees For more details please see: http://www2.le.ac.uk/departments/english/news/conferences/language-and-soci… Dr Ruth Page Room 1509, Attenborough Tower School of English University of Leicester Leicester LE1 7RH UK +44 (0)116 223 1286

1 0

Please participate / share: Survey about online ratings and recommendations sites
by Axel Bruns 22 Jan '12

22 Jan '12

Dear AoIRists, My PhD student Barbara Gligorijevic is currently conducting a survey on the use of product ratings and recommendations sites in making purchasing decisions about digital technology products. We would very much like to encourage you to participate; it would be great if you could pass on the survey details to your friends, colleagues, and students as well. Participants who choose to leave their email details will have the chance to win a prize ! The survey is located at: http://bit.ly/qutsurvey More details: Have you recently purchased or do you plan to purchase a digital technology product - such as a personal computer, laptop, tablet, mobile phone, digital camera, game console, MP3 player, TV, or DVD player? Have you recently visited product reviews and ratings sites, or sites of manufacturers and retailers of digital technology products? If so, we are interested in your views. We are investigating how users of digital technology products use reviews and ratings sites to search for information about products, and how these sites impact on purchasing decisions. We would like to invite you to contribute to our online survey. Background and disclaimer: The survey is completely anonymous and your name will not be connected to your identity. The questionnaire is in no way linked to you personally or your e-mail address. The data collected is safely stored and only the researcher has direct access to it. The length of the questionnaire is approximately 10-15 minutes, but feel free to take as much time as you need to think about your answers. A progress bar will inform you about your progress. Once you have completed the questionnaire, there will be no option to withdraw your answers from the survey. Entering the questionnaire is considered to be an indication of your consent to participate in this project. A consent mechanism in the form of an "I accept" button will be used at the beginning of the questionnaire. If you don't understand a question, or if you are not comfortable with answering a particular question or if the question does not apply to your case, please skip it. If your answer is not listed, please use the option "other" and write it in the space provided. This is independent research conducted by PhD candidate and researcher Barbara Gligorijevic at the Queensland University of Technology and Smart Services Cooperative Research Centre. If you are interested in the results of this research and would like to receive a report, please leave your contact details at the end of the questionnaire. If you have any questions or need clarification, feel free to contact the researcher at the following e-mail address: barbara.gligorijevic(a)qut.edu.au. Thank you for taking the time to participate in this survey. Many thanks in advance ! -- Dr Axel Bruns http://snurb.info/ - http://produsage.org/ ARC Centre for Creative Industries and Innovation http://cci.edu.au/ Associate Professor, Media & Communication a.bruns(a)qut.edu.au Creative Industries Faculty, Z1-515, CIP Twitter: @snurb_dot_info Queensland University of Technology +61 7 31385548 Musk Ave, Kelvin Grove, Qld. 4059, Australia CRICOS No.: 00213J

1 0

ICTs and minority communities research - reports available online
by Tsatsou P. 22 Jan '12

22 Jan '12

Dear colleagues, Please forward to interested parties. Apologies for cross-posting. Many thanks. Panayiota Dr. Panayiota Tsatsou Swansea University Singleton Park Swansea SA2 8PP Tel: +44 (0) 1792 602987 Fax: +44 (0) 1792 295716 Email: p.tsatsou(a)swansea.ac.uk http://www.swan.ac.uk/staff/academic/artshumanities/pcs/tsatsoup/ http://www.wiserd.ac.uk/research/cc/ http://www.newport.ac.uk/research/researchcentres/Institutes/iab/projects/P… .................... Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) use and connectivity of minority communities in Wales - Research by academics from Swansea University, Cardiff University and University of Glamorgan. The Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) funded a collaboration between Swansea University, Cardiff University and the University of Glamorgan to develop a research project under the theme of Connected Communities. The work focused on Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) use and connectivity of minority communities in Wales. The study was completed in October 2011 and revealed that ICTs are key to promoting community connectivity in contemporary society in Wales and that sadly minority communities are at risk of both social and digital exclusion. Dr Panayiota Tsatsou from Swansea University and her colleagues Dr Ian Stafford (Cardiff University), Prof Gary Higgs, Dr Robert Berry and Dr Richard Fry (University of Glamorgan) completed a thorough review of research evidence. Their findings revealed that there is clear anecdotal evidence that minority communities, such as ethnic communities with individual cultural and language attributes, and communities of disabled people, for example, require bespoke policy in order to fully take advantage of communication technologies and to enhance their experiential inclusion and connectivity. The evidence, however, provided in existing (mostly quantitative) research data, fails to adequately explore these issues in full and some data is both difficult to identify and access. Therefore the researchers recommended that there is a clear rationale for developing more qualitative, fine grained, community-based research in order to explore the barriers to digital inclusion and the impact of digital inclusion/exclusion within minority groups. The project coordinator, Dr Tsatsou, said, 'AHRC Connected Communities funding allowed researchers from three different Universities in Wales with specialisms in media, geography and policy research to get together and conduct a systematic review of evidence in the interdisciplinary area of communication technologies, and connectivity of minority communities. Considering the Welsh context this work aims to enhance existing understanding of the role of new technologies in connectivity and inclusion of minority groups. Key gaps were identified in knowledge of the use of technologies by minority groups and highlighted challenges related to accessing evidence outside of the public domain. Finally, preliminary recommendations were made regarding how research should connect with communities and stakeholders to enhance research and inform policy. The researchers envisage developing this work by undertaking, together with communities in Wales, some small-scale, qualitative and community-oriented research so as to produce original evidence'. For more information on the project and to download the project reports: http://www.wiserd.ac.uk/research/connected-communities/cc/reports/

1 0

Re: [Air-L] (no subject)
by jcu 22 Jan '12

22 Jan '12

Just pointing out a trend of interest to all internet researchers... Protect your health from Electromagnetic Radiaton http://petition.next-up.org/sign-petition-uk.html

1 0

Re: [Air-L] ipad, laptop, desktop
by Charles Ess 21 Jan '12

21 Jan '12

Two last comments - 1) Let me thank Annette for her reference to the essay by Daniel Chandler on the Phenomenology of Writing - I've now (finally) read it, and think it's terrific in many ways. Chandler's careful account of the different kinds of writers and writing techniques (from Hemingway's preference for pencil to the fluidity of composing with wordprocessors) provides a comprehensive spectrum and taxonomy for thinking about the many sorts of writings we can do, how these are shaped in part by personal style and perhaps gender, etc. - leading to a rich pluralism of possibilities for us to choose from, rather than the otherwise tempting move of asserting one modality as better than another per se (especially if it is somehow connected to more recent technologies and devices - technological determinism just doesn't want to go away, eh?) In particular, Chandler's account of how many different ways handwriting can be undertaken - and for many different ends - reminds me of a passage Naomi Baron quotes in the earlier mentioned volume: Reading is fast, but handwriting is slow it retards thought¹s due process, it consumes scupperfuls of time, it pushes every competing utterance away and that is its great virtue, in fact, over mere underlining, and even over an efficient laptop retyping of the passage: for in those secret interclausal tracts of cleared thought-space new quiet racemes will emerge from among the paving stones and foam greenly up in places they never otherwise would have prospered. -- Nicholson Baker, who ³copies out passages longhand when he wants to understand or reflect upon the words of others² (Baron 2008, 197) (Typed out for your reading and perhaps reflective pleasure on my nifty full-sized computer keyboard ...) Secondly, as regards tactility - enthusiasm for the importance of a specific feel is not restricted to pre-electric/ electronic writing tools. Consider the passion for the importance of the tactile dimension expressed by the fans of the IBM Model M Keyboards ("the best keyboard ever," as a google search will tell you). FWIW, this seems similar to the passion certain calculator enthusiasts show for the HP "voyager" series calculators (11-15) - i.e., because of the distinctive feel of the keys that, apparently, has never been duplicated, even by HP in later models, despite fervent pleas from fans. All of this is certainly, at least in part, a generational thing - but I suspect that in part it is also tied up with our being embodied beings who know and navigate the world in both overt and tacit ways (proprioceptively, as the neuroscientists tell us), such that the tactile dimensions of a given tool or technology make some difference in any event. Insofar as any of this is true, then it may be relevant for Internet research in ways that go beyond our simply sharing experiences and recommendations about good gear. In any event, in my mind the point is not, at the end of the day, to say one interface / modality is better than another. It is rather to recognize the wide range of possibilities that are available, and to make informed choices as to which we learn and take up in light of specific goals, personality styles, etc. And that's all I have to say about that ... Peace, - c. On 1/16/12 8:46 AM, "Tilton, Shane" <tiltons(a)ohio.edu> wrote: > A simple response.... > > http://www.shanetilton.com/2012/01/15/writing-from-the-ipad/ > > Sent from my iPhone >

2 1

conference, technology, internet, and aging, The netherlands
by gene loeb 21 Jan '12

21 Jan '12

Here is a conference than many of this list will be interested in. Thanks, Gene Loeb, Ph.D. Member of the scientific committee. Dear colleague, Only 10 days are left to submit your contribution to ISG*ISARC2012 World Conference with the newest developments in Gerontechnology, and Automation and Robotics in Construction, including business models and marketing. Go to www.isg-isarc2012.org and submit your abstract (if you have not done this already). With your free reader-account you have also access to those contributions that have already been accepted after successful peer-review: http://www.futuresiteconferences.nl/index.php/isg-isarc/ISGISARC2012/schedC… June 26, 2012 – June 29, 2012 May we invite you to the biennial *World Conference* on technologies and technology use to serve the aging society* (Gerontechnology)*, in combination with the yearly ISARC conference dedicated to *Robotics* and * Automation* in *Construction*? ISG*ISARC2012 consists of *13 keynotes*, *25 symposia*, a maximum of both 36 *leading-edge technology events*, and 36 *chaired oral sessions*. In addition the *GeronTechnoPlatform* will have continuous video presentations and real-time virtual site visits. Under the theme “*Who is afraid of aging?*” issues pertaining to the aging society are addressed, such as quality of life with leisure and pleasure, home care, life-long working, retrofitting existing buildings and infrastructures, and the associated new technologies, such as ICT, automation, robotics and governance in the construction industry. We start from the *rights and needs of the aging person* living and working in built environments. The event takes place in Eindhoven (The Netherlands) under the umbrella of the European Year for Active Aging 2012 .

1 0

KM & Soc Media: reminder
by Robert Mason 20 Jan '12

20 Jan '12

Reminder: papers due March 15, 2012 Special issue of the Journal of Organizational Computing and Electronic Commerce: Knowledge Management and Social Media: the Challenges (see call for papers at http://rmmason.net/special-issue-of-jocec/ ) Contact me or Dianne if you have questions.

1 0

Invitation to Participate: Extended Deadline
by Yancey, Kathleen 20 Jan '12

20 Jan '12

Apologies for cross-postings, but please do circulate widely . . . Colleagues and friends~~ We are *still* pleased to issue a call to participate in the 7th cohort of the Inter/National Coaltion for Electronic Portfolio Research <ncepr.org>, an international group focusing on the learning fostered by electronic portfolios and documentation of same. You can find the application here: http://bit.ly/cohort7app. This particular cohort will focus on developing criteria congruent with digital texts, social networking practices, and eportfolios themselves. We believe this work will help us develop assessments responding to the affordances of eportfolios, and we believe it may be helpful to institutions working on various forms of accreditation. ***Because some institutions found preparing a Cohort VII application over the holidays very difficult and have asked for extensions, we will welcome applications through February 13, 2012. We hope that this extra month will support institutions that needed extra time to complete their applications. Selected teams will be notified by February 20, 2012. I'm happy to take questions offlist, and I hope you'll consider joining us. kathleen yancey The application form is available at http://bit.ly/cohort7app. If you'd like to discuss the possibilities, contact any of us: Kathi Yancey at kyancey@fsu; Darren Cambridge at dcambridge(a)air.org; or Barbara Cambridge at bcambridge(a)ncte.org.

1 0

Jobs at Austin Peay
by Jim Parker 20 Jan '12

20 Jan '12

*Austin Peay State University, Clarksville, Tennessee, *Department of Communication seeks to fill three tenure-track positions. *Instructor in Public Speaking*: the successful candidate will teach public speaking and other courses necessary to meet student needs. A Master’s degree in communication, as well as proven success in the classroom is required. Two years teaching experience required. Online teaching is an essential component of the position. Primary teaching responsibilities will include the basic speech course with other teaching opportunities a distinct possibility. Other duties will include the establishment of a Public Speaking Lab as well as student advising responsibilities. *Assistant Professor in Print and Web Journalism*: Ph.D. in communication is necessary for this position. ABD accepted if degree requirements completed by date of hire (August 2012). The primary teaching assignment of undergraduate and graduate courses in print and web journalism. The successful candidate should be prepared to teach multi-platform journalism, computer-assisted reporting, desktop publishing (InDesign), copy editing, and other journalism-related courses. Other duties include academic advising, supervision of graduate student research papers and theses, and oversight of a student organization. The successful candidate is expected to carry on an active schedule of scholarly research and/or creative activity appropriate to the primary teaching assignment. Two years of college teaching required. Online teaching is an essential component of this position. The successful candidate will be expected to take an active role in the online M.A. program in corporate communication including the advising of graduate students and the supervision of research projects and theses. Candidates for this position should visit our M. A. program website at http://CCMA.APSU.edu, review the graduate classes we currently offer, and identify in their letter of application additional courses they could teach at APSU. *Assistant Professor of Rhetoric and Social Media/Social Networking Communication*: Ph.D. in communication is necessary for this position. ABD accepted if degree requirements completed by date of hire (August 2012). Rhetorically-based assistant professor with a primary teaching assignment of undergraduate and graduate courses in social media and networking as related to integrated corporate communication. The position provides opportunities to create and teach new graduate courses in social and cultural effects of media, as well as, developing and teaching other rhetorically-based graduate courses related to integrated marketing communication such as Rhetoric of social media, Rhetoric of storytelling, Business and Professional Communication and/or the Rhetoric of Corporate America. The successful candidate is expected to carry on an active schedule of scholarly research and/or creative activity appropriate to the primary teaching assignment. Two years of college teaching required. Online teaching is an essential component of this position. The successful candidate will be expected to take an active role in the online M.A. program in corporate communication including the advising of graduate students and the supervision of research projects and theses. Candidates for this position should visit our M. A. program website at http://CCMA.APSU.edu, review the graduate classes we currently offer, and identify in their letter of application additional courses they could teach at APSU. *Information for all positions: Positions open until filled. Review of applications will begin Feb. 15, 2012. Please go to * http://www.apsu.edu/human-resources/faculty/currentjobopenings *for additional information and online process. All applicants must use the online application process. All positions are full-time nine-month beginning August 15, 2012. * The Department of Communication is very active on and off-campus. The department operates a 24/7 radio station and 24/7 cable channel. The department broadcasts university events including sports, concerts, public forums, student productions, and other activities. The department has over 500 undergraduate majors and 100+ graduate students. The MA program in Corporate Communication is completely online through 8-week terms. All faculty members teach both online and on-campus courses each semester. Each University instructor is an integral part of a local, institutional framework for the cultivation, explication, development, and criticism of knowledge and ideas in the applicable discipline. Each instructor seeks to teach ably, to pursue research and write well, and to engage in public service related directly to the applicable discipline or the general good of society. The goal in all these endeavors is to balance tradition and innovation, knowledge and criticism, rationality and sensibility, so as to improve the intellectual and cultural lives of students, colleagues, and the community. Minorities, women and members of other protected groups are encouraged to apply. Austin Peay State University is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer. Each applicant must include the names and contact information for three references, one of which must be from your most recent or current employer, with your application materials. If you would like to additionally attach Letters of Recommendation to your online application, letters must be dated one year or less from the date of your application. You may attach your letters of recommendation in the "Optional Documents" section under the "Letter of Reference" tab. Letters of recommendation may be sent by email to “facultyapplications(a)apsu.xn--edu-9o0a or hard copy to “Austin Peay State University, Human Resources Dept., PO Box 4507, Clarksville, TN 37044” with your name and desired position clearly indicated after your online application is completed. If granted an interview, unofficial transcripts will be required of applicants and official transcripts will be required of the selected candidate before the candidate will be offered a position. So as to not delay the interview process for this position, it is highly recommended that you attach unofficial transcripts in PDF format to your online application in the "Optional Documents" section under the "Unofficial Transcript" tab before finalizing and submitting your application. You will not be able to attach your letters of recommendation, unofficial transcripts or any other supplemental document(s) nor modify your application after it has been submitted. Applicant review will continue until the position is filled. Please refer all questions to facultyapplications(a)apsu.edu Applications taken online only at https://jobs.tbr.edu IT IS A CLASS A MISDEMEANOR TO MISREPRESENT ACADEMIC CREDENTIALS *Austin Peay State University, a TBR institution, is an AA/EEO employer.*** -- ...it's a crazy quilt reflected in a fun-house mirror! - Zippy the Pinhead

1 0