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Game Studies Area: PCA/ACA 2012 National Conference Submission Reminder
by Gerald Voorhees 14 Dec '11

14 Dec '11

There's still time to submit abstracts and panel proposals for consideration for the Game Studies Area of the PCA/ACA 2012 National Conference (Boston, MA). The organizers seek proposals and papers covering all aspects of gaming, gaming culture and game studies. Proposals can address any game medium (computer, social, console, tabletop, etc) and all theoretical and methodological approaches are welcome. To read the full call for papers, please visit: http://pcaaca.org/areas/games.php

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JOB: Senior research programmer at Ilinois
by Reilly, Maeve J 14 Dec '11

14 Dec '11

Please share widely. GRADUATE SCHOOL OF LIBRARY AND INFORMATION SCIENCE (GSLIS) University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Senior Research Programmer GSLIS seeks to hire one Senior Research Programmer to support the School's growing research computing needs. This position provides professional programming, analysis, maintenance and technical research infrastructure support for GSLIS research projects and proposals. A full job announcement and information about GSLIS, its programs, and its culture can be found on the Internet at http://www.lis.illinois.edu/ (http://www.lis.illinois.edu/about-gslis/jobs) This is a 100% FTE, 12-month, academic professional position with regular University benefits. Salary is commensurate with experience. Starting date is as soon as possible after the closing date. To ensure full consideration, please complete your candidate profile at http://jobs.illinois.edu and upload a letter of interest, names and contact information for three professional references, and your resume by January 30, 2012. Applications not submitted through this website will not be considered. Interviews may occur before the closing date; however, no decisions will be made prior to the closing date. The search will remain open until filled. For further information regarding application procedures, you may contact Candy Edwards, (cledward(a)illinois.edu<mailto:cledward@illinois.edu>, 217 244-3809). The U of I is an AA-EOE www.inclusiveillinois.illinois.edu<http://www.inclusiveillinois.illinois.edu>. Maeve Reilly Research Services Coordinator Graduate School of Library and Information Science University of Illinois Rm 219 LIS 501 E. Daniel Champaign, IL 61820 mjreilly(a)illinois.edu<mailto:mjreilly@illinois.edu> (217) 244-7316

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CFP: Badges, Trophies, and Achievements: Recognition and Accreditation for Informal and Interest-Driven Learning
by Sheryl Grant 14 Dec '11

14 Dec '11

Call for Applications: Badges, Trophies, and Achievements: Recognition and Accreditation for Informal and Interest-Driven Learning Research: assessment, badging Grants: Research Grant, Doctoral Student Grants, Student Prize, Faculty Prize Deadline: Apply by *January 6, 2012* (application instructions: http://www.dmlcompetition.net/Competition/4/research-apply.php) Online networks, digital resources, and gaming environments provide rich opportunities for learning that is demand-driven and learner-centered. More and more people are turning to networked knowledge communities, online tutorials, and other digital resources for wide ranging learning needs. While learning is migrating to these more informal and non-institutionalized kinds of contexts, we still have little research that examines how people assess, recognize, and display the learning that happens in these settings. - What are the emerging techniques and practices for managing reputation and recognizing learning? - What are the broad historical and structural understandings of how accreditation operates in our changing social and cultural environment? - What systems exist for recognizing learning outside of formal degree and training programs? - How do credentials and other displays of achievement operate in the digital and networked world? - What kinds of skills and experiences have not been well captured by existing credentialing and recognition systems? - How is the landscape of credentialing changing (or not) with the shift to digital and networked society? We seek empirical and theoretical research focusing on these questions. Studies should focus on areas such as: - Ranking, badging, and achievement systems in games, clubs, competitions, and other forms of interest-driven activities. - Accreditation and certificates outside of formal degree programs, including areas such as work skills training, language, writing, and critical thinking capabilities, arts, crafts, and other trades. - The role of credentials, badges, and other recognitions of achievement in career and reputation development. - Empirical, theoretical, and critical studies of how companies, groups, institutions, and individuals produce, utilize, and exploit various credentialing and reputation systems. RESEARCH GRANT (1) Research funds to support the gathering and writing up of findings on novel and effective ways of assessing learning practices, especially learning facilitated by digital media. We are especially interested in work considering the role and effectiveness of badges and badging systems as instruments of assessment though competitive proposals will not be limited to this narrower focus. Awarded funds may be used for salary replacement, for travel in support of data collection, for modest graduate research assistance in support of the project (no more than one-third of final budget), or for modest technological support for the project. The grantee will also be responsible for organizing a workshop or a working group on the topic. In addition to the faculty support funding of the award ($60,000) there would be a budget of $20,000 available to support the workshop or working group. These funds may be used to support travel, accommodation and food expenses for workshop or working group participants but not for graduate student stipends or fees. The grantee is required to produce one publication, which could be a book, a MacArthur Foundation Digital Media and Learning Report, literature review, or white paper. Support for activities resulting in publication are to be included in the grant budget. Research award winners are expected to attend the Digital Media and Learning Symposium in San Francisco on February 29, 2012, followed by the Digital Media and Learning Conference on March 1-3, 2012 ( http://dml2012.dmlcentral.net/) as well as one of the Competition winners meetings, travel costs for which are to be included in the awarded budgets. Grantees are also required to set aside funds for the winners' event to be held in conjunction with the 2013 Digital Media and Learning Conference. Participation at the event is a requirement of the award. - Research funds: $60,000 - Workshop/Working Group funding, in addition: $20,000 - Application: - Proposal outline, including rationale and work plan, no more than 1000 words - Working group, or workshop outline, no more than 250 words - Budget and budget narrative for proposal - Budget and budget narrative for working group DOCTORAL STUDENT GRANTS (2) One year of funding to support dissertation research and write-up of findings on novel and effective ways of assessing learning practices, especially learning facilitated by digital media. We are especially interested in work considering the role and effectiveness of badges and badging systems as instruments of accreditation and assessment though competitive proposals will not be limited to this narrower focus. Research award winners are expected to attend the Digital Media Symposium in San Francisco on February 29, 2012, followed by the Digital Media and Learning Conference on March 1-3, 2012 (http://dml2012.dmlcentral.net/) as well as one of the Competition winners meetings, travel costs for which are to be included in the proposed budgets. Awardees are also required to set aside funds for the winners' event to be held in conjunction with the 2013 Digital Media and Learning Conference (Dates TBD). Participation at the event is a requirement of the award. - Two awards of $20,000 each to cover tuition fees, research funds, living stipend. - Eligibility: By the time of award, applicant must have passed all Ph.D. eligibility requirements to advance to candidacy (ABD). - Application: - Proposal outline, up to 1000 words - A letter of support from the dissertation advisor, and list of 2 additional references. STUDENT PRIZE (1) A prize for the best dissertation or publishable paper for innovative and groundbreaking work on “Recognition and Accreditation for Informal and Interest-Driven Learning” (see more on the Competition theme of badges for lifelong learning: http://www.dmlcompetition.net/Competition/4/badges-about.php) The winner will be expected to attend the Digital Media and Learning Conference and Research Symposium in San Francisco, March 1-3, 2012 ( http://dml2012.dmlcentral.net/) where the award will be publicly presented. Awardees are also required to set aside funds for the winners' event to be held in conjunction with the 2013 Digital Media and Learning Conference (Dates TBD). Participation at the event is a requirement of the award. - A monetary award in the amount of $5000. Funds will be inclusive of travel, accommodation, and registration costs for the 2012 Digital Media and Learning Conference (http://dml2012.dmlcentral.net/) - Submission: Dissertation or paper on the theme FACULTY PRIZE (1) A prize for the best publishable/published paper or book for innovative and groundbreaking work on “Recognition and Accreditation for Informal and Interest-Driven Learning” (see more on the Competition theme of badges for lifelong learning: http://www.dmlcompetition.net/Competition/4/badges-about.php) Research award winners are expected to attend the Digital Media Symposium in San Francisco on February 29, 2012, followed by the Digital Media and Learning Conference on March 1-3, 2012 (http://dml2012.dmlcentral.net/) as well as one of the Competition winners meetings, travel costs for which are to be included in the proposed budgets. Awardees are also required to set aside funds for the winners' event to be held in conjunction with the 2013 Digital Media and Learning Conference (Dates TBD). Participation at the event is a requirement of the award. - A monetary award in the amount of $5000. Funds will be inclusive of travel, accommodation, and registration costs for the 2012 conference. - Submission: Paper or book on the theme Sheryl Grant Director, Social Networking HASTAC/MacArthur Foundation Digital Media & Learning Competition Duke University Box 90403 114. S. Buchanan Blvd., Bay 5 Durham, NC 27708-0403

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Reminder: Award Announcement: PCA/ACA Award for Best Electronic Reference Site
by Paul Booth 14 Dec '11

14 Dec '11

apologies for cross-posting The PCA/ACA Award for Best Electronic Reference SiteIn recognition of the importance of new academic formats, the PCA/ACAhas established an Award for excellence in Electronic Reference Site.The award is given annually to the site that a committee agrees hasmet the necessary qualifications for contributing significantly to thestudy of Popular and American Culture in the following areas: Qualityof research/scholarship, use of hypertext/networking of electronicmedium, use of supplementary/secondary materials, contribution topopular and American studies scholarship, breadth of archivedmaterial, ease of searching, and updatability.Please send a 1-page nomination with the website address, sponsoringorganization, targeted audience, general mission and/or specialfeatures of the site. Please also include contact information foraward notification. Self-nominations are allowed. Awards will be givenat the annual PCA/ACA conference. Deadline for nominations is Dec 31,2011.Contact: Paul Booth; pbooth(a)depaul.edu -- Paul Booth, PhD Assistant Professor of Media and Cinema Studies and Communication Technology College of Communication DePaul University 14 E. Jackson Chicago, IL 60604

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CFP - INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF COMPUTER NETWORKS (IJCN)
by J. Stewart 14 Dec '11

14 Dec '11

CALL FOR PAPERS - INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF COMPUTER NETWORKS (IJCN) ISSN: 1985-4129 Volume 4, Issue 2 Info. at http://www.cscjournals.org/csc/journals/IJCN/journal_cfp.php?JCode=IJCN Computer Science Journals (CSC Journals) invites researchers, editors, scientists & scholars to publish their scientific research papers in an International Journal of Computer Networks (IJCN) Volume 4, Issue 2. The International Journal of Computer Networks (IJCN) is an archival, bimonthly journal committed to the timely publications of peer-reviewed and original papers that advance the state-of-the-art and practical applications of computer networks. It provides a publication vehicle for complete coverage of all topics of interest to network professionals and brings to its readers the latest and most important findings in computer networks. CSC Journals anticipate and invite papers on any of the following topics: Ad-hoc Wireless Networks Network Architectures and Protocols Algorithms, Systems and Applications Network Coding ATM Networks Network Modeling and Performance Analysis Network Body Sensor Networks Network Operation and Management Cellular Networks Network Security and Privacy Cognitive Radio Networks Network Services and Applications Congestion and Flow Control Optical Networks Cooperative Networks Peer-to-Peer Networks Delay Tolerant Networks Personal Area Networks Fault Tolerant Networks Switching and Routing Information Theory Telecommunication Networks Local Area Networks Trust Worth Computing Metropolitan Area Networks Ubiquitous Computing MIMO Networks Web-based Services Mobile Computing Wide Area Networks Mobile Satellite Networks Wireless Local Area Networks Multicast and Broadcast Networks Wireless Mesh Networks Multimedia Networks Wireless Sensor Networks Important Dates - IJCN CFP - Volume 4, Issue 2. Paper Submission: January 31, 2012 Author Notification: March 15, 2012 Issue Publication: April 2012 For complete details about IJCN archives publications, abstracting/indexing, editorial board and other important information, please refer to IJCN homepage. We look forward to receive your valuable papers. If you have further questions please do not hesitate to contact us at cscpress(a)cscjournals.org. Our team is committed to provide a quick and supportive service throughout the publication process. A complete list of journals can be found at http://www.cscjournals.org/csc/bysubject.php Sincerely, J. Stewart Computer Science Journals (CSC Journals) B-5-8 Plaza Mont Kiara, Mont Kiara 50480, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Tel: + 603 6207 1607, + 603 2782 6991 Fax:+ 603 6207 1697 Url: http://www.cscjournals.org

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Looking for research on intentional networks
by Jessica Richman 14 Dec '11

14 Dec '11

Hello everyone! I'm looking keywords and research on the formation of intentional networks in entrepreneurial and other business networks (through networking organizations, conferences, etc.): - Research on deliberately created networks (such as networking organizations) especially using social media methods - How the intentions affect the structure of a network (i.e., metrics like centrality, path length, etc.) (if at all) - Methods for using social media to measure (especially) newly created network ties (i.e., longitudinal studies of newly formed networks on Facebook, LinkedIn, etc.) Thank you so much! Feel free to email me directly! Jessica

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#ELD12 Call for Presentation Submissions Deadline: Jan 2nd, 2012
by AJ Kelton 14 Dec '11

14 Dec '11

As you wind down your semester and prepare for the coming holiday break, please remember that the *Call for Submissions *deadline for the* Emerging Learning Design 2012* Conference is *January 2nd, 2012*. The 2011 event was very well received. This conference is quickly growing into a regional event and its an exceptional opportunity to share the great things that many of you are doing with colleagues from around the tri-state area. The Call for Submissions asks for a title, a 50 word description, and a 250 word abstract. Check out the Track Descriptions<http://eld.montclair.edu/track-descriptions/> , Call Announcement <http://eld.montclair.edu/call_announcement/>, and Call for Presentations <http://eld.montclair.edu/call_for_presentations/> form Enjoy the break and all the best in the coming year. best, aj -- ----- AJ Kelton Director of Emerging Instructional Technology College of Humanities and Social Sciences - Montclair State University Doctoral Student Educational Communication and Technology - New York University ---------- http://eld.montclair.edu Twitter: @EmergLearnDsign Hashtag: #eld12 ---------- http://sorryafk.wordpress.com/ Twitter: aj_kelton

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SPECIAL ISSUE NOW AVAILABLE, INTERCULTURAL NEW MEDIA RESEARCH
by info＠interculturalnewmedia.com 13 Dec '11

13 Dec '11

I wanted to alert everyone to the current issue of the Journal of International and Intercultural Communication which focuses on Intercultural New Media Research. A groundbreaking inquiry, the issue/forum examines the intersection between intercultural communication and new media. The special issue/forum can be read and downloaded at no charge by clicking the following Taylor and Francis link: [1]http://www.tandfonline.com/rjii Best, Bob Robert Shuter Editor, Special Issue JIIC Director, Center for Intercultural New Media Research ([2]www.interculturalnewmedia.com) -------- Original Message -------- Subject: [Air-L] CFP:_Bulletin_of_Science,_Technology ,_&_Society_�_Special_Issue_on_Video_Games From: Jenn Martin <[3]lists(a)jennmartin.com> Date: Sun, December 11, 2011 6:22 pm To: [4]air-l(a)listserv.aoir.org The *Bulletin of Science, Technology, & Society* invites submissions for a special issue dealing with video games. As video and computer games have increased in accessibility, influence, and cultural prominence, they have had a significant impact on many facets of society, culture, and our attitudes toward technology, including entertainment, industry, play, education, identity, community, and art. At the same time they have provoked both popular and academic debate and controversy over their perceived benefits and issues. In addressing these claims and concerns, video games have become an important focus of academic work as scholars seek to better understand their impact on the people who play them and on culture and society in general. We invite submissions to a special issue of the *Bulletin of Science, Technology, & Society* that further this body of work by critically engaging with video games and their implications. Video games are an ideal subject for interdisciplinary research and discussion, as they can be analysed using a variety of theoretical lenses and methodological approaches including those of social science, anthropology, technology history and technology studies, media, political economy, and the hard sciences. Therefore, this issue is open to critical perspectives on video games in culture and society from any discipline. Topics of interest include, but are not limited, to: - the history and progression of video games - video game industries (software and/or hardware) - political economy and economics - theories of play - issues and benefits of video games - players, audiences, and reception - gaming cultures and communities - avatars, digital bodies, and identity - representations of age, race, and gender - video games in education - serious gaming Interested scholars should submit an abstract of up to 500 words for consideration. Submissions should be emailed to Jennifer Martin at [5]jmart9(a)uwo.ca by January 15, 2012. We aim to make decisions regarding abstract acceptance by January 22, 2012. Full papers will be due by March 1, 2012 for peer review. Correspondence may be directed by email to [6]jmart9(a)uwo.ca or by fax at 519-661-3506. Additionally, phone messages may also be left with Tim Blackmore at 519-661-2111 ext. 88513. _______________________________________________ The [7]Air-L(a)listserv.aoir.org mailing list is provided by the Association of Internet Researchers [8]http://aoir.org Subscribe, change options or unsubscribe at: [9]http://listserv.aoir.org/listinfo.cgi/air-l-aoir.org Join the Association of Internet Researchers: [10]http://www.aoir.org/ References 1. http://www.tandfonline.com/rjii 2. http://www.interculturalnewmedia.com/ 3. mailto:lists@jennmartin.com 4. mailto:air-l@listserv.aoir.org 5. mailto:jmart9@uwo.ca 6. mailto:jmart9@uwo.ca 7. mailto:Air-L@listserv.aoir.org 8. http://aoir.org/ 9. http://listserv.aoir.org/listinfo.cgi/air-l-aoir.org 10. http://www.aoir.org/

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Eric Kluitenberg, Legacies of Tactical Media (INC Network Notebooks 05)
by Geert Lovink 13 Dec '11

13 Dec '11

http://networkcultures.org/wpmu/portal/publications/network-notebooks/no-5-… Tactical Media employ the ‘tactics of the weak’ to operate on the terrain of strategic power by means of ‘any media necessary’. Once the rather exclusive practice of politically engaged artists and activists, the tactical appropriations of media tools and distribution infrastructures by the disenfranchised and the disgruntled have moved from the margins to centre stage. The explosive growth of mass participation in self-mediation incountless blogs, video sharing platforms, micro-blog ging, social networking has created an unprecedented complexity in the info-sphere. While this frenzy of media activity has been heralded as the catalyst of the new democratisation movements in North-Africa and the Middle- East, the anti-austerity/precarity movements in Southern Europe and the UK, and the recent #occupy movements in the US and Northern Europe, its increasingly intransparent complexity combined with the post 9/11 ‘crash of symbols’ has thrown its political efﬁcacy into question. The demise of WikiLeaks as the crown jewel of on-line whistle-blowing has added to a thoroughly opaque picture. More than ever tactical media operators require effective instruments to the create tactical cartographies they need to navigate the hybrid realities they are immersed in. This notebook traces the legacies of tactical media to begin creating these hybrid cartographies. about the author: Eric Kluitenberg is an independent theorist and writer on culture, media and technology. He is editor in chief of the Tactical Media Files - an on-line documentation resource for tactical media practices world-wide. colophon: Network Notebooks editors: Geert Lovink and Sabine Niederer. Producer: Margreet Riphagen. Copy editing: Allison Guy. Design: Studio Léon&Loes, Rotterdam http://www.leon-loes.nl. Publisher: Institute of Network Cultures, Amsterdam. Supported by: School for Communication and Design at the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences (Hogeschool van Amsterdam, Domein Media, Creatie en Informatie) and Stichting Democratie en Media.. Download the pdf here: networkcultures.org/_uploads/ NN5_EricKluitenberg.pdf If you want to receive free paper copies of this pamflet, lets say 10 or 20 for your Occupy scene of media activism class please write to books(a)networkcultures.org and mention a more or less reliable postal address. Please note: without a postal address it is difficult for us to send you copies! Eric Kluitenberg, Legacies of Tactical Media - The Tactics of Occupation: From Tompkins Square to Tahrir, Network Notebooks 05, Institute of Network Cultures, Amsterdam, November 2011.

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book announcement: Cybernetic Revolutionaries
by Eden Medina 12 Dec '11

12 Dec '11

Dear all: Apologies for cross posting. Just a short note to announce the publication of my book Cybernetic Revolutionaries: Technology and Politics in Allende’s Chile, which was just released from MIT Press. It may be of interest to those engaged with the relationship of technology and politics; the use of ICTs for structural change in society; value-centered and participatory design; computer use outside of the U.S. and Europe, and the history of computer and communication technologies. I am pasting the back cover blurb below. More information about the book is available at: http://www.cyberneticrevolutionaries.com. Best wishes for the holidays, Eden ---- Book Summary: In Cybernetic Revolutionaries, Eden Medina tells the history of two intersecting utopian visions, one political and one technological. The first was Chile’s experiment with peaceful socialist change under Salvador Allende; the second was the simultaneous attempt to build a computer system that would manage Chile’s economy. Neither vision was fully realized—Allende’s government ended with a violent military coup; the system, known as Project Cybersyn, was never completely implemented—but they hold lessons for today about the relationship between technology and politics. Drawing on extensive archival material and interviews, Medina examines the cybernetic system envisioned by the Chilean government—which was to feature holistic system design, decentralized management, human-computer interaction, a national telex network, near real-time control of the growing industrial sector, and modeling of the behavior of dynamic systems. She also describes, and documents with photographs, the network’s Star Trek-like operations room, which featured swivel chairs with armrest control panels, a wall of screens displaying data, and flashing red lights to indicate economic emergencies. Studying Project Cybersyn today helps us understand not only the technological ambitions of a government in the midst of political change but also the limitations of the Chilean revolution. This history further shows how human attempts to combine the political and the technological with the goal of creating a more just society can open new technological, intellectual, and political possibilities. Technologies, Medina writes, are historical texts; when we read them we are reading history. -- Eden Medina Assistant Professor of Informatics Adjunct Assistant Professor of History School of Informatics and Computing Indiana University, Bloomington edenm(a)indiana.edu www.edenmedina.com Learn about "Cybernetic Revolutionaries: Technology and Politics in Allende's Chile" (MIT Press, 2011) @ www.cyberneticrevolutionaries.com

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