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CfP: Green Pervasive 2008, Sydney
by Marcus Foth 03 Jan '08

03 Jan '08

REMINDER: PAPERS DUE 25th JAN 2008 Pervasive Persuasive Technology and Environmental Sustainability Workshop to be held at the 6th International Conference on Pervasive Computing, 2008 May 19-22, Sydney, Australia http://www.urbaninformatics.net/green/ Environmental sustainability and climate change are issues which must no longer be ignored by anyone, any industry or any academic community. The pervasive technology, ubiquitous computing and HCI community is slowly waking up to these global concerns. The Nobel Peace Price 2007 was awarded to Al Gore and the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) “for their efforts to build up and disseminate greater knowledge about man-made climate change, and to lay the foundations for the measures that are needed to counteract such change”. The citation highlights the urgency of the fact that information and awareness around causes and implications are necessary but not sufficient to combat climate change. Action is required. The key theme of this workshop around environmental sustainability will be addressed threefold: 1. Providing people with environmental data and educational information – via mass communications such as film, TV and print and new media, or micro communications such as pervasive sensor networks (cf. Participatory Urbanism and Ergo at urban-atmospheres.net; real- time Rome at senseable.mit.edu; biomapping.net; placeengine.com) – may not trigger sufficient motivation to get people to change their habits towards a more environmentally sustainable lifestyle. This workshop seeks to develop a better understanding how to go beyond just informing and into motivating and encouraging action and change. 2. Pervasiveness can easily turn invasive. It has already caused negative consequences in biological settings (e.g., algae in lakes and oceans, kudzu vine in the southeastern US, rabbits and cane toads in Australia). Pervasive can be a dangerous term when the ecological impacts are disregarded. Pervasive technology is no different. In order to avoid further serious damage to the environment, this workshop aims to lay the foundations to start re-considering the impact of pervasive technology from an ecological perspective. 3. Addressing the 21st century Digital Divide: The mass uptake of pervasive technology brings about digitally networked and augmented societies; however, access is still not universal. Castells and others use the notion of the ‘digital divide’ to account for those whose voices are not heard by this technology. Initially, the divide was seen only between the first and third worlds and then between urban and rural, but with today’s near ubiquitous coverage, the digital divide between humans and the environment needs to be addressed. Virtual environments could give the natural world an opportunity to ‘speak’. How can we address imbalances? For example, sensors embedded in the environment could allow creeks and rivers to blog their own pollution levels, local parks can upload images of native bird life. Can the process of ‘blogging sensor data’ (sensorbase.org) assist us in becoming more aware of the needs of nature? How can we avoid the downsides? We kindly ask prospective participants to submit a position paper (2-4 pages total, in English, .doc, .rtf or .pdf file formats) related to one of the workshop topics to Marcus Foth at m.foth [AT] qut.edu.au by January 25, 2008. Each submission should include a short biography stating the author’s background and motivation for attending the workshop. Papers will be reviewed by the workshop committee and selected on the basis of relevance, originality and impact. Accepted position papers will appear in the Pervasive 2008 Workshops Proceedings. A template will be made available at the Pervasive 2008 website. The workshops proceedings will also be published online and distributed electronically at the conference (on a CD or memory stick). All workshop participants will need to register for the conference. Further information is available at http://www.urbaninformatics.net/green/ Marcus Foth, Queensland University of Technology Christine Satchell, Queensland University of Technology Eric Paulos, Intel Research Berkeley Tom Igoe, Interactive Telecommunications Program, Tisch School of the Arts, New York Carlo Ratti, SENSEable City Laboratory, MIT -- Dr Marcus Foth Australian Postdoctoral Fellow Institute for Creative Industries and Innovation Queensland University of Technology (CRICOS No. 00213J) Creative Industries Precinct, Brisbane QLD 4059, Australia Phone +61 7 313 x88772 - Fax x88195 - Office Z6-511 m.foth(a)qut.edu.au - http://www.vrolik.de/publications/

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WGA strike
by Barry Wellman 03 Jan '08

03 Jan '08

1. It's sad when the person criticizing the Writers Guild has grammatical trouble herself. 2. The logic is even sadder. As I understand it, she is saying the writers are not morally obligated to a reasonable share because they didn't back a tangentially related law 10 years ago. By the same logic, only workers who voted for Bill Clinton should be entitled to union protection. YMMV Barry Wellman _______________________________________________________________________ S.D. Clark Professor of Sociology, FRSC NetLab Director Centre for Urban & Community Studies University of Toronto 455 Spadina Avenue Room 418 Toronto Canada M5S 2G8 http://www.chass.utoronto.ca/~wellman fax:+1-416-978-7162 Updating history: http://chass.utoronto.ca/oldnew/cybertimes.php Elvis wouldn't be singing "Return to Sender" these days _______________________________________________________________________

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Re: [Air-L] writers striking for internet payment?
by Tuszynski, Stephanie 03 Jan '08

03 Jan '08

Donna- You said the following: >>the writers do not have a right to these residuals they demand. What basis are you using for the argument that the writers do not have the right to these residuals? How is the purchasing or streaming of a piece of their work online (with advertisements) not something they are entitled to be compensated for? Or do you believe the writers should not be paid residuals at all? I'm not seeing how going on strike to try and protect their livelihood and the future of their craft is making them appear "out of touch." I'm not sure what you mean by "they haven't had anything to do with it" since we're talking about film and television writers. What were they supposed to have done to legitimate this issue before now? A number of tv writers, including the staffs of "The Office" and "Battlestar Galactica" if I'm remembering correctly, have been obligated by their studios to produce special web content for the past several years (content, by the way, which they weren't paid for). And you bring up the DMCA but I'm not clear on why. I don't know off the top of my head what the Guilds had to say about it. And while I certainly share a lot of the hatred for the RIAA and the overbearing attempts at controlling what people do with things they've purchased, I can at least see the logic on the part of the WGA, DGA and SAG if they indeed stayed out of the discussion regarding the DMCA. While they only get paid a pittance for legal digital sales, a pittance is still more than the absolute nothing they get when people pirate material. They would have a vested interest in protecting even the pittance if possible. But because they didn't protest the DCMA, are you somehow equating that with signing away their right to be compensated when their work is sold digitally? >>They dont care about the Web or the Internet or monetizing it in a sustainable way, so their strike is boring. That's... quite a massive generalization, I have to say. I find the strike vitally important in regards to what the future will bring in the entertainment industry and the continuing convergence of online and offline media. I think the outcome of this conflict is crucial to more than just a handful of screenwriters. It affects actors and directors and consumers. Whatever you may yourself feel, what I've seen on YouTube has never convinced me that professionally produced material has anything to worry about from amateur challengers (and I even include my own film in that judgment, as I'm well aware of the aesthetic limitations of non-pro work). How the corporations use the work of artists and what they can and can't get away with doing in the digital world is at the heart of this strike, at least for me. And no, before anyone asks, I'm not a member of the WGA myself. Stephanie Tuszynski Visiting Assistant Professor Department of Theatre and Film University of Toledo

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Re: [Air-L] Glossary: new media + journalism
by Niels Hendriks 03 Jan '08

03 Jan '08

Some days ago I sent a message to this list to ask for help in preparing a course on the opportunities of new media for journalism students. I wanted to create a glossary with relevant terms. I wish to thank Julian, Kath, Ismael & Alex for their suggestions. This is the glossary so far. If you have any new suggestions do not hesitate in replying. I will send updates as the glossary grows… Citizen media editor Citizen journalism Weblog Rss Mash-up Podcast Youtube Social bookmarking Web2.0 Social media Online community Folksonomy Social networking Tagging User generated content Wiki Gatekeeper vs Gatewatcher CAR Twitter Vlogging Digg Second Life Mobile internet ubiquitous computing privacy participative democracy reputation intellectual property rights/ creative commons smart mob flickr photoshop geotagging __________________________________________ niels.hendriks(a)mda.khlim.be docent & projectmedewerker Communication & multimediadesign http://c-md.khlim.be (mob) 0032 476 24 29 45 (skype) nielshendriks Favourites: http://del.icio.us/nielshendriks LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/nielshendriks __________________________________________ No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.17.12/1203 - Release Date: 30/12/2007 11:27

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irony & web2
by Paula Graham 01 Jan '08

01 Jan '08

http://www.metamute.org/en/Irony-Two-Point-Zero

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International Journal of Design -- current TOC & Special Issue CFP
by Ken Friedman 01 Jan '08

01 Jan '08

Friends, The current issue of the International Journal of Design was released yesterday. The International Journal of Design is a peer-reviewed, open-access journal devoted to publishing research papers in all fields of design, including industrial design, visual communication design, interface design, animation and game design, architectural design, urban design, and other design related fields. It aims to provide an international forum for the exchange of ideas and findings from researchers across different cultures and encourages research on the impact of cultural factors on design theory and practice. It also seeks to promote the transfer of knowledge between professionals in academia and industry by emphasizing research in which results are of interest or applicable to design practices. The editors are now seeking papers for a special issue on Cultural Aspects of Interaction Design. The special issue editors are Prof. Keiichi Sato of the Institute of Design at Illinois Institute of Technology and Prof. Kuohsiang Chen of the Department and Institute of Industrial Design at National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan. The deadline is February 28, 2008. To read the current issue and to get more information on proposing articles for the special issue, please visit the journal web site at: http://www.ijdesign.org/ojs/index.php/IJDesign/ With warm wishes for 2008. Ken Friedman -- International Journal of Design Vol. 1(3) December 2007 | Table of Contents Original Articles Fluency as an Experiential Quality in Augmented Spaces Jonas Löwgren Towards Female Preferences in Design - A Pilot Study Lishan Xue, Ching Chiuan Yen Effects of Visual-Auditory Incongruity on Product Expression and Surprise Geke D.S. Ludden, Hendrik N.J. Schifferstein Materials in Products Selection: Tools for Including User-Interaction in Materials Selection Ilse van Kesteren, Pieter Jan Stappers, Sjef de Bruijn Path-dependent Foundation of Global Design-driven Outdoor Trade in the Northwest of England Mary B Rose, Terence Love, Mike Parsons Perspectives Unstated Contributions - How Artistic Inquiry Can Inform Interdisciplinary Research Chris Rust Acknowledgement of Reviewers

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writers striking for internet payment?
by Marcela Musgrove 31 Dec '07

31 Dec '07

I hadn't really been paying attention to the writer's strike going on but just found out today that it's over writers wanting to be paid residuals when their TV shows are shown on the internet. So now I'm surprised that there hasn't been more online discussion/activism/petitions though I was able to see some videos on YouTube that explained what was going on. Has anyone been following this closely? Would this be relevant to EFF or any of the other advocacy groups? Happy new year! Marcela

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new reviews in cyberculture studies (january 2008)
by David M Silver 31 Dec '07

31 Dec '07

aoir people, a new year, new book reviews! each month, the resource center for cyberculture studies (RCCS) publishes a set of book reviews and author responses < http://rccs.usfca.edu/booklist.asp >. books of the month for january 2008 include: META/DATA: A Digital Poetics Author: Mark Amerika Publisher: MIT Press, 2007 Review 1: Vika Zafrin Author Response: Mark Amerika The Body and the Screen: Theories of Internet Spectatorship Author: Michele White Publisher: MIT Press, 2006 Review 1: Jessica Brophy Review 2: Gabriel Jones Review 3: Adi Kuntsman Review 4: Kelly McWilliam Review 5: Alison Miller Author Response: Michele White Youth Online: Identity and Literacy in the Digital Age Author: Angela Thomas Publisher: Peter Lang Publishers, 2007 Review 1: Alison Harvey to read the reviews, please visit: http://rccs.usfca.edu/booklist.asp authors and publishers: if you would like RCCS to consider reviewing your book, please send us a review copy. if you think your book would benefit from the ideas and perspectives of multiple reviewers, please send us multiple review copies. we are especially eager to receive and review books written in languages other than english and books published in countries other than the US and UK. send books to: David Silver/RCCS Department of Media Studies University of San Francisco 2130 Fulton Street San Francisco, CA 94117 enjoy. there's more where that came from. david silver http://silverinsf.blogspot.com

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Glossary: new media + journalism
by Niels Hendriks 30 Dec '07

30 Dec '07

Hi there I am working on a course for journalism students. I was asked to give them insight on how new media can help the way they gather, create, select & publish news. I wanted to create a glossary with relevant terms on new media & journalism. I don’t know whether I am still missing things… Maybe you could give me a hand? Citizen media editor Citizen journalism Weblog Twitter Rss Mash-up Podcast Vlogging Youtube Social bookmarking Social media Social networking Online community Folksonomy Tagging User generated content Wiki Gatekeeper vs Gatewatcher Digg CAR Thanks in advance, Niels Hendriks __________________________________________ HYPERLINK "mailto:niels.hendriks@mda.khlim.be"niels.hendriks(a)mda.khlim.be docent & projectmedewerker Communication & multimediadesign HYPERLINK "http://c-md.khlim.be"http://c-md.khlim.be (mob) 0032 476 24 29 45 (skype) nielshendriks Favourites: HYPERLINK "http://del.icio.us/nielshendriks"http://del.icio.us/nielshendriks LinkedIn: HYPERLINK "http://www.linkedin.com/in/nielshendriks"http://www.linkedin.com/in/nielshe ndriks __________________________________________ No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.17.8/1196 - Release Date: 25/12/2007 12:18

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Re: [Air-L] Oscar Peterson, the Wikiblip
by William Bain 30 Dec '07

30 Dec '07

How fortunate to have known the man himself! You probably already know, Barry, that Oscar was also a favorite of Miles Davis and if memrory serves one of his sources of inspiration. I've admired Oscar's playing since undergrad days in the sixties :-| and probably understandably now more. Really great music! Best wishes, Will William Bain PhD Student Comparative Literature Department of Spanish Philology Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona --------------------------------- Never miss a thing. Make Yahoo your homepage.

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