Re: [Air-L] Social Presence Theory - latest studies?
I am very interested in this thread but also find the subject a bit befuddling. Aren't almost all interpretive social theories of the 20th century (symbolic interactionism, phenomenology, , ethnomethdology, etc.) theories of social presence? There have been volumes upon volumes of work rooted in these traditions dealing with cmc sociality and identity. Or is the subject here a new and coherently distinctive kind of social theory that is specific to virtual environments? Andrew Herman, Ph. D. Associate Professor Department of Communication Studies Wilfrid Laurier University Waterloo, Ontario N2L 3C5 CANADA 519 884-1970 x3693
Pam Brewer <brewerpe@appstate.edu> 12/08/08 9:05 AM >>> Jennie--
Here are a few of the sources I have found useful in my research on international virtual workplaces. Each addresses social presence theory in some aspect. Some of these are a bit dated but significant (e.g., Ma). I included Walther though you have probably already pulled his resources. Best, Pam Cho, H.-K., Treir, M., & Kim, E. (2005). The use of instant messaging in working relationship development: A case study [Electronic Version]. Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication, 10, from http://jcmc.indiana.edu/vol10/issue4/cho.html Ma, R. (1996). Computer-mediated conversations as a new dimension of intercultural communication between East Asian and North American college students. In S. C. Herring (Ed.), Computer-Mediated Communication: Linguistic, Social and Cross-Cultural Perspectives (pp. 173-185). Amsterdam: John Benjamins Publishing Company. Nowak, K. L., Watt, J., Walther, J. B., & (2005). The influence of synchrony and sensory modality on the person perception process in computer-mediated groups [Electronic Version]. Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication, 10, 28. Retrieved July 11, 2006, from http://jcmc.indiana.edu/vol10/issue3/nowak.html Priest, H. A., Stagl, K. C., Klein, C., & Salas, E. (2006). Virtual teams: Creating context for distributed work. In C. A. Bowers, S. E & F. Jentsch (Eds.), Creating High-Tech Teams (pp. 185-212). Washington D.C.: American Psychological Association. Thompson, L. F., & Coovert, M. D. (2006). Understanding and developing virtual computer-supported teams. In C. Bowers, E. Salas & F. Jentsch (Eds.), Creating high-tech teams (pp. 213-241). Washington D.C: American Psychological Association. Utz, S. (2000). Social information processing in MUDs:The development of friendships in virtual worlds [Electronic Version]. Journal of Online Behavior, 1, 25. Retrieved March 10, 2006, from http://www.behavior.net/JOB/v1n1/utz.html Walther, J. B. (1996). Computer-mediated communication: Impersonal, interpersonal and hyperpersonal interaction. Communication Research, 23(3), 3-43. Pamela Estes Brewer Assistant Professor Department of English Appalachian State University phone 828-262-2351 fax 828-262-2133 email brewerpe@appstate.edu Jennie Hwang wrote:
Dear Colleagues,
I am starting a literature review on social presence (esp. in relation to new communication technologies, such as cell phones, text messaging, chat programs, etc.). Hence, I am trying to find good academic texts that present the history of research on this topic, current trends, and suggestions for future research. Does anyone know some good texts with which I can start?
Please feel free to contact me if you have any interesting suggestions.
Thank you, jennie
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On Mon, Dec 8, 2008 at 9:00 AM, Andrew Herman <aherman@wlu.ca> wrote:
I am very interested in this thread but also find the subject a bit befuddling. Aren't almost all interpretive social theories of the 20th century (symbolic interactionism, phenomenology, , ethnomethdology, etc.) theories of social presence? There have been volumes upon volumes of work rooted in these traditions dealing with cmc sociality and identity. Or is the subject here a new and coherently distinctive kind of social theory that is specific to virtual environments?
I think there are several veins of research labelled presence. The folk in presence research group that Christian referred to seem to come from more of an experimental psych tradition and did a lot with VR and measurement of "being there" , now moving on to other virtual environments. This is apparently different kind of presence from "mobile presence" and im applications... Marcela
That's right, except that the earliest research in the tradition I mentioned was about TV phenomena, if memory serves. Lombard and Ditton's piece should be checked to confirm this. And I wouldn't be surprised to learn that they're now looking at the same issues of (tele)presence (they use both words) they've uncovered to analyze mobile presence. But clearly, they aren't the only people looking at mobile presence. --Christian On Dec 8, 2008, at 4:24 PM, Marcela Musgrove wrote:
On Mon, Dec 8, 2008 at 9:00 AM, Andrew Herman <aherman@wlu.ca> wrote:
I am very interested in this thread but also find the subject a bit befuddling. Aren't almost all interpretive social theories of the 20th century (symbolic interactionism, phenomenology, , ethnomethdology, etc.) theories of social presence? There have been volumes upon volumes of work rooted in these traditions dealing with cmc sociality and identity. Or is the subject here a new and coherently distinctive kind of social theory that is specific to virtual environments?
I think there are several veins of research labelled presence. The folk in presence research group that Christian referred to seem to come from more of an experimental psych tradition and did a lot with VR and measurement of "being there" , now moving on to other virtual environments. This is apparently different kind of presence from "mobile presence" and im applications...
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I haven't followed all of this thread, but I transcribed an interview that the virtual realist Michael Heim held with Moira Gunn (TechNation) back in 1994. It's worth reporducing a couple of sentences about what Michael Heim called "being elsewhere" - although he later refers to it as 'telepresence': ". . .the metaphysics of virtual reality has to do with that invisible dimension where out ATM money is stored, where phone conversations takes place, where we are when we're talking on the telephone long distance, our disembodied states. In some senses, that is an invisible realm that increases in its depth and pervasiveness day-by-day . . . this is what I call being elsewhere. . . .virtual reality technology is in some ways the hardware support that we've always dreamed of when we read novels, when we watch films. It's a new kind of hardware that enables us to define our presence in another way and in a very, very extended way. Cyberspace is the all-encompassing electronic network that stores the information that makes the bank run, that makes most businesses function, that puts us together on the telephone lines. In other words, it's the electronic presence. When somebody picks up the phone and says, 'are your there?' -- Are you here? In a sense they are asking, 'are we together?' Are we together, and when we are togeher, where are we? and this is a space called cyberspace, that we have a name for, thanks to Willam Gibson's neologism. . . .Now, what's happening with virtual reality is that we can regain some of the integrated sensory experience that we have in the primary world, outside cyberspace . . . in small research labs, we can see the world, feel the world, hear the world at the same time, that is computer generated. . . we can see things together, look at each other, move things around, interact with that world, just as we can in the primary world. So, cyberspace opens up, and one dimension of it is virtual reality. This is experience, that are very much like our sensory life experience in our primary bodies." --- I think this is what I would call social presence - an experience, as he says, "very much like our sensory experience in our primary bodies" Heim, M. (19 March 1994). 'The metaphysics of virtual reality' Radio Interview with Moira Gunn, TechNation: Americans and Technology. Heim, M. (1998). Virtual realism. Oxford, Oxford University Press. Denise N. Rall, PhD. Internationalisation Project Officer Southern Cross University, Lismore NSW 2480 AUSTRALIA Office: Room T2.17, +61 (0)2 6620 3577 Mobile 0438 233 344 http://www.scu.edu.au/schools/esm/staff/pages/drall/ Presenter, Internet Research 9.0, 15-18 October 2008, Copenhagen, DK --- On Tue, 9/12/08, Andrew Herman <aherman@wlu.ca> wrote:
From: Andrew Herman <aherman@wlu.ca> Subject: Re: [Air-L] Social Presence Theory - latest studies? To: air-l@listserv.aoir.org Received: Tuesday, 9 December, 2008, 2:00 AM I am very interested in this thread but also find the subject a bit befuddling. Aren't almost all interpretive social theories of the 20th century (symbolic interactionism, phenomenology, , ethnomethdology, etc.) theories of social presence? There have been volumes upon volumes of work rooted in these traditions dealing with cmc sociality and identity. Or is the subject here a new and coherently distinctive kind of social theory that is specific to virtual environments?
Andrew Herman, Ph. D. Associate Professor Department of Communication Studies Wilfrid Laurier University Waterloo, Ontario N2L 3C5 CANADA 519 884-1970 x3693
Pam Brewer <brewerpe@appstate.edu> 12/08/08 9:05 AM >>> Jennie--
Here are a few of the sources I have found useful in my research on international virtual workplaces. Each addresses social presence theory in some aspect. Some of these are a bit dated but significant (e.g., Ma). I included Walther though you have probably already pulled his resources.
Best, Pam
Cho, H.-K., Treir, M., & Kim, E. (2005). The use of instant messaging in working relationship development: A case study [Electronic Version]. Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication, 10, from http://jcmc.indiana.edu/vol10/issue4/cho.html
Ma, R. (1996). Computer-mediated conversations as a new dimension of intercultural communication between East Asian and North American college students. In S. C. Herring (Ed.), Computer-Mediated
Communication: Linguistic, Social and Cross-Cultural Perspectives (pp. 173-185). Amsterdam: John Benjamins Publishing Company.
Nowak, K. L., Watt, J., Walther, J. B., & (2005). The influence of synchrony and sensory modality on the person perception process in computer-mediated groups [Electronic Version]. Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication, 10, 28. Retrieved July 11, 2006, from http://jcmc.indiana.edu/vol10/issue3/nowak.html
Priest, H. A., Stagl, K. C., Klein, C., & Salas, E. (2006). Virtual teams: Creating context for distributed work. In C. A. Bowers, S. E & F. Jentsch (Eds.), Creating High-Tech Teams (pp. 185-212). Washington D.C.: American Psychological Association.
Thompson, L. F., & Coovert, M. D. (2006). Understanding and developing virtual computer-supported teams. In C. Bowers, E. Salas & F. Jentsch (Eds.), Creating high-tech teams (pp. 213-241). Washington D.C: American Psychological Association.
Utz, S. (2000). Social information processing in MUDs:The development of friendships in virtual worlds [Electronic Version]. Journal of Online Behavior, 1, 25. Retrieved March 10, 2006, from http://www.behavior.net/JOB/v1n1/utz.html
Walther, J. B. (1996). Computer-mediated communication: Impersonal, interpersonal and hyperpersonal interaction. Communication Research, 23(3), 3-43.
Pamela Estes Brewer Assistant Professor Department of English Appalachian State University phone 828-262-2351 fax 828-262-2133 email brewerpe@appstate.edu
Jennie Hwang wrote:
Dear Colleagues,
I am starting a literature review on social presence (esp. in relation to new communication technologies, such as cell phones, text messaging, chat programs, etc.). Hence, I am trying to find good academic texts that present the history of research on this topic, current trends, and suggestions for future research. Does anyone know some good texts with which I can start?
Please feel free to contact me if you have any interesting suggestions.
Thank you, jennie
| jennie hwang, phd assistant professor, communication studies cal poly, san luis obispo 805/756-2289 |
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Andrew-- I welcome comments on the following views as I have not made a study of social presence as many have. I view such concepts as symbolic interactionism, phenomenology, and ethnomethdology (as you outline them) more as theories and methods of social construction than social presence. I do see how symbolic interactionism (via Blumer) supports an effective presence. When I consider social presence in the virtual workplace, I think of Walther and his social information processing theory (SIP) as well as media richness. Walther says that when enough time is allowed, CMC, which is slower than face-to-face communication, displays the same potential for interpersonal communication affordances. In other words, though it takes time, people are able to adapt their communication to the online space in such a way that the online space offers an equal potential for interpersonal communication. They often use multiple media to achieve effective presence with this potential. Best, Pam Pamela Estes Brewer Assistant Professor Department of English Appalachian State University phone 828-262-2351 fax 828-262-2133 email brewerpe@appstate.edu Andrew Herman wrote:
I am very interested in this thread but also find the subject a bit befuddling. Aren't almost all interpretive social theories of the 20th century (symbolic interactionism, phenomenology, , ethnomethdology, etc.) theories of social presence? There have been volumes upon volumes of work rooted in these traditions dealing with cmc sociality and identity. Or is the subject here a new and coherently distinctive kind of social theory that is specific to virtual environments?
Andrew Herman, Ph. D. Associate Professor Department of Communication Studies Wilfrid Laurier University Waterloo, Ontario N2L 3C5 CANADA 519 884-1970 x3693
Pam Brewer <brewerpe@appstate.edu> 12/08/08 9:05 AM >>>
Jennie--
Here are a few of the sources I have found useful in my research on international virtual workplaces. Each addresses social presence theory in some aspect. Some of these are a bit dated but significant (e.g., Ma). I included Walther though you have probably already pulled his resources.
Best, Pam
Cho, H.-K., Treir, M., & Kim, E. (2005). The use of instant messaging in working relationship development: A case study [Electronic Version]. Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication, 10, from http://jcmc.indiana.edu/vol10/issue4/cho.html
Ma, R. (1996). Computer-mediated conversations as a new dimension of intercultural communication between East Asian and North American college students. In S. C. Herring (Ed.), Computer-Mediated Communication: Linguistic, Social and Cross-Cultural Perspectives (pp. 173-185). Amsterdam: John Benjamins Publishing Company.
Nowak, K. L., Watt, J., Walther, J. B., & (2005). The influence of synchrony and sensory modality on the person perception process in computer-mediated groups [Electronic Version]. Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication, 10, 28. Retrieved July 11, 2006, from http://jcmc.indiana.edu/vol10/issue3/nowak.html
Priest, H. A., Stagl, K. C., Klein, C., & Salas, E. (2006). Virtual teams: Creating context for distributed work. In C. A. Bowers, S. E & F. Jentsch (Eds.), Creating High-Tech Teams (pp. 185-212). Washington D.C.: American Psychological Association.
Thompson, L. F., & Coovert, M. D. (2006). Understanding and developing virtual computer-supported teams. In C. Bowers, E. Salas & F. Jentsch (Eds.), Creating high-tech teams (pp. 213-241). Washington D.C: American Psychological Association.
Utz, S. (2000). Social information processing in MUDs:The development of friendships in virtual worlds [Electronic Version]. Journal of Online Behavior, 1, 25. Retrieved March 10, 2006, from http://www.behavior.net/JOB/v1n1/utz.html
Walther, J. B. (1996). Computer-mediated communication: Impersonal, interpersonal and hyperpersonal interaction. Communication Research, 23(3), 3-43.
Pamela Estes Brewer Assistant Professor Department of English Appalachian State University phone 828-262-2351 fax 828-262-2133 email brewerpe@appstate.edu
Jennie Hwang wrote:
Dear Colleagues,
I am starting a literature review on social presence (esp. in relation to new communication technologies, such as cell phones, text messaging, chat programs, etc.). Hence, I am trying to find good academic texts that present the history of research on this topic, current trends, and suggestions for future research. Does anyone know some good texts with which I can start?
Please feel free to contact me if you have any interesting suggestions.
Thank you, jennie
| jennie hwang, phd assistant professor, communication studies cal poly, san luis obispo 805/756-2289 |
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Hello Colleagues, I'd like to personally thank Pam, Alex, Denise, Kim, Christian, Marcela, James, Andrew, Juan, Jonathan for sharing their great knowledge and ideas about social presence. I will keep you posted about my work on this topic. I look forward to continuing online conversation about it. Thank you and happy holidays, jennie
Jennie Hwang wrote:
Dear Colleagues,
I am starting a literature review on social presence (esp. in relation to new communication technologies, such as cell phones, text messaging, chat programs, etc.). Hence, I am trying to find good academic texts that present the history of research on this topic, current trends, and suggestions for future research. Does anyone know some good texts with which I can start?
Please feel free to contact me if you have any interesting suggestions.
Thank you, jennie
| jennie hwang, phd assistant professor, communication studies cal poly, san luis obispo 805/756-2289 |
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