Media Commedia: The Roman Forum Project

Leonardo ◽  
2005 ◽  
Vol 38 (3) ◽  
pp. 213-218
Author(s):  
Antoinette LaFarge ◽  
Robert Allen
Keyword(s):  
New Media ◽  
Virtual Worlds ◽  
Public Discourse ◽  
Mixed Reality ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Media Technologies ◽  
Mise En Abyme ◽  
Roman Forum ◽  
Use Of The Internet ◽  
Performance Projects

The authors discuss what they term “media commedia”: performance works melding comedic performance traditions with new media technologies. They focus on The Roman Forum Project, a series of mixed-reality performance projects they produced whose subject is contemporary American politics and media as seen through the eyes of ancient Romans. They discuss the developing relationship between the Internet and public discourse; their use of avatars to explore the boundaries between performance and identity; their use of the Internet as an improvisational space; and the mise en abyme effects of working with mixed realities (including text-based virtual worlds).

scholarly journals Internet Control and Auto-regulation in Singapore

2002 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Terence Lee
Keyword(s):  
New Media ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Contested Space ◽  
Media Technologies ◽  
Liberal Democratic ◽  
Internet Control ◽  
The World ◽  
City State ◽  
The City ◽  
Economic Development Strategies

This paper sets out to consider the use of new media technologies in the city-state of Singapore, widely acknowledged as one of the most technologically-advanced and networked societies in the world. Singapore is well-known as a politically censorious and highly-regulated society, which has been subjected to frequent and fierce insults and criticisms by those hailing from liberal democratic traditions. Indeed, much has been said about how the Singapore polity resonates with a climate of fear, which gives rise to the prevalent practice of self-censorship. This paper examines how certain groups in Singapore attempt to employ the Internet to find their voice and seek their desired social, cultural and political ends, and how the regulatory devices adopted by the highly pervasive People Action's Party (PAP) government respond to and set limits to these online ventures whilst concomitantly pursuing national technological cum economic development strategies. It concludes that the Internet in Singapore is a highly contested space where the art of governmentality, in the forms of information controls and 'automatic' modes of regulation, is tried, tested, and subsequently perfected.

scholarly journals Radio in The Midst of Technological Development and New Media: Case Study of Delta FM Broadcasting Segment ‘Siaran Lagu Cinta’

MEDIASI ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 41-53
Author(s):  
Putri Surya Cempaka
Keyword(s):  
New Media ◽  
Technological Development ◽  
Internet Technology ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Media Convergence ◽  
Media Technology ◽  
Media Technologies ◽  
Radio Broadcasting ◽  
Broadcasting Industry ◽  
Radio Broadcast

This article discussed radio broadcasting technology in general and how the industry is relatively resilient amid the development of other media technologies today, such as the Internet. Internet technology is able to present number of social networks through social media that are interactive, direct, and user generated. In addition, the Internet forces conventional broadcasting industries such as radio to penetrate digital mechanisms by practicing radio streaming. Radio broadcasting also add this type of interaction to their listeners, for example through websites, blogs, vlogs (video blogs), Twitter, Instagram, Snapchat, and Facebook accounts. This integrated conventional media technology and new media is often called media convergence. By using qualitative approach and descriptive method, this paper explained a case of media convergence by one of the radio broadcast station in Indonesia that is Delta FM. As a result, Delta FM presents its broadcasts with the help of new media in order to survive in the broadcasting industry amid the current widespread use of new media.

Internet Addiction in Adolescents

2016 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 194-204 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sławomir Rębisz ◽  
Ilona Sikora
Keyword(s):  
New Media ◽  
Internet Addiction ◽  
Social Life ◽  
Educational Achievement ◽  
Real Life ◽  
Chronic Fatigue ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Emotional States ◽  
Use Of The Internet ◽  
Polish Adaptation

AbstractThe possibilities offered by the use of the Internet increasingly intensify the problem of Internet addiction, which has become more prevalent in the last decade, marked by the growing availability of mobile devices and new media and their exacerbation of the problem. Research on Internet addiction, initiated by Kimberly Young at the end of the twentieth century, usually appears in the literature in the context of young people who have been found to be most vulnerable. The phenomenon is known as Adolescent Internet Addiction. Compulsive use of the Internet is a complex phenomenon, its effects being visible in almost all aspects of a young person’s social life. It is manifested in a variety of pathological behaviors and emotional states grouped into several major psycho-physical and social effects that may appear simultaneously, e.g. anger, depression, loneliness or anxiety associated with the lack of access to the network, the weakening of social ties, withdrawal from real life, lack of educational achievement, chronic fatigue or deteriorating health. The authors of this study aim to assess the level of Internet addiction among adolescents in Poland and indicate its main behavioral manifestations, in the students surveyed, which influence their pathological use of the Internet. Our study involved a total of 505 students from three high schools located in Rzeszow (N = 505) and was carried out by questionnaires, including, among others, The Problematic Use of the Internet (PUI) which is the Polish adaptation of Kimberly Young’s Internet Addiction Test (IAT) (Cronbach’s α = 0.89). Statistical analysis of responses from the PUI test allowed us to determine (1) the level of Internet addiction among these adolescents, whereas the univariate (ANOVA) analysis enabled us (2) to verify the hypothesis of the existence of differences in the level of Internet addiction among the investigated groups as far as gender, place of residence or grade are concerned. Generally, the results obtained in our research indicate that the level of Internet addiction among the adolescents investigated is not very high, although two thirds of our respondents showed an above average level of addiction, and every ninth respondent (approximately 11%) was highly addicted to the Internet, men being more often addicted (15.6%) than women (8.3%).

scholarly journals Journalism in Virtual Worlds

1970 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ricardo Cruz ◽  
Ricardo Fernandes
Keyword(s):  
New Media ◽  
Virtual Worlds ◽  
Second Life ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Online Journalism ◽  
3D Environments ◽  
Practice Questions ◽  
Journalistic Practice

This article is based on the idea that immersive journalism in virtual worlds, specifically in Second Life, has similarities with online journalism. To sustain this premise, the literature reviewed will follow the debate about journalism on the Internet, writing and reporting across new media, and speculate on the idea that a new concept of journalism in virtual worlds is growing, as an example of a new trend in journalistic practice. Questions such as the legitimacy of new forms of journalism, and especially of the pertinence of new environments, where they may be put to practice, will be addressed. Consequently, the focus on this paper is journalism in 3D environments. The discussion will provide ideas of new trends on an old business.

Media Baharu dan Impak Terhadap Dakwah

2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (3-4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Abd Hadi Borham
Keyword(s):  
New Media ◽  
Cultural Change ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Journal Articles ◽  
Library Research ◽  
Internet Users ◽  
The Government ◽  
Use Of The Internet ◽  
The Impact

The development of communication and information technology (ICT) has been developed by the government since the 1980s. This development has contributed to the increasing use of the internet as a new medium for the purpose of partnership, business and knowledge. This socio-cultural change, based on the new media, has led to the receipt of information and forming a new environment in all aspects including religious life. The development of the internet in Malaysia has given a direct impression on the development of Islamic da'wah. Today's society gains exposure to Islam easily through social media such as facebook, newsgroups, e-groups and others. Therefore, this article aims to examine the impact of the new media toward Islamic da'wah. Data was obtained on library research through secondary data such as journal articles, government reports, books etc. Analysis shows that the flooding of Islamic information in the new media has affected the da’wah among internet users especially in the acceptance of Islamic understanding in aqidah, ibadah and akhlak

scholarly journals Ecological perspectives and children’s use of the Internet: exploring micro to macro level analysis

2015 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 32-53 ◽  
Author(s):  
Brian O’Neill
Keyword(s):  
Social Life ◽  
Ecological Model ◽  
Evidence Base ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Media Technologies ◽  
The Media ◽  
Use Of The Internet ◽  
The Many ◽  
The One ◽  
Effects Of Media

Age-old debates on children’s encounters with media technologies reveal a long, fractured and contentious tradition within communication and media studies. Despite the fact there have been studies of effects of media use by children since the earliest days of broadcasting, the subject remains under-theorised, poorly represented in the literature and not widely understood in media policy debates. Old debates have intensified in relation to the study of children and the internet. Pitted between alarmist accounts of risks, excessive use and harmful effects on the one hand and the many accounts about "digital natives" and the transformational power of technology is the empirical project – represented by EU Kids Online among others – of building an evidence base for understanding the evolving environment for youth online engagement. In this paper, I situate that body of work in an ecological context, both in the sense of the Bronfenbrenner’s bio-ecological model that has been so important in the new sociology of childhood, as well as in the more loosely defined theoretical approach of media ecology. The latter tradition, associated primarily with McLuhan and later Postman, frames the media environment as a complex interplay between technology and society in which modes of communication and mediated interaction fundamentally shape human behaviour and social life. These strands offer the basis for framing some of the issues of evidence-based policymaking relating to internet governance, regulation and youth protection online.

On-Line and on Message? Candidate Websites in the 2001 General Election

2003 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 188-205 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephen Ward ◽  
Rachel Gibson
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
New Media ◽  
Local Level ◽  
General Election ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Communication Tool ◽  
Top Down ◽  
Electoral Outcomes ◽  
On Line ◽  
Use Of The Internet

The 2001 General Election generated considerable interest and also much criticism of politicians' use of the Internet. Via content analysis, search engines and database material, this article examines candidates' and local constituency parties' on-line activity in three areas: first, the extent of Internet use by candidates and local parties—who and how many candidates had live websites for the election?; second, the pattern of on-line activity at the local level—where were parties/candidates on-line?; and third, what were candidates doing on-line—did candidates experiment with interactivity, or use the new media as another top-down communication tool? The survey indicates that use of the Internet was patchy and websites often acted as little more than static on-line leaflets. Moreover, the overall impact of the Internet on electoral outcomes was minimal and use of the technology by itself is unlikely to herald the coming of e-democracy. However, we also argue that some of the criticism levelled at parties is misplaced and that there are good reasons why parties have so far behaved cautiously.

Civic Organizations and Internet Social Networks: A Case Study in the Province of Buenos Aires

2018 ◽  
Vol 45 (3) ◽  
pp. 236-249
Author(s):  
Ana Cecilia Silva
Keyword(s):  
New Media ◽  
Buenos Aires ◽  
Internal Communication ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Social Actors ◽  
Positioning Strategy ◽  
Protection Area ◽  
Use Of The Internet ◽  
Communication And Coordination

A neighborhood assembly in a medium-sized city in the province of Buenos Aires formed in connection with a petition for designation as a historical protection area uses the Internet to generate visibility spaces alternative to those of the traditional media and install its own agenda, to include in those new spaces the voices and perspectives of new social actors, and to organize and improve its own participatory management. Its use of Facebook has acquired some of the features of “community media.” At the same time, its use of the Internet for internal communication and coordination is clearly accessory to face-to-face interaction. There is a generational difference in access to and decision making about the content to be posted in the various media, and spokespersons have become authorized voices. Appealing to both the traditional and the new media is a crucial aspect of the assembly’s positioning strategy, but the strategy is in constant revision. La asamblea vecinal de una ciudad mediana de la Provincia de Buenos Aires, Argentina, que se formó en torno a una petición para designarse área de protección histórica utiliza la Internet para la construcción de espacios de comunicación alternativos a los medios tradicionales e instalar así su propia agenda, incluir las voces y perspectivas de nuevos actores sociales en esos nuevos espacios, y organizar y mejorar su propia administración participativa. El uso que le dan a Facebook ha adquirido algunas características de los “medios comunitarios.” Al mismo tiempo, el uso de la Internet para la comunicación y coordinación internas es claramente un accesorio a la interacción cara a cara. Hay una diferencia generacional en el acceso a y decisiones en torno al contenido que se publica en diversos medios, y los voceros se han convertido en voces autorizadas. La estrategia de posicionamiento de la asamblea apela a medios tanto tradicionales como nuevos, pero dicha estrategia está sujeta a revisión constante.

scholarly journals Selling the selling point

2012 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 49-70 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ursula Plesner ◽  
Maja Horst
Keyword(s):  
New Media ◽  
Virtual Worlds ◽  
Discursive Construction ◽  
Media Technologies ◽  
Cultural Innovation ◽  
Sociology Of Expectations ◽  
The Creation ◽  
Selling Point ◽  
Innovation Processes ◽  
Early Phases

This article explores how virtual worlds are rhetorically constructed as obvious, innovative spaces for communication about architecture. It is argued that the marketization of an innovative use of new media platforms happens in early phases of the innovation processes, and the success of new media technologies such as virtual worlds hinges on the creation of expectations, which are intertwined with the discursive construction of future users. Drawing on the sociology of expectations and the sociology of technology, the article argues that the configuration of expected users is a central part of the communication about the innovation. It is demonstrated that the creation of markets does not begin when innovations such as Virtual Worlds Architecture are settled, but is intertwined with early expectations about their promises and limitations. Rather than seeing virtual worlds as settled and secluded sites for social and cultural innovation in themselves, we have examined how actors involved with them try to sell them as such. A crucial challenge for these actors turns out to be the interpretative flexibility of the innovation, since arguments designed to attract one kind of expected user might problematize the configuration of other types of users.

Mediatization and the technologization of discourse: Exploring official discourse on the Internet and information and communications technology within the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland

2016 ◽  
Vol 20 (2) ◽  
pp. 515-531 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marcus Moberg
Keyword(s):  
New Media ◽  
Information And Communications Technology ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Communications Technology ◽  
Discursive Practices ◽  
Media Technologies ◽  
Lutheran Church ◽  
Institutional Communication ◽  
Evangelical Lutheran Church ◽  
Evangelical Lutheran

This article explores changing discursive practices on the implications of the continuous development of the Internet and information and communications technology (ICTs) within the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland. The article argues that the development of the Internet and new media technologies has been accompanied by the proliferation of a set of influential and widespread discursive formations on the character of institutional communication and practice in a digital era. These developments have motivated an increasing technologization of discourse within the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland that has chiefly involved a conscious redesign of its discursive practices vis-à-vis the Internet and ICTs in accordance with new criteria of communication effectivity and a notable new emphasis on training in these new practices.

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