Course Materials
Meeting time: Tuesdays and Thursdays 3:30 - 4:50 PM
Meeting place: Ritter Hall Room 208
Professor: Matthew Lombard
Office: Annenberg Hall/Tomlinson Theater 220
Phone: 215.204.7182
Email: lombard@temple.edu
Office hours: Tuesdays and Thursdays 2:30 - 3:30 (main campus), Mondays
4:30-5:30 (TUCC), or by
appointment
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THIS SYLLABUS LAST UPDATED ON Thursday December 7, 2017
PREREQUISITES
For graduate students: To take this course you need to have have taken and passed MSP 5011 (Introduction to Communication Concepts) and MSP 5114 (Communication Research Methods) or equivalent courses; if you haven't completed these prerequisite and still wish to take this course, please see the instructor.
For undergraduate students: To take this course you need to be a Junior or Senior and have taken and passed MSP 1011 (Introduction to Media Theory) and MSP 1021 (Media and Society) or equivalent courses; if you haven't completed these prerequisites and still wish to take this course, please see the instructor.
READINGS
There is no assigned book for the class; course readings from a variety of sources will be provided.
COURSE DESCRIPTION
This course is about how people process information from mass and personal media, including both traditional media (radio, television, film, newspapers, books, magazines, telephone) and emerging media (e.g., computers, e-mail, the Internet, smartphones, tablets, simulation rides, and virtual and augmented reality). We're interested in what happens in people's minds and bodies before, after, and especially during, media use. A better understanding of these processes not only is interesting for its own sake but allows us to better understand and predict media uses and gratifications, the effects of media use on consumers, and the likely future characteristics of a number of different media; it also suggests ways to design "better" media environments and experiences. After an introdution to some key ideas and phenomena in the area of psychological processing of media we'll focus on a particular subset of those phenomena labelled telepresence (or presence for short), how and why they occur and their many implications.
Class meetings will consist of only a small amount of lecture material, brief video presentations, and mostly focused but informal discussion. We'll also take at least one "field trip" during the semester and bring media experiences into the classroom. Grading will be based on the total points earned on a series of required and optional assignments and participation; there are no exams. We'll also interact between class meetings via a course listserv (BTMM346-ML@listserv.temple.edu) and social media - more details on this during early class meetings. NOTE: This class does not utilize Blackboard or Cancvas; all materials are accessible via this website.
COURSE OBJECTIVES
- To introduce students to an important Communication perspective concerning the media - the psychological perspective - and to review some key concepts and findings from that perspective.
- To introduce students to a growing, interdisciplinary area of scholarship regarding media, (tele)presence.
- To reinforce and apply students' knowledge of research methods used in Communication and to help students become critical consumers of research in general.
- To allow students to become experts concerning one important psychological process related to media use.
- To help students enhance their skills required to conduct and report research.
- To encourage students to consider and discuss ideas thoughtfully and critically.
- To allow and encourage students to have fun while learning.
INSTRUCTOR'S TEACHING/LEARNING PHILOSOPHY
I believe students are more likely to benefit from a class when the subject matter is interesting and the class meetings are pleasant and diverting. I think the material in this class is extremely interesting (much of it motivated me to study Communication in the first place) and I'll do my best to make it interesting to you. Making this class enjoyable requires work on both our parts. Your enthusiasm, participation in discussions, office hour visits, e-mail messages, and suggestions, questions, and feedback are all essential to the success of this class!!
COURSE GRADING AND ASSIGNMENTS
The course grades will be based on a point system in which students complete required and optional assignments to accumulate points and earn grades on the traditional scale:
93 = A
90 = A-
87 = B+
83 = B
80 = B-
77 = C+
73 = C
70 = C-
67 = D+
63 = D
(etc.)
Each assignment can be completed and turned in at any time but not later than the date indicated in the course schedule below.
All assignments are to be turned in electronically as email attachments (in MS Word or pdf format) to lombard@temple.edu by midnight of the date they're due.
The latest tally of grades for
the class will be available in an
Excel spreadsheet here.
Below are all of the course assignments, first those that are required and
then optional assignments you can choose from.
IMPORTANT: If you turn in all of the required assignments and get perfect scores you'd have 85 points, which would be a B in the course, so to get an A you need to also complete some of the optional assignments.
| # | Points | Deadline | Assignment details |
| Required assignments (a total of 85 possible points, i.e., a B if all perfect scores) | |||
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#1 |
3 |
TH 9/7 |
Subscribe to ISPR Presence News Just go here and subscribe to (and hopefully read) this free online publication. No credit unless you stay subscribed through the semester. |
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#2 |
20 |
one week prior to date reading is scheduled |
Reading summary and class presentation/discussion Select the readings for a topic from the syllabus (we'll do this together near the beginning of the semester) and 1) write a 3 page (maximum) double-spaced summary of its key ideas and those you find interesting and 2) using audio-visual aids, 'talk us through it' and guide the class discussion of the topic. E-mail the summary to me at least one week before the topic is to be covered. Put the full bibliographic reference in proper APA format at the top of the first page of the summary. Don't try to include every important detail from the reading, or use jargon or too many quotes - the goal is to put the most interesting and potentially meaningful big ideas as you understand them in your own words, both in the written summary and the class discussion. |
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#3 |
12 |
TH 10/12 |
Observing attention and memory exercise Observe and and write a short (3 page) report on the attention and memory patterns of a television viewer. |
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#4 |
20 |
TU 12/5 |
Topic paper Write a paper on any topic covered in or related to the course; it must center on a psychological process involving the media (not necessarily telepresence), properly cite and include references for at least 5 scholarly sources (which can include assigned readings), be grammatically correct and plagiarism-free, and be approximately 6 pages (double spaced). You can turn in a draft for feedback any time up to a week before the final due date. |
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#5 |
20 |
SUN 12/17 |
Class project: Design, Creation and Evaluation of Presence Experiences, a collaboration with Professor Laura Zaylea and the students of Emergent Media Production (MSP 4741) Contribute your ideas as we help the EMP students design and create new media productions that will evoke presence in viewers/users, and then as we design and conduct a researach study to evaluate those presence responses. Lots of details about this will be provided in class. |
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#6 |
10 |
-- |
Participation Come to class; don't come in late; most important: share your questions/comments/ideas in (and out of) class; turn things in on time; be nice; get involved! |
| Optional assignments (a total of at least 60+ possible points) | |||
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#7 |
12 |
TH 11/2 |
Examine an hours' worth of media content for sub- and supraliminal messages and consider their possible effects in a short (3 page) report. |
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#8 |
1 |
TH 11/16 |
Presence and food image Find a photograph of a favorite food that makes the food item or dish look as appetizing as possible and email the photo to lombard@temple.edu. The photos will be compiled and we'll discuss them in class. |
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#9 |
6 |
TU 12/12 |
Music and telepresence exercise Review the materials on "Telepresence and Music" and identify a single song (any genre, any vintage, but just one song) that you believe will evoke high levels of telepresence not just in you (e.g., because of some special association you have with it) but in most listeners. Consider the performance and recording characteristics associated with high levels of telepresence in the materials we cover in class (e.g., concerning location, equalization, and use of overdubbing and reverb; a list is in the Word file here) as well as any additional ones you think important. In a 1 to 2 page Word document, identify the song and explain the characteristics you believe will evoke presence in listeners. E-mail your paper and if you have it, an mp3 or other digital version of the song, to the instructor (if you don't have or don't want to send a digital version you can bring a CD, etc. to class). In class, we'll listen to the songs of those who complete this assignment and vote on which song evokes the strongest sense of presence, with its nominator earning a gift certificate for Amazon.com. For more details see matthewlombard.com [/] presencemusic . |
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#10 |
1 each (up to 3) |
SUN 12/17 |
Comment on ISPR Presence News items Submit a *thoughtful* comment on any "Presence in the News" posting on the ISPR Presence News website - the comment should refer or be related to telepresence in some way; the instructor makes the final call regarding credit. |
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#11 |
10 |
SUN 12/17 |
Telepresence portrayal project Read about the Telepresence in Popular Culture study and contribute to the growing database by watching or reading a film, TV episode or novel that portrays people experiencing telepresence and describing the work by filling in the online form (you'll need to e-mail me first to get access to the system, and then again after you fill in the form so I know you've done it). Note that the description has to be complete and thoughtful to get credit. |
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#12 |
12 |
SUN 12/17 |
Apply information from the course and elsewhere to predict the nature of media experiences that will exist 20 years from now in a short (3 page) report. |
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#13 |
15 |
SUN 12/17 |
Telepresence creativity Create a high quality graphic or video on the theme of presence and telepresence; see instructor with ideas and questions. For good examples from previous semesters:
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#14 |
?? |
SUN 12/17 |
Individual project A more ambitious project such as 1) an extensive review of the academic and popular literature on a topic, followed by a proposed explicit and detailed model of the relevant psychological process(es), 2) a brief review of the academic and popular literature on a topic followed by a description of a small study conducted by the student(s) (including research question, methods, results, and interpretation) completed with the instructor's approval and guidance (this could also supplant some of the required assignments) or 3) something you propose. See the instructor for details if you're interested. |
GRADING STANDARDS
This course is open to master's and doctoral graduate students (see prerequisites above). Graduate students are expected to produce written work of greater depth and substance than undergraduate students, which must be reflected in the number and breadth of reference materials cited, the length of assignments, and the degree of creative synthesis of materials.
"Incompletes" are strongly discouraged and will only be given if the student makes specific arrangements with the instructor, including completing the necesary Temple University paperwork, before the end of the semester.
ACADEMIC HONESTY AND PLAGIARISM - IMPORTANT!!
Penalties for violation of the Temple University policies below (from "Statement on Academic Honesty for Students in Undergraduate Courses" which is apparently no longer available on Temple's web site) can result in a failing grade for an assignment or the entire course, and even expulsion from Temple.
Plagiarism
can be
tricky
to avoid - if you have questions about how to follow the rules, 1)
Purdue University's Online Writing Lab has a useful guide here, 2) you can always ask me and/or other
professors, and 3) err on the side of citing and referencing others'
work.
Plagiarism is the unacknowledged use of another person's labor: another person's ideas, words, or assistance.
There are many forms of plagiarism: repeating another person's sentence as your own, adopting a particularly apt phrase as your own, paraphrasing someone else's argument as your own, or even presenting someone else's line of thinking in the development of a thesis as though it were your own. . . . It is perfectly acceptable to [use the ideas and words of other people], but we must never submit someone else's work as if it were our own, without giving appropriate credit to the originator.
[Here are some specific guidelines to follow:]
(a) Quotations. Whenever you use a phrase, sentence, or longer passage written (or spoken) by someone else, you must enclose the words in quotation marks and indicate the exact source of the material. This applies also to quotations you have altered.
(b) Paraphrasing another's language. Avoid closely paraphrasing another's words: substituting an occasional synonym, leaving out or adding an occasional modifier, rearranging the grammar slightly, just changing the tenses of verbs, and so on. Either quote the material directly, using quotation marks, or put the ideas completely in your own words. In either case, acknowledgment is necessary. Remember: expressing someone else's ideas in your own way does not make them yours.
(c) Facts. In a paper, you will often use facts that you have gotten from a lecture, a written work, or some other source. If the facts are well known, it is usually not necessary to provide a source. (In a paper on American history, for example, it would not ordinarily be necessary to give a source for the statement that the Civil War began in 1861 after the inauguration of Abraham Lincoln.) But if the facts are not widely known or if the facts were developed or presented by a specific source, then you should identify the source for the facts.
(d) Ideas. If you use an idea or ideas that you learned from a lecture, written work, or some other source, then you should identify the source. You should identify the source for an idea whether or not you agree with the idea. It does not become your original idea just because you agree with it.
In general, all sources must be identified as clearly, accurately, and thoroughly as possible. When in doubt about whether to identify a source, either cite the source or consult your instructor.
DISABILITY ACCOMMODATIONS
Any student who needs accommodation based on the impact of a disability should contact the instructor privately to discuss the specific situation as soon as possible. Contact Disability Resources and Services (215.204-1280; 100 Ritter Annex) for further information.
CALENDAR (Note: This is subject to change - last updated on Tuesday August 29, 2017)
| Week/Day/Date | Topics, readings, deadlines |
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1. Tuesday Aug 29 |
Introduction to course Please complete the Student Info Form VIDEO: Microsoft Hololens Demonstration (IGN via YouTube) VIDEO: Humans - Episode 1 clip (YouTube; start at 0:44) VIDEO: Hanson Robotics: Sophia (CNBC via YouTube) Field Trip Options VR at the Museum (Franklin Institute)
Others?? |
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1. Thursday Aug 31 |
Defining psychological processing of media (1 of 2) Lombard, M. (1992). Introduction to the study of psychological processing of media. Unpublished manuscript. Available here.
VIDEOS: Powers of 10 (1977) and Cosmic Eye (2012)
VIDEO: A Magazine is an iPad that does not work
ONLINE RESOURCE: 12 dots perceptual illusion (Art Jonak on FB) VIDEO: TED Talk: Neil Harbisson: I listen to color (synesthesia) NEWS ARTICLE: I Have Something in Common with Marilyn Monroe—and You Might, Too (The New Yorker) (synesthesia) VIDEO: Nystagmus The Way We See It (Nystagmus Network via YouTube)
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2. Tuesday Sept 5 |
Update/reminder: We'll meet in our regular room Thursday Defining psychological processing of media (2 of 2)
VIDEO: Magic Mirror (CBS This Morning) VIDEO: The Robohon Is A Phone, Projector, And A Robot All In One (Futurism via YouTube)
More: VIDEO / NEWS ARTICLE: Infinity AR: We'll fulfill sci-fi promise of augmented reality (CNET); video Researching psychological processing of media Reeves, B., & Geiger, S. (1994). Designing experiments that assess psychological responses. In A. Lang (Ed.), Measuring Psychological Responses to Media, pp. 165-180. Hillsdale, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum. Available here. NEWS ARTICLE: Eye-tracking: Is it Worth It? (UX Matters) NEWS ARTICLE: Lab Watches Web Surfers to See Which Ads Work (NY Times) VIDEO: Eyetracking TV Adverts sample (Nivea ad) VIDEO: Martini Eyetrack (with George Clooney) NEWS ARTICLE: Men and women explore the visual world differently ONLINE RESOURCE: Avoid the Pitfalls of Computer-Generated Heat Maps VIDEO: It's Not Mind-Reading But Scientists Exploring How Brains Perceive the World (PBS NewsHour) |
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2. Thursday Sept 7 |
Deadline for Assignment #1 (required): Subscribe to ISPR Presence News Introduction to Presence OTHER READINGS/MATERIALS: ONLINE RESOURCE/VIDEO: Titanic Honor and Glory (from Ali) VIDEO: Telepresence Robot in Action (from Arnab, Spring '17) VIDEO: Virtual Backlot 2014 - Visual Effects VIDEO: Wearable Gesture Control from Thalmic Labs VIDEO: ARGs Part I - What Are Alternate Reality Games? (Extra Credits via YouTube) ONLINE RESOURCE: The 5 Most Insane Alternate Reality Games (Cracked.com) (from Jared) ONLINE RESOURCES: Panasonic Touch the Future Tour (some pictures are here)Defining telepresence and related concepts Lombard, M., & Jones, M. T. (2016). Defining
presence. In F. Biocca, W.A. Ijsselsteijn, J. Freeman, & M. Lombard
(Editors), Immersed in Media: Telepresence Theory, Measurement and
Technology. New York: Routledge. The telepresence communities (industry and academic) Human Productivity Lab web site International Society for Presence Research (ISPR) web site |
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3. Tuesday Sept 12 |
Update/reminders: Meet in Annenberg Hall Studio 2 on Thursday; Hocheol Yang will be guest instructor next Tuesday Information processing and other models Bryant, J., & Rockwell, S. C. (1991). Evolving cognitive models in mass communication reception processes. In Bryant, J., & Zillmann, D. (eds.) Responding to the Screen: Reception and Reaction Processes, pp. 217-226. Hillsdale, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum. Available here. READING SUMMARY BY: Ali [summary]
VIDEO / NEWS ARTICLE: A Drug That Wakes the Near Dead
(NY Times) VIDEO: Awakenings - film trailer ONLINE RESOURCE: Brains as clear as Jell-o (NY Times) VIDEO / NEWS ARTICLE: What Do Fish Thoughts Look Like?; Video from Slate NEWS ARTICLE: Man Accidentally Shoots Nail Into His Brain, Doesn't Notice (Geek-O-System) VIDEO: Contemporary Phineas Gage (source?) IMAGES: Humans are like computers IMAGES: Information processing models ONLINE RESOURCE: Scientists Create Circuit Board Modeled on the Human Brain (Video) (Phys.org) |
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3. Thursday
Sept 14 |
Filming Activity: Presence and 360 Degree
Video |
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4. Tuesday
Sept 19 |
Attention Anderson, D. R., & Kirkorian, H. L.. (2006). Attention and television. In Jennings Bryant and Peter Vorderer (eds.), Psychology of Entertainment, pp. 35-54. Routledge. Available here. READING SUMMARY BY: VIDEO: Brain Games: Pay Attention! (Daily Motion) VIDEO: The Pretenders: Room Full of Mirrors VIDEO: Brian Williams Raps "Rappers Delight" (Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon) NEWS ARTICLE: The Mystery Behind Anesthesia (Technology Review) VIDEO: Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi - Flow (source?) VIDEO: Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi on flow (TED Talk) VIDEO: Whodunnit? (Caroline and Nikki, Spring '17) VIDEO: Why the Human Brain Can't Multitask (Caroline and Nikki, Spring '17) ONLINE RESOURCE: Hollywood movies follow a mathematical formula NEWS ARTICLE: Corpse Sits In Gamer Cafe For 9 Hours (The Province) |
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4.
Thursday
Sept 21 |
Select topics for Reading summary and class presentation/discussion assignment
Memory Harris, R. J., Cady, E. T., & Tran, T. Q. (2006). Comprehension and memory. In Jennings Bryant and Peter Vorderer (Editors), Psychology of Entertainment, pp. 71-84. Routledge. Available here. READING SUMMARY BY: VIDEO: Brain Tricks - This is How Your Brain Works (fast and slow thinking) VIDEO: Brain Games: Remember This! (Daily Motion) VIDEO: Google's Effect on Memory (PBS NewsHour) (Jen) ONLINE RESOURCE: Endel Tulvang, world authority on human memory function (Science.ca) ONLINE RESOURCE/VIDEO: Memory Palace strategy (The Mentalist) (Eggsactly Science) IMAGES: Pareidolia (Flickr group) VIDEO: Face blindness (60 Minutes) ONLINE RESOURCE: The Gift of Endless Memory (60 Minutes) VIDEOS: Endless Memory Pt 1 and CBS Morning News following second report VIDEO: Unforgettable (CBS promo) NEWS ARTICLE: Sleep helps reduce errors in memory, MSU research suggests (Michigan State U. News) NEWS ARTICLE: What Good Are the Words to a Song Without the Music? Despite Trend Toward Verbal Pitches, Visual Hammers Still Rule (Advertising Age) (and Visual Hammer video) NEWS ARTICLE: What's Missing in Most Marketing Programs? Verbal Imagery (Advertising Age) NEWS ARTICLE: How Advertisers Get You to Remember Ads (Psychology Today) NEWS ARTICLE: Study Reveals Workings of Working Memory (Medical Xpress) |
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5. Tuesday Sept 26 |
Physiology and emotion (1 of 2) Zillmann, D. (2006). Dramaturgy for emotions from fictional narration. In Jennings Bryant and Peter Vorderer (Editors), Psychology of Entertainment, pp. 215-238. Routledge. [specifically pp. 221-end] Available here. READING SUMMARY BY: VIDEO: Chipotle 'Back to the Start' ad VIDEO: Inside These Lines Superbowl ad ONLINE RESOURCE: 25 Movies That Will Give You a Panic Attack (Buzzfeed) ONLINE RESOURCE: RANKED: The 28 best car chases in movie history (Business Insider) ONLINE RESOURCE: Affectiva - Technologies to Measure VIDEO: CCTV (automatic id of facial emotions; start at 1:09; source?) (from HK, Spring 2012) VIDEO: The Neuroscience of Emotions (Google Tech Talk) 2:33 (intro), 25:14 (empathy) Physiology and emotion (2 of 2) Cantor, J. (2008). Fright reactions to mass media. In Jennings Bryant and Mary Beth Oliver (eds.), Media Effects: Advances in Theory and Research, pp. 287-306. Routledge. Available here. READING SUMMARY BY: VIDEO: 8 Incomplete Theories on Our Attraction to Horror (Source: ??) (ad may play first; from Ping) VIDEO: How the Body Responds to Emotion (re: fear) IMAGES: Emotion and physiology VIDEO: Emotions Revealed (KQED) ONLINE RESOURCE: Paul Ekman / Lie to Me VIDEO: Fox's Lie to Me Preview VIDEO: The science of emotions: Jaak Panksepp at TEDxRainier NEWS ARTICLE: New Research Says There Are Only Four Emotions (The Atlantic) |
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5. Thursday
Sept 28 |
NO CLASS!! |
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6. Tuesday Oct 3 |
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6. Thursday Oct 5 |
Follow-up re: discussion of student videos from last class ONLINE RESOURCE: Are Virtual Reality Headsets Safe for Eyes? (American Academy of Ophthalmology) Finish Physiology and Emotion (2 of 2) [links above] Evaluation and behavior (1 of 2) Littlejohn, S. W. (2001). Theories of human communication. Belmont, CA: Wadsworth. ["Theories of Message Reception and Processing" pp. 117-143] Available here. READING SUMMARY BY: Anaise [Summary; Powerpoint] VIDEO: One Word - Episode 10: America (from Anaise) VIDEO: We're All Predictably Irrational - Dan Ariely (12:16-18:26) VIDEO: Advertising - What psychological tricks do they use? VIDEO: Psychology and Advertising (ELM, colors, affect) IMAGES: Evaluation and behavior VIDEO: An Introduction to Leon Festinger's A Theory of Cognitive Dissonance (MACAT) VIDEO: What is Cognitive Dissonance Theory? (Psych IRL) VIDEO: How playing an instrument benefits your brain - Anita Collins (TED-Ed) |
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7. Tuesday Oct 10 |
Project Meeting
Watch, discuss and provide consultation on evocation of presence for the EMP students' Project 3 assignmnet - “With/In/Visibility: 360-Degree Videos on Things Hidden in Plain Sight” - as they turn in rough cut videos. |
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7. Thursday Oct 12 |
Deadline for Assignment #3 (required) - Observing attention and memory exercise
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8. Tuesday Oct 17 |
Information processing and other models (from Sept. 12) READING SUMMARY BY: Ali [Summary] Evaluation and behavior (2 of 2): Unconscious (subliminal) processing [note other possible topics include watching reruns, ad repetition, multi-tasking, etc.] Moore, T. E. (1996). Subliminal perception: Facts and fallacies. Skeptical Inquirer, 16(3). Available here. [if nothing else read the Conclusion] Bargh, J. A. (2002). Losing consciousness: Automatic
influences on consumer judgment, behavior, and motivation. VIDEO: Subliminal Messages Busted [examples in ads, etc.] ONLINE RESOURCE: Subliminal MP3s/CDs (Sprudio) IMAGES: Unconscious (subliminal) processing See Moore (1996) reading above - but... VIDEO: Psychological Priming (money and food) Why does this happen? ONLINE RESOURCE: 95% of Brain Activity is Beyond Our Conscious Awareness (Simplifying Interfaces) ONLINE RESOURCE: The Ten-Percent Myth (Snopes) ONLINE RESOURCE/VIDEO: Lucy (2014) (IMDb) Applications of supraliminal messages: VIDEO: Telenovelas: Are Spanish-Language Soap Operas Good for Your Health? (PBS NewsHour) ONLINE RESOURCE: Entertainment-Education Strategy (Kaiser Foundation) ONLINE RESOURCE: Serious Game Classification Fun examples of hidden but not subliminal messages: ONLINE RESOURCE: Disney and Pixar Have Been Hiding A Secret Right in Front of Our Faces... ONLINE RESOURCE: Kameraflage Images Only Visible Through a Digital Camera |
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8. Thursday Oct 19 |
Unpacking telepresence: Presence theories Nunez, D. (2007). A capacity limited, cognitive constructive model of virtual presence. Dissertation. Chapter 3: A critical review of current significant models of presence, pp. 50-105, available here. Chapter 4: The capacity limited, cognitive constructionist model of presence (CLCC), pp. 106-133, available here. Lombard, M., Lee, S., Sun, W., Xu, K., & Yang, H. (in press). Presence theory. In Cynthia Hoffner (Ed.), International Encyclopedia of Media Effects. Wiley/Blackwell. Available here. Lombard, M., & Xu, K. (2017). Media are Social Actors: Expanding the CASA paradigm in the 21st century. Unpublished manuscript. Available here [coming soon!] READING SUMMARY BY: Jess and Valerie [Summary; Powerpoint] POWERPOINT PRESENTATION: Challenges Ahead excerpt Measuring telepresence Lombard, M., Ditton, T. B., & Weinstein, L. (2009, November). Measuring (tele)presence: The Temple Presence Inventory. Presented at the Twelfth International Workshop on Presence, Los Angeles, California, USA. Available here. [link fixed!] Lombard, M., & Sun, W. (2016). Outside the lab: A direct, mixed-method approach to examining telepresence experiences in everyday life. To be presented at the 2016 annual conference of the National Communication Association (NCA), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. Available here. READING SUMMARY BY: Eric and Stephen [Summary; Powerpoint] OTHER READINGS/MATERIALS: ONLINE RESOURCES: TPI research and questionnaire ONLINE RESOURCES: Telepresence Experiences Survey I and What are Telepresence Experiences Like in the Real World? A Qualitative Survey by Lombard and Weinstein (pdf) |
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9. Tuesday Oct 24 |
Project Screening and Discussion Watch, discuss and plan/organize research on evocation of presence for the EMP students' Project 3 assignmnet - “With/In/Visibility: 360-Degree Videos on Things Hidden in Plain Sight” - as they turn in final or near-final version videos. |
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9. Thursday Oct 26 |
Class project survey draft and refinement Telepresence and... entertainment Hartmann, T., Klimmt, C., & Vorderer, P. (2009). Presence and media enjoyment. In C. Bracken & P. Skalski (Editors), Immersed in Media: Telepresence in Everyday Life. New York: Routledge. Available here. READING SUMMARY BY: Kayla and Alexa [Summary; Powerpoint] ONLINE RESOURCE: PSVR hands on: A week with Sony’s virtual reality headset (Extreme Tech) ONLINE RESOURCE / VIDEOS: SMPTE-HPA Student Film Festival VR Viewing and Voting ONLINE RESOURCE: Life 2.0 documentary VIDEO: Pranav Mistry at TED; The Sixth Sense (especially beginning at 4:14) VIDEO: Breaking the 4th Wall Supercut VIDEO: 90 year old grandmother loves Oculus Rift (on YouTube) VIDEO: USA Network Character Approved - Kathryn Bigelow (on Vimeo) ONLINE RESOURCE: Next Generation Life (Jorge Jimenez) VIDEO: Hollywood 'craves digital versions of actors' (from Jaime) ONLINE RESOURCE: DirecTV adds DogTV Channel (Bloomberg); DogTV website VIDEO: The Dan Cam: A Handsome Dan View of Yale's 2012 Commencement (from Lidan) |
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10. Tuesday Oct 31 |
Celebrate Halloween!
Class project survey draft and refinement - Collection of potential new questions - bring yours! Telepresence and music Klotz, J., & Lombard, M. (2006, August). Demonstration: Presence considerations in music production. Presented at the Ninth International Workshop on Presence, Cleveland, Ohio, USA. Available here (pdf). READING SUMMARY BY: Dominick [Summary; Prezi] OTHER READINGS/MATERIALS: POWERPOINT PRESENTATION: Presence Considerations in Music Production (w/o music) ONLINE RESOURCE: Factors affecting telepresence with music (Word) VIDEO: His Daughter ~ Molly Kate Kestner Perfect Voice (YouTube) VIDEO: Virtual Barbershop HQ Sound (from Saeed) VIDEO: Alive Inside video (power of music) (Kotke.org) ONLINE RESOURCE: Triumph of the Cyborg Composer ONLINE RESOURCE: Hail the Villain virtual reality web site VIDEO: Ellen Auto-Tuning with T-Pain! (YouTube) VIDEO: Trump Clinton Face Off (ft. Joseph Gordon-Levitt) (YouTube) VIDEO: Bad Hombres, Nasty Women (ft. "Weird Al" Yankovic) (YouTube) VIDEO: In the World's Quietest Room, You Can Hear Your Heartbeat (Mashable) ONLINE RESOURCE / VIDEO: Disturbed releases virtual reality experience for Sounds of Silence cover VIDEO: Block Rocking Beats - Leap Motion Tech Demo (YouTube) |
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10. Thursday Nov 2 |
Deadline for Assignment #7 (optional) - Subliminal/supraliminal messages exercise
Class project survey draft and refinement - update and decisions Telepresence and... memory and social judgment Ditton, T. B. (1997). The unitentional blending of direct experience and mediated experience: The role of enhanced versus limited television presentations in inducing source-monitoring errors. Dissertation Abstracts International, 58(06), 1972A. Abridged version available here. Ditton dissertation - complete (.pdf); model (.jpg) READING SUMMARY BY: Jiang and Keegan OTHER READINGS/MATERIALS: ONLINE RESOURCE: Project Implicit ONLINE RESOURCE: Titanic photos and reality/fiction (Kotke.org) ONLINE RESOURCE: That sinking feeling: Audience are treated to Titanic experience (UK Mail) (from Griffin '12) |
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11. Tuesday Nov 7 |
Class project survey - review and refine Qualtrics draft
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11. Thursday Nov 9 |
Class project survey - review and refine Qualtrics draft based on feedback Telepresence and... health and medicine CyberTherapy 13 - Conference Abstracts [PICK 3 TO SUMMARIZE]. Available here.] Levin, M. F. (2011). Can virtual reality offer enriched environments for rehabilitation? Expert Review of Neurotheapeutics, 11(2), 153–155. Available here. Brown, W., Basil, M., & Bocarnea, M. (2003). The influence of famous athletes on health beliefs and practices: Mark McGwire, child abuse prevention, and Androstenedione. Journal of Health Communication, 8(1, January/February), 41-57. Available here. READING SUMMARY BY: Larry OTHER READINGS/MATERIALS: VIDEO: Parasocial Relationships with TV actors (Katie and Liz) VIDEO: Medical Virtual Reality Overview (Katie and Liz) VIDEO: USA for Africa: We Are the World (from Jonathan) VIDEO: Pee Wee Herman Talks About Crack Cocaine - PSA (from Jonathan) VIDEO: Charles Barkley PSA "Couch Potato" with Arizona Heart Foundation (from Jonathan) VIDEO: WWF PSA: Don't Try This At Home (from Jonathan) ONLINE RESOURCE: American Telemedicine Association (ATA) ONLINE RESOURCE: Telepractice statement from American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (from Julie '12) VIDEO: Remote care in Australia (News Ten) VIDEO: da Vinci Surgical System VIDEO: Telesurgery - "Lindbergh Operation" VIDEO: Soldiers Get Virtual Reality Therapy for Burn Pain VIDEO: Not a game: Inside Virtual Iraq VIDEO: Treating phobias through virtual reality (Canada Foundation for Innovation) ONLINE RESOURCE/VIDEO: Virtual reality programs to help treat phobias (CBS) VIDEO: Controlling Anxiety KNSD San Diego ONLINE RESOURCE: Ri-Man (Japanese care robot) NEWS ARTICLE: How virtual reality technology helped me cope with cancer (Body & Soul) |
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12. Tuesday Nov 14 |
Class project survey - report from pairs of testers, more decisions about changes in Qualtrics draft based on feedback, plans for final pilot testing |
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12. Thursday Nov 16 |
Deadline for Assignment #8 (optional) - Presence and food image In addition to scheduled topics below:
Class project survey - report from testers, final changes, distribute VR headsets, test video approval (Qualtrics login) Telepresence and... business and commerce Arthur, R. (2016, June 15). Future of retail: Artificial intelligence and virtual reality have big roles to play. Forbes. Retrieved April 03, 2017, from https://www.forbes.com/sites/rachelarthur/2016/06/15/future-of-retail-artificial-intelligence-and-virtual-reality-have-big-roles-to-play/#6c3a7dfd7f9d Brown, L. (2017, March 07). The development and application of VR shopping. Filmora. Retrieved April 03, 2017, from https://filmora.wondershare.com/virtual-reality/vr-shopping-fun.html McKone, D., Haslehurst, R., & Steingoltz, M. (2016, September 09). Virtual and augmented reality will reshape retail. Harvard Business Review. Retrieved April 03, 2017, from https://hbr.org/2016/09/virtual-and-augmented-reality-will-reshape-retail MSL Group. (2016, May 04). Let's break tradition: Virtual reality in public relations. Retrieved April 03, 2017, from https://www.slideshare.net/mslgroup/lets-break-tradition-virtual-reality-in-public-relations Riley, W. (2012, September 6). Mobile telepresence adds fuel to race for
same-day delivery. Telepresence Options. Retrieved April 03, 2017, from
http://www.telepresenceoptions.com/2012/09/ READING SUMMARY BY: Shu [slides] VIDEO: Robot Chefs Take Over Restaurant (BBC News) Videos (from Andrew, Spring '17): |
| Tuesday Nov 21 | Fall Break - no class! |
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Thursday
Nov 23 |
Thanksgiving! |
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13. Tuesday Nov 28 |
Class project update/discussion (Qualtrics login) Telepresence and... education and skills training Selverian, M. M., & Hwang, H. S. (2003). In search of presence: A systematic evaluation of evolving VLEs. Presence-Teleoperators and Virtual Environments, 12(5), 512-522. Available here. READING SUMMARY BY: Sean VIDEO: Duke University School of Nursing in Second Life VIDEO: thereNow's IRIS Connect demonstration VIDEO: Distance Learning in the Classroom (Cisco) VIDEO: Cisco Telepresence Vision
Telepresence and... art; comics, graphic novels and adaptations to film Saltz, D. Z. (2001). The collaborative subject: Telerobotic performance and identity (Focus on the use of cyborg and tele-presence technologies in interactive and performance art). Performance Research, 6(3), 70-83. Available here. Jones, M. T. (2009). Found in Translation: Structural and Cognitive Aspects of the Adaptation of Comic Art to Film. VDM Publishing. Abstract and Chapter 4 available here. READING SUMMARY BY: Yichen [slides] and Amriana [slides] VIDEO: Another Reverse Perspective ONLINE RESOURCES: Alexa Mead (1) (2) VIDEO: Breaking the Ice (Winter Olympics 2010) ONLINE RESOURCE: Telephone Arm Wrestling ONLINE RESOURCES: MetaHuman.org and Project Paradise (Cyborg Adam and Eve) ONLINE RESOURCE: networked-performance blog (see links) ONLINE RESOURCE: Will Pappenheimer's Here for You VIDEO: Fluid Boundaries: Interactive Installation VIDEO: East by West (interactive telepresence installation) |
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13. Thursday Nov 30 |
Class project update/discussion (Qualtrics login) Telepresence and sexuality Lombard, M., & Jones, M. T. (2013). Presence and sexuality. Human Technology, 9(1), 2013-05, 22-55. Available here [follow link to pdf]. READING SUMMARY BY: Lillian OTHER READINGS/MATERIALS: POWERPOINT PRESENTATION: Presence and Sexuality ONLINE RESOURCE: VR sexuality: Your fantasies may never be the same (Wired via ISPR Presence News) ONLINE RESOURCE: Technologasm: Teledildonics and Adult Haptic Devices (Kinsey) ONLINE RESOURCE: Geometric Porn ONLINE RESOURCE: Literature with An Added Buzz (Daily Mail) ONLINE RESOURCE: The Addictive Orgasm Apps Changing Sex ED (Broadly) ONLINE RESOURCE: The Rise of Romance Gaming (CNN) and video at What It's Like to Date a Video Game Character (Seeker) NEWS ARTICLE: What It's Like to Experience a Virtual Reality Orgy (Broadly) NEWS ARTICLE/VIDEO: This VR Platform Invites Users To Have Virtual Sex With Real Performers (Forbes) VIDEO: Futurama - Don't Date Robots (from Tim M. '12) NEWS ARTICLE: Hello, Westworld: Sex Doll Brothel Opens In Barcelona (Huffington Post) VIDEO: World's First 'Love' Competition [Vimeo video private] ONLINE RESOURCE: VR Porn Has Made Some Progress with Breasts, At Least (Kotaku) [vines missing] NEWS ARTICLE: Your 'Westworld' sexbot is almost here, thanks to RealDoll (CNET)
Telepresence and... death and bereavement Lombard, M., & Selverian, M. E. (2008). Telepresence after death. Presence: Teleoperators and Virtual Environments, 17(3), 310-325. Available: here. READING SUMMARY BY: Indira and Ryan [Summary] OTHER READINGS/MATERIALS: ONLINE RESOURCE: Virtual Memorials ONLINE RESOURCE: Facebook page of Matthew's friend NEWS ARTICLE: Death on Facebook Becomes a Haunting Projection-Mapped Monument (Creators) ONLINE RESOURCE: mywifesfightwithbreastcancer (from Julie)
ONLINE RESOURCE: Jules' Weblog (the dangers of time) ONLINE RESOURCE: Mourners turn to mobile phones to remember deceased (The Digital Beyond) ONLINE RESOURCE: Perpetual Pet (gallery) NEWS ARTICLES:
Researchers resurrected Joey from Friends as a video chatbot (The Verge)
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SPEAK, MEMORY When her best friend died, she rebuilt him using artificial
intelligence (The Verge) NEWS ARTICLE: A Creepy New Startup Wants To Create Living Avatars For Dead People (Fast Company) NEWS ARTICLE: Turning thd Dead into Vinyl Records (and diamonds and pottery) (BBC News) (video from NowThis via Twitter) (mini-documentary Hearing Madge via YouTube)
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14. Tuesday Dec 5 |
Deadline for Assignment #4 (required) - Topic paper Deadsline for sending music nominee for next class voting for Assignment #9 (optional) - Music and telepresence exercise Class project update/discussion, including plan for data analysis and presentation on 12/14 (Qualtrics login)
Telepresence and food OTHER READINGS/MATERIALS: Nominees for most presence-evoking food images (Spring '17) (ppt) VIDEO: Robot Chefs Take Over Restaurant (BBC News) VIDEO: Behind the scenes at a McDonald's photo shoot (from Jared) VIDEOS: ASMR - Chinese food (eating at 1:45), Fried chicken etc. (at 0:30), Pumpkin Fettuccini/Pumpkin Churros (at 3:50)
Tepresence and... philosophy and the meaning of life Jones, M. T., Lombard, M., & Jasak, J. (in press). (Tele)Presence and Simulation: Questions of Epistemology, Religion, Morality, and Mortality. PsychNology Journal. Available here. READING SUMMARY BY: Marcel and Dave VIDEO: Through the Wormhole with Morgan Freeman (S1, E1; Are we simulated? Excerpt (28:57) ONLINE RESOURCE: The Simulation Argument web site VIDEO: Simulation Hypothesis - The (source) of Virtual Reality ONLINE RESOURCE / VIDEO: Astronomers Create First Realistic Virtual Universe (Phys.org) |
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14. Thursday Dec 7 |
DEADLINE FOR CLASS PROJECT DATA GATHERING; BEGIN DATA ANALYSIS Class project update/discussion, including plan for data analysis and presentation on 12/14 (Qualtrics login)
The ethics of telepresence Barfield, W., Lauria, R., Mann, S., & Kerr, I. (2005). Special section: Legal, ethical, and policy issues associated with virtual environments and computer mediated reality - Guest editors' introduction. Presence-Teleoperators And Virtual Environments, 14(6), III-V. Available here. Lombard, M. (2009). The promise and peril of telepresence. In C. Bracken & P. Skalski (Editors), Immersed in Media: Telepresence in Everyday Life. New York: Routledge. Available here. READING SUMMARY BY: Allie and Annmarie [summary; slides] ONLINE RESOURCE: Preloaded's Katie Goode Looks at the Plethora of Ways the VR Revolution Can Impact Our Lives (Develop) (i.e., the promise of presence) ONLINE RESOURCE: Sextacles: How Snapchat's new Spectacles are being used in the sack (Mashable) CARTOON: Presence and ethics (Owlturd.com)
Music and Telepresence - listening, voting and award VIDEO: The Psychological Effect Christmas Music Has On Your Brain (NBC News) NEWS ARTICLE: Science says holiday music is bad for your mental health (Business Insider)
The future of telepresence Telepresence in Media Environments - Powerpoint (NCA 2014) Telepresence in Media Environments - Project website VIDEO:
Star Trek: TNG - Measure of a Man (courtroom scene) OTHER READINGS/MATERIALS: ONLINE RESOURCE: The Imminent Age of Virtual Reality is an Illusion (Opinion) (Computerworld) ONLINE RESOURCE: Back to the Future in the Metaverse (IEET) VIDEOS:
Great Films Fill Rooms (Part 2) VIDEO: Hyper-Reality by Kevin Matsuda (Vimeo) ONLINE RESOURCE: Future Timeline website (search for "virtual") ONLINE RESOURCE / VIDEO: Astronomers Create First Realistic Virtual Universe (Phys.org) VIDEOS: Oculus Dash (Oculus; Road to VR) |
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Tuesday
Dec 12 |
[Study days - No classes] Deadline (end of day, i.e., 11:59 pm December 12) for: |
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Thursday Dec 14 |
[Finals week] FINAL PROJECT SCREENINGS/ RESEARCH PRESENTATIONS
Screening and presentations of research results for EMP students' Project 3 assignment. |
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Sunday Dec 17 |
Deadline (end of day, i.e., 11:59 pm) for: ASSIGNMENT #5 (REQUIRED) - CLASS
PROJECT WRITE-UP |
| Friday Dec 22 | Instructor grades due (11:59 PM) |
Other useful resources:
Bryant, J., & Oliver, M. B. (eds.) (2009). Media Effects: Advances in Theory and Research. Taylor & Francis.
Bryant, J., & Vorderer, P. (eds.) (2006). Psychology of Entertainment. Routledge.
Bryant, J., & Zillmann, D. (eds.) (1991). Responding to the Screen: Reception and Reaction Processes, pp. 217-226. Hillsdale, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.
Shrum, L. J. (ed.) (2004). The Psychology of Entertainment Media: Blurring the Lines between Entertainment and Persuasion. Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.