Course Materials
Meeting time: Tuesdays and Thursdays 2:00 - 3:20
PM
Meeting place: Tuttleman Learning Center 5B
Professor: Matthew Lombard
Office: Annenberg Hall/Tomlinson Theater 220
Phone: 215.204.7182
Email: lombard@temple.edu
Office hours: Tuesdays and Thursdays 12:45 - 1:45 or by
appointment
1. Click here to: Complete the Student Info Form
2. Click here to: Subscribe to ISPR Presence News (Assignment #1)
3. Click here to: Visit/join the ISPR Presence Community Facebook group
4. Click here to: Select topics for Assignment #2 - Topic presentation/discussion
4. Click here to: Jump to the CLASS PROJECT material below
5. Click here to: Jump to the course calendar below
THIS SYLLABUS LAST UPDATED ON Tuesday April 28, 2020
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.
NOTE: This class utilizes Canvas.
NOTE: This is a 'paperless' class - all assignments except as noted are to be submitted (in MS Word or pdf format) by midnight of the date they're due via Canvas.
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 via Canvas in MS Word or pdf format by midnight of the date they're due.
Below are all of the course assignments, first those
that are required and
then optional (extra credit) assignments you can choose from.
| # | Points | Deadline | Assignment details |
| Required assignments | |||
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#1 |
5 |
Jan 23 |
ISPR Presence News: Subscribe and react Go here and subscribe to this free online publication. Look at some of the posts pick 3 that interest you. In a single page paper 1) identify each post by title and date, 2) describe why you find it interesting, and 3) write out one question you have after reading the post. No credit unless you stay subscribed through the semester. |
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#2 |
20 |
as listed on course calendar below |
Topic presentation/discussion Each student will work either alone or with one other person in the class and, using the provided readings and other sources, examine a topic related to psychological processing of media. They'll then guide a brief class discussion of the topic, including presenting information and providing materials in whatever creative formats you choose via PowerPoint, Google Slides, Prezi or any other means you like. A very general outline to use as a starting point is:
You are welcome to incorporate any of the materials on the syllabus, and/or new ones you find, in the presentation and discussion. We'll figure out who will work on which topics early in the semester. You can indicate your preferred topic(s) here. |
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#3 |
15 |
Feb 25 |
Observing attention and memory exercise Observe and write a short (3 page) report on the attention and memory patterns of a television viewer |
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#4 |
20 |
Apr 14 |
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-9ree, 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 |
10 |
Apr 30 |
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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#6 |
20 |
Apr 23 |
Class project: A group research project about a topic we'll select together. Previous semester class projects: |
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#7 |
10 |
-- |
Participation Come to class; be on time and stay the whole time (or let me know why you can't), pay attention; turn things in on time; most important: share your questions/comments/ideas in (and out of) class; be nice; get involved! |
| Optional (extra credit) assignments | |||
|
#8 |
12 |
Mar 26 |
Examine an hours' worth of media content for sub- and supraliminal messages and consider their possible effects in a short (3 page) report. |
|
#9 |
1 |
Mar 19 |
Presence and food image Find a photograph of a favorite food that makes the food item or dish look as appetizing as possible and upload the photo on Canvas. The photos will be compiled and we'll discuss them in class. |
|
#10 |
6 |
April 21 |
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. Submit your paper and if you have it, an mp3 or other digital version of the song, via Canvas. 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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#11 |
1 each (up to 3) |
Apr 30 |
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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#12 |
10 |
Apr 30 |
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. |
GRADING STANDARDS
This course is open to master's level 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 has a need for accommodation based on the impact of a disability or any special situation should contact me privately as soon as possible. Information on accommodations is available from the Disability Resources and Services office (100 Ritter Annex; 215-204-1280) and its web site.
| Week/Day/Date |
Topics, readings, deadlines |
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1. TUE Jan 14 |
Introduction to course VIDEO / NEWS STORY: Dreamscape looks to reinvent the movie night with virtual reality (KTLA) VIDEO: Hanson Robotics: Sophia (CNBC via YouTube) VIDEO: DVE Holographics - Holo-Meetings and Telepresence VIDEO: Microsoft Hololens Demonstration (IGN via YouTube) VIDEO: Humans - Episode 1 clip (YouTube; start at 0:44) NEWS ARTICLE: Why Do People Fall for Fake News? (New York Times) NEWS ARTICLE: The Weirdest Trend on Instagram: Virtual Influencers Who Make Real Content (Inverse) NEWS ARTICLE: Enjoyment of trash films linked to high intelligence, study finds (The Independent) VIDEOS: Google ads - Pixel 3: The Power to Wonder
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1. THU Jan 16 |
Introduction to psychological processing of media Lombard, M. (1992). Introduction to the study of psychological processing of media. Unpublished manuscript. Available here. Example of (non-psychological) process: NEWS ARTICLE: The Route of a Text Message (the scottbot irregular) Levels of analysis: VIDEOS: Powers of 10 (1977) and Cosmic Eye (2018) (levels of analysis) Form vs. content: VIDEO: A Magazine is an iPad that does not work VIDEO: Sony's adorable new Aibo comes to the US (TechCrunch) Objective vs subjective reality: 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) Media vs. media attributes: VIDEO: Magic Mirror (CBS This Morning) VIDEO: The Robohon Is A Phone, Projector, And A Robot All In One (Futurism via YouTube) VIDEO / NEWS ARTICLE: Infinity AR: We'll
fulfill sci-fi promise of augmented reality (CNET); video |
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2. TUE Jan 21 |
Introduction to
(Tele)Presence [Slides] Lombard, M. (2018). Presence Past and Future: Reflections on 25 Years of Presence Technology, Scholarship and Community. In Andrea L. Guzman (Ed). Human-Machine Communication: Rethinking Communication, Technology, and Ourselves. Peter Lang Publishing. Available: here. Lombard,
M., & Ditton, T. B.
(1997). At the heart of
it all: The concept of presence. Journal of
Computer-Mediated
Communication, 3(2). Available:
http://jcmc.indiana.edu/vol3/issue2/lombard.html ONLINE RESOURCE/VIDEO: Titanic Honor and Glory (from Ali, Fall '17) 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) ONLINE RESOURCE: Chip, the Smart and Lovable Robot Dog (WowWee); video The telepresence communities (industry and academic): Human Productivity Lab web site International Society for Presence Research (ISPR) web site |
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2. THU Jan 23 |
Re: Future of media exercise at end of semester: ONLINE RESOURCE: Op-Eds from the Future (New York Times)
Continue
introduction to (tele)presence
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3. TUE Jan 28 |
In the news:
Details about Field Trip to Universal Sphere on Thursday!
Continue introduction to (tele)presence
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. Eye-tracking: 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: 19 Things We Can Learn From Numerous Heatmap Tests (CXL) EEG: VIDEO: It's Not Mind-Reading But Scientists Exploring How Brains Perceive the World (PBS NewsHour) ONLINE RESOURCE: NeuroSky Brain-Computer Interface VIDEO: Sivu - Better Man Than He (MRIs as art) EEG Mindflex Duel game demo
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3. THU Jan 30 |
Field trip: Universal Sphere Don't come to class, go to Center City (details discussed in previous class and on Canvas)
Questions for write-up (updated):
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4. TUE Feb 4 |
CLASS PROJECT:
Discuss reactions to Universal Sphere
Finish introduction to (tele)presence
Finish researching psychological processing of media
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. Lombard, M., & Sun, W. (2016). Outside the lab: A direct, mixed-method approach to examining telepresence experiences in everyday life. Presented at the 2016 annual conference of the National Communication Association (NCA), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. Available here. ONLINE RESOURCE: 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) ONLINE RESOURCE: Telepresence Experiences Survey II ONLINE RESOURCE: Fall 2018 Questionnaire for 360 Video "Dance"
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4. THU Feb 6 |
CLASS PROJECT:
In the news:
Fix (d'oh!) and refine list of topics-students for assignment #2 - Topic presentation/discussion (online form here)
Finish Measuring telepresence
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. The computer analogy for human information processing: IMAGES: Humans are like computers IMAGES: Information processing models VIDEO / ONLINE RESOURCE: Scientists Create Circuit Board Modeled on the Human Brain (Phys.org) OTHER TOPICS/RESOURCES: Complexity of consciousness, and what we take for granted: VIDEO / NEWS ARTICLE: A Drug That Wakes the
Near Dead
(NY Times) VIDEO: Awakenings - film trailer VIDEO / NEWS ARTICLE: Trace of Thought Is Found in 'Vegetative' Patient (NY Times) Learning from brain injuries: NEWS ARTICLE: Man Accidentally Shoots Nail Into His Brain, Doesn't Notice (Geek-O-System) Measuring human information processing: VIDEO: Contemporary Phineas Gage (source?) ONLINE RESOURCE: Brains as clear as Jell-o (NY Times) VIDEO / NEWS ARTICLE: How a Transparent Fish May Help Decode the Brain (Smithsonian); video from Slate VIDEO / NEWS ARTICLE: What does a thought look like? (UC Berkeley)
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5. TUE Feb 11 |
CLASS PROJECT:
Adjust list of topics-students for assignment #2 - Topic presentation/discussion
Finish Information processing and other models
TOPIC: Attention - [Matthew L.] 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. VIDEO: Whodunnit? (Caroline and Nikki, Spring '17) VIDEO: Brain Games: Pay Attention! (Daily Motion) VIDEO: The Pretenders: Room Full of Mirrors NEWS ARTICLE: The Mystery Behind Anesthesia (Technology Review) VIDEO: Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi - Flow (source?) VIDEO: Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi on flow (TED Talk) ONLINE RESOURCE: Hollywood movies follow a mathematical formula VIDEO: Why the Human Brain Can't Multitask (Caroline and Nikki, Spring '17) NEWS ARTICLE: Corpse Sits In Gamer Cafe For 9 Hours (The Province) |
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5. THU Feb 13 |
CLASS PROJECT:
Review topics-students and guidelines for assignment #2 - Topic presentation/discussion
Continue attention (including discussing Assignment #3 - Observing attention and memory exercise)
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6. TUE Feb 18 |
CLASS PROJECT:
In the news...
Finish attention (including discussing Assignment #3 - Observing attention and memory exercise) - Terms and concepts to know:
TOPIC: Memory - Will D. and Xavier I. Harris, R. J., Cady, E. T., & Tran, T. Q. (2006). Comprehension and memory. In Jennings Bryant and Peter Vorderer (Eds.), Psychology of Entertainment, pp. 71-84. Routledge. Available here. 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) NEWS ARTICLE: Study Reveals Workings of Working Memory (Medical Xpress) ONLINE RESOURCE/VIDEO: Memory Palace strategy (The Mentalist) (Eggsactly Science) IMAGES: Pareidolia (Flickr group) VIDEO: Face blindness (60 Minutes) VIDEOS: Endless Memory Pt 1 and CBS Morning News following second report VIDEO: Unforgettable (CBS promo) NEWS ARTICLE: Would Perfect Memory Be a Burden or a Superpower? (Gizmodo) 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) |
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6. THU Feb 20 |
CLASS PROJECT:
In the news...
Memory wrap-up and discussion of Observing attention and memory exercise Terms and concepts to know:
Unconscious (subliminal) processing - Katelyn B. and Wesley C. 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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7. TUE Feb 25 |
CLASS PROJECT:
TOPIC: Physiology and emotion - Camryn D. 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. 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) Fear and fiction: 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. 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)
TOPIC: Evaluation and behavior - Alayna P. and Cassidy L. Littlejohn, S. W. (2001). Theories of human communication. Belmont, CA: Wadsworth. ["Theories of Message Reception and Processing" pp. 117-143] Available here. 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. THU Feb 27 |
Field trip 2: Designs for Different Futures exhibit at the Philadelphia Museum of Art through March 8 Don't come to class! Instead, by the date the exhibit closes go to the Philadelphia Museum of Art and experience the Designs for Different Futures exhibit. (details discussed in previous class and on Canvas). Note that Museum admission is free all day on Sunday March 1 and Wednesday nights February 26 and March 4 (starting at 5); student admission is otherwise $14. Questions for write-up: 2. What were your impressions of the exhibit? What was the most impressive part of the experience and/or what surprised you the most? Please tell me a bit about your experience. 3. What parts of the exhibit made you think about and/or experience presence? What ideas and/or questions related to presence did the exhibit cause you to have? 4. What other ideas related to psychological processing of media and the future of mediated experiences did parts of the exhibit cause you to have? 5. What was your favorite part about the experience? 6. Optional: Anything else you'd like me to know? |
TUE Mar 3 |
SPRING BREAK |
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8. TUE Mar 10 |
Discuss Coronavirus situation and how it will affect the rest of the semester
Discuss class project (survey is here)
TOPIC: Computers, robots and beyond: Medium As Social Actor (MASA) presence - Matthew Lombard, M., & Xu, K. (2017). Media are Social Actors: Expanding the CASA paradigm in the 21st century. Unpublished manuscript. Available [draft only] from Matthew. VIDEO: How these self-aware robots are redefining consciousness (Seeker) |
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8. THU Mar 12 |
Preparation for switching to online/virtual format 1. Anxiety levels 2. Temple and other Coronovirus resources 3. Class changes after today:
4. Questions? CLASS PROJECT:
Discuss reactions to Field trip 2: Designs for Different Futures exhibit at the Philadelphia Museum of Art
TOPIC: Unpacking telepresence: Presence theories [slides] - - Kristine A. and Simon G. Lombard, M., Lee, S., Sun, W., Xu, K., & Yang, H. (2017). Presence theory. In Cynthia Hoffner (Ed.), International Encyclopedia of Media Effects, pp. 169-188. Wiley/Blackwell. Available here. 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.
TOPIC: Telepresence and entertainment - Amber D. 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. 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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9. TUE Mar 17 |
First class meeting online via Zoom - see Canvas announcement for details and join meeting at this url: Join URL: https://temple.zoom.us/j/624270135
Getting acclimated - set up problems, working in Zoom, sharing screens, etc. How everyone is doing, adapting Discussion notification settings in Canvas New Discussion re: pictures of us
Class project update: New Discussion for collaboration In the news:
Next meetings, office hours, and plans for Topic Presentations/Discussions
Guidelines for writing assignments - Plagiarism, scholarly and other sources, APA style ONLINE RESOURCE: Citing Sources: What is Plagiarism? (Temple U Libraries) VIDEO: Citing Sources: Why & How to Do It (OSLIS Elementary Videos) VIDEO: Citation: A (Very) Brief Introduction (NCSU) ONLINE RESOURCE: APA Style (Purdue Owl) ONLINE RESOURCE: APA Style Instructional Aids (APA) VIDEOS: APA in Minutes (Humber Libraries) Secondary sources: ONLINE RESOURCE: Secondary Sources (aka How to Cite a Source You Found in Another Source) (APA) VIDEO/ONLINE RESOURCE: Knowledge Check: Secondary Sources (Walden University) Questions |
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9. THU Mar 19 |
TOPIC: PPM, telepresence and media violence - Meg S.
TOPIC: Telepresence and music - Jinyan and Zack J. 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. 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) Presence and music example: "Take On Me" by A-Ha:
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10. TUE Mar 24 |
Meetings to end of semester; recordings and transcripts
Worry survey results
Finish Telepresence and music (Jinyan and Zach)
TOPIC: PPM, telepresence and gender and/or race - McKenzie A.
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10. THU Mar 26 |
Worry survey results
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TOPIC: Telepresence and food - Matthew Nominees for most presence-evoking food image (Spring 2020) (ppt) Nominees for most presence-evoking food image (Fall 2019) (ppt) Nominees for most presence-evoking food image (Spring 2019) (ppt) Nominees for most presence-evoking food image (Fall 2018) (ppt) Nominees for most presence-evoking food image (Spring 2018) (ppt) Nominees for most presence-evoking food images (Fall 2016) (ppt) Fake foods: VIDEO: How Fake Food is Made for TV and Movies (Insider) VIDEO: Behind the scenes at a McDonald's photo shoot VIDEO: This 'Spaghetti' is Made Out of Ice Cream (NowThis Food via FB) ASMR: VIDEOS: ASMR - Chinese food (eating at 1:45), Fried chicken etc. (at 0:30), Pumpkin Fettuccini/Pumpkin Churros (at 3:50) NEWS ARTICLE: Some people loathe ASMR, while others can't even experience it (Philly Voice) Presence at restaurants: VIDEO: Robot Chefs Take Over Restaurant (BBC News) ONLINE RESOURCE: Hololamp menuOptical illusions: NEWS ARTICLE/VIDEO: Feast Your Eyes on an Optical Illusion Cake (Smithsonian) April 1: NEWS ARTICLE: McDonalds McPickle Burger (TV Week) NEWS ARTICLE: Domino's Pepperoni Thickshake (DesignTAXI) NEWS ARTICLE: Smell-o-Vision (Hoaxes.org) Other: NEWS ARTICLE: This website turns your selfies into a giant lollipop you can actually eat (The Sun) ONLINE RESOURCE: The Future of Computing & Food - AVI 2018 Satellite Event NEWS ARTICLE/VIDEO: The Vocktail Turns Water Into Wine — or at Least an Appletini (Curiosity) NEWS ARTICLE: This website turns your selfies into a giant lollipop you can actually eat (The Sun)
TOPIC: Telepresence and art - Hannah B. 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. Optical illusion: ONLINE RESOURCE: Patrick Hughes Reverspective ONLINE RESOURCES: Alexa Meade (website) (Flickr) VIDEO: Elivs Schmoulianoff - Painted: An Adventure in Stop Motion Body Art Installations: VIDEO: Woo Sok Jang - Fluid Boundaries: Interactive Installation ONLINE RESOURCE: Lynn Herchman Leeson VIDEO: Self- and medium-as-social-actor presence and art: As We Are - Matthew Mohr (video) TELEpresence: VIDEO: Breaking the Ice (Winter Olympics 2010) ONLINE RESOURCE/VIDEO: Telephonic Arm-Wrestling ONLINE RESOURCE: Project Paradise (Cyborg Adam and Eve) (and other projects) ONLINE RESOURCE: Will Pappenheimer's Here for You ONLINE RESOURCE: body>data>space Revisiting classics: ONLINE RESOURCE: Van Gogh examples via ISPR Presence News search Performance: ONLINE RESOURCE/VIDEO: Introducing Hamlet in 360-degree Virtual Reality" (WGBH) ONLINE RESOURCE: Philarmonia Orchestra Digital Productions Neural networks: Computer-generated faces (video) on FB here or here
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11. TUE Mar 31 |
Worry survey results
Finish Telepresence and art (Hannah B.)
TOPIC: Telepresence and education and skills training - Delaney D. and Shannon S. 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. 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 NEWS ARTICLE: Hologram lectures (ISPR News)
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11. THU Apr 2 |
Worry survey results
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TOPIC: Telepresence and health and medicine - Troy Z. Westerman, D., Spence, P. R., & Lin, X. (2015). Telepresence and exemplification in health messages: The relationships among spatial and social presence and exemplars and exemplification effects. Communication Reports, 28(2), 92-102. Available here. [Must be logged into Temple Libraries website] CyberTherapy 13 - Conference Abstracts. 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. 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)
TOPIC: PPM and mediated beauty/body image/sexuality - Freedom W. and Morgan S. |
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12. TUE Apr 7 |
Worry survey results CLASS PROJECT:
TOPIC: Telepresence and sexuality - Brandon L. Lombard, M., & Jones, M. T. (2013). Presence and sexuality. Human Technology, 9(1), 2013-05, 22-55. Available here [follow link to pdf]. POWERPOINT PRESENTATION: Presence and SexualityONLINE 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) NEWS ARTICLE: This company invented a sex robot that breathes (Futurism)
TOPIC: Telepresence and death and bereavement - Federica I. Lombard, M., & Selverian, M. E. (2008). Telepresence after death. Presence: Teleoperators and Virtual Environments, 17(3), 310-325. Available: here. Origins - Sidra: Preserving the body: ONLINE RESOURCE: Perpetual Pet (gallery) NEWS ARTICLE: Turning the Dead into Vinyl Records (and diamonds and pottery) (BBC News) (video from NowThis via Twitter) (mini-documentary Hearing Madge via YouTube) NEWS ARTICLE: Tattoo ink and cremated ashes mix in living memorials (Philadelphia Inquirer) Online remembrances: 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: Virtual Memorials ONLINE RESOURCE: Mourners turn to mobile phones to remember deceased (The Digital Beyond) Advanced digital reproductions: NEWS ARTICLE: Researchers resurrected Joey from Friends as a video chatbot (The Verge) NEWS ARTICLE: 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) Understanding grief and loss: NEWS
ARTICLE: The virtual reality experience opening eyes to the challenges
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12. THU Apr 9 |
Worry survey results CLASS PROJECT:
Finish Telepresence and death and bereavement (Federica)
TOPIC: PPM and binge media use - Giana M. and Marquise C.
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13. TUE Apr 14 |
Worry survey results
Virtual pet introductions - bring your pet to our Zoom meeting and introduce him to us! CLASS PROJECT:
Finish PPM and binge media use - Giana and Marquise
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13. THU Apr 16 |
Worry survey results
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Finish discussion of PPM and binge media use - Giana and Marquise
TOPIC: The ethics of telepresence - Allison S. 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. 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. 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) |
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15. TUE Apr 21 |
Worry survey results and discussion of "20 great questions to ask instead of 'How are you doing right now?'" (Quartz)
Virtual graduation discussion
Reminders/discussion about schedule to end of semester
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Finish The ethics of telepresence - Allison
TOPIC: PPM, telepresence and social media inflencers - Ramata K. and Aneesa I. |
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15. THU Apr 23 |
Worry survey results
Virtual graduation discussion
Reminders/discussion about schedule to end of semester
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TOPIC: Telepresence in relation to the Deaf / ASL community - Kait K. |
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TUE Apr 28 |
Worry survey results
Virtual graduation update
Reminders/discussion about schedule to end of semester
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Finish PPM, telepresence and social media inflencers - Ramata
TOPIC: Telepresence and philosophy and the meaning of life - Matthew Jones, M. T., Lombard, M., & Jasak, J. (2011). (Tele)Presence and simulation: Questions of epistemology, religion, morality, and mortality. PsychNology Journal, 9(3), 193-222. Available here. VIDEO: Through the Wormhole with Morgan Freeman - Do we live in the Matrix? ONLINE RESOURCE: The Simulation Argument web site ONLINE RESOURCE: Simulation Hypothesis - The (source) of Virtual Reality (WorldNews) ONLINE RESOURCE / VIDEO: Astronomers Create First Realistic Virtual Universe (Phys.org)
The future of media ONLINE RESOURCE: Op-Eds from the Future (New York Times) Telepresence in Media Environments - Powerpoint (NCA 2014) Telepresence in Media Environments - Project website VIDEO: Star Trek: TNG - Measure of a Man
(courtroom scene) 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)
ONLY IF TIME: TOPIC: Telepresence and business and commerce - Matthew McKone, D., Haslehurst, R., & Steingoltz, M. (2016, September 09). Virtual and augmented reality will reshape retail. Harvard Business Review. Available here. Arthur, R. (2016, June 15). Future of retail: Artificial intelligence and virtual reality have big roles to play. Forbes. Available here. Brown, L. (2017, March 07). The development and application of VR shopping. Filmora. Available here. MSL Group. (2016, May 04). Let's break tradition: Virtual reality in public relations. Available here. Riley, W. (2012, September 6). Mobile telepresence adds fuel to race for same-day delivery. Telepresence Options. Available here. ONLINE RESOURCE: Cisco Immersive TelePresence ONLINE RESOURCE: Double Telepresence Robots website ONLINE RESOURCE: A Glimple of the Meeting's Future - Holobeam at MS flagship store in NY ONLINE RESOURCE: Microsoft Holoportation technology Videos (from Andrew, Spring '17):
EXAMPLE: Augmented reality picture and video from Hayley D. (Spring 2018)
TOPIC: PPM, telepresence and mediated politics - Matthew NEWS ARTICLE: Unconscious Reactions Separate Liberals and Concervatives (Scientific American) VIDEO: Democrats vs Republicans - Which Brain is Better? (Asap SCIENCE) NEWS
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and election day: ABC's AR set DISSERTATION: "Stimulating Interest in Political Information and Facilitating Deep Comprehension of a Political Text for Young Voters: Does Embodiment Matter?" by Klein alum Linda Greenwood (ProQuest)
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Apr 30 |
Worry survey results
Vote results and award for Telepresence and Music nominees: (Fall 2019 ballot: https://tinyurl.com/PPM-music-ballot)
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Matthew's favorite clocks
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FRI May 8 |
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.