In Dan Slater’s book, “A Million First Dates: Solving the Puzzle of Online Dating” he introduces the idea of the link between internet dating and heightened disposability. He states, “Internet dating has made people more[…]

In the article, “How Technology isn’t just changing society — it’s changing what it means to be human” Sean Illing leads a conversation with historian of science Michael Bess. Bess shares his expertise on the[…]

Lee et al.’s article titled, “Can Robots Manifest Personality?: An Empirical Test of Personality Recognition, Social Responses, and Social Presence in Human–Robot Interaction” focused on the inquisition of the potential capability robots have to curate[…]

In Anaya Sen and Catherine Tucker’s article, “Social Distancing and School Closures: Documenting Disparity in Internet Access among School Children,” attention focused on the unfortunate effects that COVID-19 has had on the quality of children’s[…]

Schueller et al.’s article, “Use of Digital Mental Health for Marginalized and Underserved Populations” focuses heavily on the disparity of technological use within minority communities as compared to that within communities of racial/ethnic majority. Throughout[…]

In Primeck et al.’s research paper titled, “Use of multiple social media platforms and symptoms of depression and anxiety: A nationally-representative study among U.S. young adults” a methodical research study is done to search for[…]

In Episode 8 of the first season of the Netflix series, “Explained” viewers are given a thorough explanation of what eSports are. This thorough explanation includes a breakdown of the leagues and highlights the similarities[…]

In the reading, “Moving towards inclusive design guidelines for socially and ethically aware HCI” Abascal et al. argue the importance of inclusivity in regards to human computer interaction as a means to facilitate easier and[…]

My project focuses on YouTube as a multifaceted multimedia platform that has shaped the trajectory and development of other forms of communication technology that came after its launch. YouTube’s uniqueness in its nature of providing[…]

Burgoon et al. explains that the development of human computer interaction relies heavily on anthropomorphism. Anthropomorphism is the attribution of human characteristics to, in this instance, human computer interaction (HCI).   Burgoon et al. argues[…]

Cultural analyst Sherry Turkle discussed that there is a false-sense of connectedness that communication technology and social networking sites provide us with.  Turkle’s argument encapsulates the idea that the way technology is shaping our modern[…]

Out of all of the readings for this course, I would argue that these lists of most influential people are the easiest to critique. Likely because of the strong opinions that arise from the cultivation[…]

Jeff Orlowski, producer of, “The Social Dilemma” and interview participants banded together to give insight into the production side of social networking sites and technology as a whole. In providing this insight, all participants show[…]

In the research paper, ““This Action Will Have Consequences”: Interactivity and Player Agency,” Sara Stang shows that, oftentimes, interactivity in the realm of video gaming is illusive. Her stance is that this illusory idea of[…]

In the research paper, “Are You Going to Delete Me? Latent Profiles of Post-Relationship Breakup Social Media Use and Emotional Distress,” McDaniel et al. shows through a well-rounded and in depth study that there is[…]

In, “An Immersive System with Multi-modal Human-computer Interaction” Zhao details and introduces the concept of the prioritization of human needs in relation to human computer interaction as a means of communication technology.   Zhao’s research[…]

In, “User Experience – A Research Agenda, Hassenzahl” the phenomenon of ‘user experience’ (UX) is dissected in relation to human computer interaction (HCI). The effects that user experience has had as a newly emerging concept[…]

In Burke’s research paper titled, “The Relationship Between Facebook Use and Well-Being Depends on Communication Type and Tie Strength,” he dissected the possible effects that social networking sites (SNSs) have on the psychological well-being of[…]

The first chapter of Dix’s book, “Human Computer Interaction: Third Edition” focuses on the human aspect of interactivity in relation to communication technology. The term human computer interaction, is a newer term that the authors[…]

In Kiousis’ paper, “Interactivity: A Concept Explication,” the idea and entity of interactivity was defined in regards to communication technology. Throughout the dissection of the definition of interactivity, Kiousis was able to provide general background[…]

In “Communication Channels and Word of Mouth: How the Medium Shapes the Message,” Jonah Berger and Raghuram Iyengar critically evaluate how the two biggest entities of communication that effect consumers and producers of communication. The[…]