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Social & Psychological Effects of Communication Technology

COMM 385 Spring 2019

Category: Week 2

Effects of Interactivity: A Meta Analysis, Yang.

January 31, 2019January 31, 2019 smb219Entries

In Effects of Interactivity: A Meta Analysis by Yang and Shen, the effects of web interactivity were analyzed across 63 studies which satisfied some of their research expectations and provided meaningful results about objective and[…]

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Effects of Web Interactivity: A Meta-Analysis

January 30, 2019January 30, 2019 mec219Entries

In Yang and Shen’s journal they explore the extent to which web interactivity could effect various psychological outcomes. The goal of the research was to examine the influence of web interactivity across a range of[…]

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Theorizing Interactivity’s Effects

January 30, 2019 lim320Entries

In Theorizing Interactivity’s Effects, S. Shyam Sundar of Penn State University argues that previous means of measures of interactivity are inherently flawed in that they are premised on the individual user, instead of examining the[…]

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Technology, Culture, and the World Cup

January 29, 2019January 29, 2019 mec219Entries

Vigo begins her article by quoting Canadian scholar Marshall McLuhan infamous words about how the medium is the message. In short, Vigo says, “how we see ourselves as a culture is a reflection of the[…]

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BBC Short Video Introduction, The Medium is the Message

January 29, 2019January 29, 2019 smb219Entries

At the beginning of this short BBC video, the narrator posits the question, “has technology changed us?” She exclusively focuses on the controversial conclusion reached by philosopher of communication theory Marshall McLunan, which is the[…]

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The Medium is the Message

January 28, 2019January 29, 2019 lim320Entries

In The Medium is the Message, Marshall McLuhan argues that the medium with which a message is sent is itself another message; he claims that “the ‘content’ of any medium is always another medium.” (p.[…]

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  • Contributors
    • Haiyan Jia
    • Micco Brisker
      • BBC Short Video Introduction, The Medium is the Message
      • Effects of Interactivity: A Meta Analysis, Yang.
      • “Being Human: Human-Computer Interaction in the Year 2020”, Harper et al.
      • Social Psychological Aspects of Computer-Mediated Communication (Kiesler, Siegel & McGuire)
      • User Experience: A Research Agenda (Marc Hassenzahl & Noam Tractinsky)
    • Mclain Campbell
      • Technology, Culture, and the World Cup
      • Effects of Web Interactivity: A Meta-Analysis
      • The Thrilling Potential of Sixth Sense Technology
      • Will We Stop Speaking and Just Text? Harbeck (2018)
      • How Steve Jobs Love for Simplicity Fueled a Design Revolution
    • Larri Miller
      • The Medium is the Message
      • Theorizing Interactivity’s Effects
      • Human Computer Interaction, Dix et al. 2004, Chapter 1: The Human
      • Computer Mediated Communication
      • Human Computer Interaction: Uses, Usability, and User Experience
  • Entries
    • Week 2
      • BBC Short Video Introduction, The Medium is the Message
      • The Medium is the Message
      • Technology, Culture, and the World Cup
      • Effects of Web Interactivity: A Meta-Analysis
      • Theorizing Interactivity’s Effects
      • Effects of Interactivity: A Meta Analysis, Yang.
    • Week 3
      • “Being Human: Human-Computer Interaction in the Year 2020”, Harper et al.
      • The Thrilling Potential of Sixth Sense Technology
      • Human Computer Interaction, Dix et al. 2004, Chapter 1: The Human
      • Computer Mediated Communication
      • Social Psychological Aspects of Computer-Mediated Communication (Kiesler, Siegel & McGuire)
      • Will We Stop Speaking and Just Text? Harbeck (2018)
    • Week 4
      • How Steve Jobs Love for Simplicity Fueled a Design Revolution
      • User Experience: A Research Agenda (Marc Hassenzahl & Noam Tractinsky)
      • Human Computer Interaction: Uses, Usability, and User Experience

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