Monthly Archives: May 2007

New Media Research Network: Second Life

Yesterday I attended a New Media Research Network presentation entitled Second Life, Second Body: Microethnographic Analysis of Nonverbal Communication in the Virtual Environment (try saying that ten times fast!). I don’t know…I’m still a skeptic of Second Life, even though … Continue reading

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Design Awards

Two projects from our office were recognized with Maroon Awards at this year’s Communicators Forum conference. Awarded to projects of exceptional merit, the prizes are determined by a jury of peers from the design, public relations, and media/publishing industries. The … Continue reading

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Conference Highlights

Yesterday I participated in the annual conference of the University’s Communicators Forum. Some notes from the sessions I attended: Web 2.0: Nora Paul, the director of our Institute for New Media Studies, gave a great keynote presentation about the “Four … Continue reading

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