340 research outputs found
Interpreting abstract games : the metaphorical potential of formal game elements
Get PDFThesis (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Comparative Media Studies, 2010.This electronic version was submitted by the student author. The certified thesis is available in the Institute Archives and Special Collections.Cataloged from student submitted PDF version of thesis.Includes bibliographical references (p. 91-92).As cultural artifacts, abstract games offer unique challenges to critical interpretation. This is largely due to the fact that such games lack a fictional element: there are no characters, no settings, and no narratives to speak of. In this thesis I propose that understanding the various formal elements of games as metaphors can both serve as an effective critical method and offer insights into designing more expressive games. I begin by addressing the ambiguity surrounding the phrase "abstract game" and offer a definition rooted in Peircean semiotics and Juul's model of games as consisting of both rules and fiction. I next offer a model of games as consisting of three levels: the system, audio-visual, and affective. This is followed by an overview of Lakoff and Johnson's concept of "metaphor" as "understanding one thing in terms of another." I then argue that different types of metaphors have a natural affinity for the system and affective levels of games. From this I develop methods for a critical method wherein games are considered to be metaphors. I conclude with a discussion of this method's implications for game design and future game research.by Jason Scott Begy.S.M
Episode 2: Music & Law
No full textIn this episode co-hosts Leslie Grove and Rachel Evans are joined by Nina Guzman to bring you discussions about music and the law with: Law faculty member and fellow podcaster Joe Miller Alumnae and entertainment attorney Michelle Davis Former law faculty member, R.E.M.’s legal counsel and manager Bertis Downs Tunabunny member and author Scott Creney of the law school’s Jittery Joes coffee shop Law faculty member Jason Cade of Hog-eyed Man Law librarian and adjunct professor Endia Sowers Paig
Social facilitation: salience and mediated, anticipatory, and residual presence
No full textSocial facilitation is the oldest experimental concept in social psychology. Throughout decades of social facilitation research, social presence has typically been viewed as a dichotomous variable which affects individuals while performing a task. However, this dissertation attempts to investigate whether social presence may be viewed as continuous variable, differing on the salience of presence. In addition, it seeks to determine whether changes in performance can be elicited by prior social presence (residual presence) and the expectation of future social presence (anticipatory presence). Study 1 compared the effects of 6 different levels of presence (absence, artificial presence, passive presence, implied presence, embodied presence, and active presence) on simple and complex task performance. It provides evidence that the various levels of social presence did have a differential impact on participants. From the questionnaire responses, social presence was able to be classified into three distinct categories: low (absence, artificial and passive presence), intermediate (implied presence), and high salience (embodied and active presence). Study 1 also provides some support for the expectation that presence results in simple task facilitation. However, instead of an expected linear relationship between salience of presence and simple task enhancement, a quadratic inverted U-shaped curve was observed. Implied presence, a type of presence of intermediate salience, produced the strongest effects. Study 2 showed that social presence can enhance simple task performance even after the stimulus has been removed (residual presence). Study 2 also provided some indication that anticipating a supervisor could cause social facilitation effects even before the supervisor’s arrival. Questionnaire responses showed that participants expecting the presence of a supervisor, like those exposed to residual presence, were more affected on perceived distraction, immediacy, impact, and stress compared to control participants. Implications of the present results provide the rationale for a modified conceptualization of social facilitation.Ph. D.Includes bibliographical referencesby Jason Matthew Glushako
Archaeological and biological examination of “The Mystery Wreck” (8MO143) off Vaca Key, Monroe County, Florida: A Report Submitted to the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary in Fulfillment of a NOAA Maritime Heritage Program Mini-grant
No full textDuring the summer of 2004, the Florida Bureau of Archaeological Research Underwater Archaeology team undertook a project to relocate, assess, and record thirteen of the shipwrecks of the 1733 Spanish Plate Fleet in the Florida Keys. One source of background information that they used was a commercially available videotape entitled “Galleon Hunter,” produced by Don Ferguson. Aside from the 1733 wrecksites, the video features another site, locally known as “the Mystery Galleon,” that was shown to Ferguson by local diver Stefan Sykora. Using location numbers supplied in Ferguson’s video, Roger Smith, Della Scott-Ireton, and Dave McCampbell relocated the site in Hawk Channel, off the city of Marathon. Later, the site further was examined by Smith, Jennifer McKinnon, and Jason Raupp, who made initial sketches, still photos, and video recordings.ReportSubmitte
Geologic map of the Dog River and northern part of the Badger Lake 7.5ʹ quadrangles, Hood River County, Oregon
Get PDFReport -- Map -- Spreadsheets.Jason D. McClaughry, William E. Scott, Carlie J. M. Duda, and Richard M. Conrey.Title from PDF cover (viewed on January 8, 2021).This archived document is maintained by the State Library of Oregon as part of the Oregon Documents Depository Program. It is for informational purposes and may not be suitable for legal purposes.Includes bibliographical references.Mode of access: Internet from the Oregon Government Publications Collection.Text in English
A Study of Direct Author Subvention for Publishing Humanities Books at Two Universities: A Report to the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation by Indiana University and University of Michigan
Get PDFThis report was produced as the main deliverable from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Grant 41400692, “A Study of Direct Author Subvention for Publishing Humanities Books at Two Universities.” The Indiana University team led by PI Carolyn Walters, consisted of Jason Baird Jackson, Scott Smart, Nick Fitzgerald, Gary Dunham and Shayna Pekala. The University of Michigan team led by PI James Hilton consisted of Paul Courant, Sidonie Smith, Meredith Kahn, Charles Watkinson, Jim Ottaviani, and Aaron McCollough. Lead authorship of the different sections in this report is indicated in the opening paragraphs.This white paper presents recommendations about how a system of monographic publication fully funded by subventions from authors’ parent institutions might function, based on research activities supported by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation at Indiana University and the University of Michigan. While the contributors present a strong argument for implementing such an “author subvention” system, they describe a number of challenges and potential unintended consequences. Particular issues discussed include how to determine which publishers would be eligible for support, how best to support untenured faculty, and how to avoid disenfranchising scholars at less well-funded institutions.Andrew W. Mellon Foundationhttp://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/113671/1/IU Michigan White Paper 09-15-2015.pdfDescription of IU Michigan White Paper 09-15-2015.pdf : White pape
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No full textDelusions of Grandeur: A Collection of Emotionally Revealing and Probably Not Funny Comedy Vignettes
No full textabstract: This creative project, titled What Did You Expect?, is five comedy plays all written and edited by me (with the help of my director Jason Scott), to ideally be performed all in a single night of entertainment. All five plays are united with an overarching theme, which sits somewhere on the borders of subverting expectations and the fortitude of human emotion. I have a long history writing sketch comedy (for a college student), but each of these plays were all written with the specific intention to divert from the style of short-form comedy to longer stories with dynamic characters and plot movement, rather than circling around one singular joke. Each play tells a story placed in a setting with specific expectations, then follows an absurd character as she or he subverts each and every one of those expectations. There are five plays. The first and fifth play comprise the two parts of the story of Leonardo Da Vinci and Mona Lisa, their secret love affair, and it discusses, through a series of misunderstandings and insults, broad realizations about love and art. The second is the story of a therapy session between a seasoned professional and a nightmare patient, and it follows the therapist's absurd descent into (brief) madness, as well as the patient's ascent into (brief) catharsis. The third play serves as a transition; a short monologue by a 13-year old boy delivering a science fair presentation about a hermit crab \u2014 only to realize that he and the crab have more in common than he would like to think. Finally, the fourth play is called Space Cowboy, and to discuss it any further would take all the fun out of reading it. Overall, the project was about self-discovery through a new form of comedy writing, and hopefully it's funny enough for someone to read. Hell, I'd even take a skim. If someone skimmed the plays, I'd consider this creative project a success. You've already read the abstract though, so we're off to a good start! If it's not up to your standards, all I have to say is...what did you expect
Contemporary Philosophy on Nature and the Elemental
No full textThis year’s symposium will explore and celebrate the thought of one of the leading and most innovative philosophers of our time, John Sallis, who is the Frederick J. Adelmann, S.J. Professor of Philosophy at Boston College. He previously held Chairs at Pennsylvania State University, Vanderbilt University, Loyola University of Chicago, and Duquesne University, where he co-founded the Simon Silverman Phenomenology Center. He is the founding editor of the journal Research in Phenomenology, and General Editor of Studies in Continental Thought for Indiana University Press. He has lectured extensively in Europe, Asia, North and South America and is the author of more than 20 books encompassing the areas of ancient philosophy, German idealism, art, and contemporary philosophy in the phenomenological tradition.
This video (.mp4) is of Session 4: Contemporary Philosophy on Nature and the Elemental.
1:30pm - 5:00pm Session 4: Contemporary Philosophy/On Nature & the Elemental – Africa Room, Student Union
Session Leader: Charles Scott
1. Michael Naas, “Beneath the Earth and in the Heavens: John Sallis in His Elements” - Timestamp: 0:15:00
2. Miguel de Beistegui, “Stretchings of Imagination” - Timestamp: 1:18:42
3. Jason Wirth, Elemental Ecology: Reading John Sallis in an Age of Earth Crisis -Timestamp: 2:30:0
Gravity: a new play by Greg Belanger
Get PDFGravity was first performed at Strider Theatre, Colby College in Waterville, Maine. It was directed by the author with the following cast: STEVEN: Harold Withee PAMELA: Sue Larsen JEREMY: Jason Reifler IXXTOR: Amanda Starr MOTHER: Catherine C. Coyne BREIT: Scott W. Cole TONI: Laura Smishkis
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