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9780335221974

Digital Cultures : Understanding New Media

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  • ISBN13:

    9780335221974

  • ISBN10:

    0335221971

  • Edition: 1st
  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2008-12-01
  • Publisher: Open University Press

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Summary

From Facebook to the iPhone, from You Tube to Wikipedia, from Grand Theft Auto to Second Life - this book explores new media's most important issues and debates in an accessible and engaging text for newcomers to the field.

Author Biography

Glen Creeber is Senior Lecturer in Film and Television at Aberystwyth University, UK.

..Royston Martin is a journalist, documentary filmmaker and lectures at the University of Wales, UK..

Table of Contents

Acknowledgementsp. ix
List of contributorsp. x
Introductionp. 1
Digital Theory: Theorizing New Mediap. 11
On The Net: Navigating the World Wide Webp. 30
Digital Television: High definitionsp. 46
Digital Cinema: Virtual screensp. 61
Video Games: Platforms, programmes and playersp. 76
Digital Music: Production, distribution and consumptionp. 92
Participatory Culture: Mobility, interactivity and identity Matt Hills Case Study: Social networking & self-identityp. 107
The Digital Divide: Scarcity, inequality and conflictp. 122
Digital Democracy: Enhancing the public spherep. 139
After New Media: Everywhere always onp. 157
Appendix: 'New Media - a timeline'p. 170
Bibliographyp. 179
Indexp. 199
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