Media Studies Students Occasional Papers May 1995

Table of Contents: Alfred Hitchcock\u27s Villains: Alter Egos and Victims in Lifeboat and Frenzy / César Muñoz -- Sending the Message Home / Timothy M. Brosnan -- Manilow Magic / Julie Ann Sidhu -- Media Ideology in the Soviet Union / Cheryl Casey -- naDev tlhlnganpu\u27 tu\u27 lu\u27 (There are Klingons Around Here): An Analysis of Star Trek as an American Myth / César Muñoz

Media Studies Students Occasional Papers Spring 2002

Table of Contents: The Portrait of War in the Movie Musical / Helen Adams -- The Importance of Music in Dances With Wolves / Katherine Haskell -- Nationalism / Paola Baldino -- The Shackles of Society in the Musical Utopia of West Side Story / Richard A. Hribko, Jr. -- Billy Wilder\u27s The Lost Weekend: A Story of The Bottle / Kathleen Haughey

Media Studies Students Occasional Papers Spring 1998

Table of Contents: Meeting Aids Criminalization / Terri Williams -- Together/ Brian Young -- Bernard Herrmann: Film Maker / Laurie Freddino -- The Wellesian Character / Matt Fortney -- When 1000 Words and Pictures Don\u27t Matach / Sharon Nagy -- Freed to Kill / Sandra R. Ellison

Selecting communication media for distributed communities

Within the 'Virtual Mobility and Distributed Laboratories' project three naturalistic case studies of distributed research communities were conducted with a focus on the communication media used. The findings provide insight into relationships between the different media that the communities selected, and the different activities to which these media contributed. It is suggested that these findings are also relevant for distributed groups in which collaborative learning is the primary aim. A framework is presented for understanding and recommending selections of media for particular kinds of tasks, which is derived by integrating Media‐richness Theory and Activity Theory. This framework indicates how task/media fit may be achieved while taking into account the evolving character of activities in a distributed community. Some implications of the framework for collaborative distance learning are highlighted.\ud \u

Examining the Scope of Channel Expansion: A Test of Channel Expansion Theory with New and Traditional Communication Media

This article draws on channel expansion theory to explore the selection and use of communication media by organizational members. Channel expansion theory scholars posit that media richness perceptions are dependent on experiences with communication partners, the message topic, and the communication media utilized. This study tests channel expansion theory in the context of new and traditional communication media. Respondents (N = 269) completed questionnaires regarding their use and perceptions of face-to-face, telephone, e-mail, or instant-messaging interactions. Results indicate that experience with channel, topic, partner, and social influence are all significant predictors of richness perceptions, when controlling for age and media characteristics. Findings also suggest that the richness of a medium is not fixed and may be shaped by interpersonal factors, including one’s relevant experiences

Delivering building simulation information via new communication media

Often, the goal of understanding how the building works and the impact of design decisions is hampered by limitations in the presentation of performance data. Contemporary results display is often constrained to what was considered good practice some decades ago rather than in ways that preserve the richness of the underlying data. This paper reviews a framework for building simulation support that addresses these presentation limitations as well as making a start on issues related to distributed team working. The framework uses tools and communication protocols that enable concurrent information sharing and provide a richer set of options for understanding complex performance relationships