
PARTICIPATORY CULTURE: Mobility, interactivity and identity Matt Hills Case Study: Social networking & self-identity (Matt Hills) VIDEO GAMES: Platforms, programmes and players (Ge´rard Kraus) Case Study: Bioshock (Ge´rard Kraus)ĭIGITAL MUSIC: Production, distribution and consumption (Jamie Sexton) Case Study: The i-Pod (Jamie Sexton) ON THE NET: Navigating the World Wide Web (David Bell) Case Study: Wikipedia (David Gauntlet)ĭIGITAL TELEVISION: High definitions (Michele Hilmes) Case Study: Making Television News in the Digital Age (Damien Steward)ĭIGITAL CINEMA: Virtual screens (Michael Allen) Case Study: Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones (Michael Allen)

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