Week 15

Monday:

SPECIAL GUEST: Matt Adams has worked as a professional artist for 16 years. He is co-founder of Blast Theory, a group of artists based in London that pioneered the use of new wireless media technologies in performances. The group's work is known for combining mobile devices, games, and virtual environments, for which they won the Golden Nica for Interactive Art at Prix Ars Electronica 2003 (and received honorable mention in 2007).

Related Links:

• Blast Theory
• Uncle Roy All Around You
• Participate

Wednesday:

SPECIAL GUEST: Dr. Nalini Kotamraju is a Researcher at Sun Microsystems studying technology use and the development of new mobile phone applications. Her previous work has examined mobile wireless technology and the cultural worlds of young people and the early use of the pager in the US. She is also the author of the comprehensive bibliography of Mobile Devices/SMS/Instant Messaging Social Science Research.

Related Links:

• A Comprehensive Bibliography of Social Science About Mobile Devices, SMS, and Instant Messaging

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