Keywords

The course final exam will be drawn from the following key terms:

Avatar Blogs Closure in comics Collective intelligence Copyright Cultural circulation Fair use Henry Jenkins Hot versus cool media Iconic, photorealistic, and abstract representation Immersion Institutional practices Interactivity Interface Ludology in game studies Machinima Marshall McLuhan Media convergence Media literacy Medium content, grammar, and environment Medium theory MMOs Narratology in game studies Participatory culture Podcasts Second Life Technical constraints Technological determinism Time in comics Transmedia storytelling Understanding Comics Wikipedia Wikis YTMND.com Zappers, casuals, and loyals