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Theses/Dissertations

2012

Technology and youth Social aspects

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Ketai Shosetsu: Remediation, Hypermediacy And The Hyperreal, Cari Michele Tulleys Jan 2012

Ketai Shosetsu: Remediation, Hypermediacy And The Hyperreal, Cari Michele Tulleys

Theses Digitization Project

This thesis focuses on the participatory nature of electronic literature and how remediation of texts have created new forms of literature that do not seem like texts at all, but more like virtual reality. By delving into a specific example of electronic literature, cell phone novel Secondhand Memories, the author will demonstrate that the hyperreal quality of the cell phone novel is more appealing to modern readers. Throughout his examination of cell phone novels and digital literature, the author will look at how technology has affected the way reading is done and has facilitated the emergence of keitai shosetsu.


Communication Technologies And Their Effect On Adolescents, Fabian Valdez Jan 2012

Communication Technologies And Their Effect On Adolescents, Fabian Valdez

Theses Digitization Project

The purpose of this study is to see how substantial the effect of technology has been and will be on current and future generations' relationships. Communication technology is widely available from urban centers to rural farmsteads, and this socializing via the internet has become commonplace in many circles. What society has yet to understand is how this move into the digital world is affecting the quality of interpersonal relationships.