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From: Zunt@aol.com

Date: Mon, 26 Mar 2001 11:29:41 EST

Subject: Re: [AIR-L] Why is F2F compelling?

Steve et al,
Daniel Gilbert at Harvard is a social psychologist interested in formation
and modification of beliefs, among other things. I don’t have references
within arm’s reach, but I think he might have written something about that in
the most recent edition of the [...]

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You might also want to take a look at:

Boden, D, H.L. Molotch (1994) ‘The compulsion of proximity’. In: R. Friedland, D. Boden, eds. NowHere: space, time and modernity. Berkeley: University of California Press: 257-86.

–Christian Nelson

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Date: Mon, 26 Mar 2001 10:14:16 -0500

From: Jonathan Sterne

Subject: Why is F2F compelling?
At 01:00 AM 3/26/01 -0600, Barry Wellman wrote:
>1. When is email immersive that F2F interactions in the same locality take
>a back seat?
Good question. I’d add a rider, though: what about other media? Seems
that the F2F/email binary suggests a whole range of [...]

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Date: Mon, 26 Mar 2001 08:32:06 -0600

From: Caroline Haythornthwaite

Subject: telepresence & presence
The concept of “telepresence” is still there, but its name seems to have been shortened into “presence” — here’s a link for references on the subject …

http://nimbus.ocis.temple.edu/~mlombard/Presence/bibliogr.htm

and for the recent conference on presence …

http://www.temple.edu/presence2001/
There’s also another [...]

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Art as a State of Mind
While most artists use paint brush on canvas or another medium to get concepts across, Kaul expresses her ideas with a brain-wave interface.
She’s been experimenting with the technology for years and appears poised for a breakthrough. Her newest creation, Peace Streams — a combination of poetry, music, graphics, video [...]

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VR hallucinations used to treat schizophrenia
A virtual reality environment that conjures up the terrifying sounds and sights of a patient’s own hallucinations has been designed to help treat people with schizophrenia.