NooPed, the man from the ↑cyberfield, just unwillingly re-hinted me via e-mail—we’re discussing yet another model of cyberspace ;-)— at ↑fusionanomaly by Atomjack. I’ve been there before several times, but through time it somehow got lost in my mind’s mælstrom. … Continue reading →
anthropological perspectives on mobile communication by Castulus Kolo Parallel to the diffusion of the Internet’s utilisation the mobile phone as a means of communication has spread all over the world even faster, and still unhampered. Diverse Internet services meanwhile have … Continue reading →
Actors, representations, and networks of the Chiapas conflict on the www by ↑Julia Pauli and ↑Michael Schnegg More than ten years ago, on 1 January 1994, the EZLN (Ejército Zapatista de Liberación Nacional) stormed and took official buildings and Municipios … Continue reading →
The significance of computer-mediated communication for the development of transnational communities by Heike Greschke More and more the Internet is used by transnational populations. For instance in order to maintain relationships to affiliates, to get up-to-date information on the region … Continue reading →
Online games as an example by ↑Michel Nachez and ↑Patrick Schmoll The presentation aims at depicting a cybercommunity inside which we have done participant observation. The community’s members have organised themselves online and have created a shared description or account. … Continue reading →
by Frauke Lehmann Free software (also Open Source) is a comparatively uncommon subject of research for sociocultural anthropology. Those ‘into’ free software constitute a social formation which almost exclusively is to be located on the Internet. The individual members are … Continue reading →
Since mid-August the ↑team of ↑Rogue-Ops has a ↑new member: Jason I. Choi aka ↑Crack 6K. In the community he is well known for his ↵machinima ↑Only The Strong Survive (OTSS) [download links & mirrors | .wmv & divX … Continue reading →
The website of the ↑Elliott Avedon Museum and Archive of Games at the University of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, meanwhile exists since 12 years and consists out of 700+ pages. It offers a ‘virtual visit’ to the museum and much more, … Continue reading →
The game ↑Alan Wake still is far away from going gold—therefore it quite naturally can not be modified yet. Nevertheless the community already has come into existence and its members don’t idle the day away. The until now released … Continue reading →
The last weekend was dedicated to dealing with rubbish. The flood in Munich—have a look at the ↑photos by 2R—had powerfully hit our basement, too. But till Friday the hip-high waters had been pumped off. So, on Saturday morning I … Continue reading →