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Mobile Multimedia in Action (Hardcover)
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Mobile Multimedia in Action (Hardcover)
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Mobile Multimedia in Action displays a revealing picture of how
people communicate using camera phones and other mobile multimedia
devices. With such devices spreading faster than practically any
other new technology, questions about how these devices are being
used (and abused) to capture and distribute embarrassing or raunchy
images and content, and what should be done about it, are
surfacing. This volume presents the first detailed study of the use
of these devices. Using a variant of social science research known
as ethnomethodology, Koskinen explores the kinds of images people
take with camera phones and how they use sound to enhance these
images. The book asks two main questions. First, what kinds of
methods of expression, such as visuals or sound, do people use when
they design multimedia messages? Second, how do people interact
with and respond to each other through mobile multimedia devices?
Koskinen has a broader objective centering on the impact of these
devices on human relationships and society at large. He asks, what
do people do with these devices? Is mobile telephony moving toward
a more practical direction, or will it simply become a visual
chatty channel fit for gossip but not for real news or other
practical purposes? What kind of social activities and
organizations does it best serve--peer-to-peer networks or
institutional ones? Koskinen examines these questions from three
unique perspectives: the design elements of mobile multimedia,
which considers methods of expression people use in designing
multimedia messages; mobile multimedia as interaction, which looks
into how people interact with each other using this technology and
makes a case for studying multimedia as a naturally occurring
activity; and mobile multimedia in society, which searches for
answers as to the societal consequences of mobile multimedia usage.
A groundbreaking work, "Mobile Multimedia in Action" will be a
fascinating read for both multimedia device professionals and
everyday users alike. Providing a glimpse into the future, Koskinen
asks where mobile multimedia technology is taking mankind and
society.
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