Virtual Worlds and Social Media

About this course

Politicians announce their candidacies on Twitter, online education changes access to learning, and Big Data is all the hype. Together we explore the development of virtual worlds and the creation of new communication cultures. With a focus on the impact our digital lifestyles have on social interactions, we take advantage of the Scandinavian context in comparison to the U.S., and investigate the significance and usability of new media in e-governance, business, and interpersonal communication.

Faculty

Remzi Ates Gürsimsek

Faculty

Ph.D. (Sense-making Strategies and User-driven Innovations in Virtual Worlds, Roskilde University, 2012), M.Sc. (Digital Media and Industrial Design, Istanbul Technical University, 2007), B.ID. (Industrial Design, Middle East Technical University, 2004). Visiting researcher at the Human-Sciences and Technologies Advanced Research Institute, Stanford University (2011) and Eindhoven University of Technology (2006). With DIS since 2014.