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MediaFutures Seminar: Chatting Communities into Existence: Local Chat Groups as Emerging Civic Infrastructures with Emilija Gagrčin from the University of Mannheim
Emilija Gagrčin from the University of Mannheim will give a seminar on April 28th TITLE: Chatting Communities into Existence: Local Chat Groups as Emerging Civic Infrastructures WHEN: 28 April, 12:00 - 13:00 ABSTRACT: This presentation explores the civic potential of messenger groups. It zooms into the everyday communication in local chat groups, focusing on the […]
Bergen HCI and Visualisation Days 2023
MediaFutures invities to HCI and Visualisation Days 2023 DAY 1: Tue 9th May 2023 (host: Morten) 10:15: Interacting with AI: A visualization perspective: talk by Michael Sedlmair Meeting in smaller groups: We invite you to present your respective PhD/PostDoc projects, followed by discussion, thereby aiming to: i) making your ongoing work know to experts in […]
SXSW 2023: Siste nytt om teknologi, medier og samfunn med Anders Hofseth fra NRKbeta
SXSW 2023: Siste nytt om teknologi, medier og samfunn fra verdens største møteplass for smarte folk og klovner Anders Hofseth fra NRKbeta går igjennom hovedlinjene fra SXSW 2023-konferansen. Hvor: MediaFutures, Media City Bergen Når: 9. mai, 12:00 Anders Hofseth er kommentator og strategisk rådgiver i NRKbeta, rikskringkasterens innsiktsmiljø for skjæringen teknologi - medier - samfunn. Mye […]
Sammen med TekLab UiB inviterer vi til StudentDemo
Sammen med TekLab UiB har vi gleden av til å invitere alle til StudentDemo den 10.mai. Samarbeid med Akvariet i Bergen På kurset MIX250: Bacheloroppgave i Medie- og interaksjonsdesign har studentene jobbet med Akvariet i Bergen med Aslak Sverdrup i spissen. Han er administrerende direktør for Akvariet, og har dette semesteret hatt et tett samarbeid […]
Visualization for Mobile Devices and Embedded Experiences
Welcome to a new department seminar! Abstract: Mobile devices, such as smartwatches, fitness bands, and phones record a variety of data with the goal of making it immediately available to wearers. Smartwatch faces, for example, have become mini data dashboards that can give an overview of data such as step counts, heart rates, locations, […]
Media City Bergens’ Future Week: Workshop on Disinformation and Fake News
In the wake of Russia's invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, there has been a marked increase in the spread of disinformation and propaganda by the Kremlin. The abundance of fabricated narratives has renewed attention the potential that automated fact-checking technologies have in combating false information online. As part of MCB Future Week, MediaFutures is organizing […]
MediaFutures Seminar: Hidden in Plain Sight: Microcelebrities navigating visibility and surveillance on Twitter with Özlem Demirkol Tønnesen, Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Bergen
Özlem Demirkol Tønnesen from the University of Bergenwill give a seminar on June 9th. TITLE: Hidden in Plain Sight: Microcelebrities navigating visibility and surveillance on Twitter WHEN: 9 June, 12:00 - 13:00 WHERE: MediaFutures ABSTRACT: On social media, microcelebrities and influencers play various roles and hold immense power as “focusers of attention” (Tufekci, 2013). This project […]
Symposium – Towards a Fairer Future of Education: Algorithmic Inequality and Learning Analytics
Where & When: Scandic Hotel Ørnen in Bergen, Wednesday June 13th. Invitation: SLATE Research Centre and MediaFutures invite you to the symposium "Towards a Fairer Future of Education: Algorithmic Inequality and Learning Analytics"! The emerging applications of Learning Analytics and AI in education that employ student data to improve learning and teaching is gaining worldwide […]
MediaFutures Seminar: Metrics for Measuring Normative Diversity in News Recommendations with Sanne Vrijenhoek from the University of Amsterdam
Sanne Vrijenhoek from the University of Amsterdam will give a seminar on June 16th TITLE: Metrics for Measuring Normative Diversity in News Recommendations WHEN: 16 June, 12:00 - 13:00 ABSTRACT: News recommenders have the potential to fulfill a crucial role in a democratic society, directing news readers towards the information that is most important to them. […]
MediaFutures Seminar: Reaching New Audiences with Generative AI with Lydia Chilton, an Assistant Professor from Columbia University
Lydia Chilton from Columbia University will give a seminar on June 29th TITLE: Reaching New Audiences with Generative AI WHEN: 29 June, 15:00 - 16:00 Presentation: https://mediafutures.no/wp-content/uploads/Chilton_ReachingNewAudiences_June2023.pdf ABSTRACT: Writing a news article is a significant investment of time, energy, and intellect. For an article to have the impact it deserves, it needs to reach the […]
NordMedia Conference 2023
NordMedia23 will be organized in Bergen, Norway from 16 – 18 August 2023. The theme of the conference is Technological Takeover? Social and Cultural implications – promises and pitfalls. For more information visit: https://nordmedianetwork.org/nordmedia-conference-2023/
Trends in news use and avoidance
MediaFutures MCB Store læringsrom, Læringslab 3rd floorIn times of a rather negative-angled news landscape, NRK mapped Norwegians' approach to news, and news avoidance, with extra focus on the young readers. With data from NRK's Youth survey, Reuters Digital News Report, Norsk Mediebarometer, Opinions UNG2024 and more, we see some new features in how news is consumed - and avoided. On February […]