This comprehensive survey of green media and popular culture introduces the reader to the
key debates and theories surrounding green interpretations of popular film, television and …

There is little question of the social, cultural and economic importance of video games in the
world today, with gaming now rivalling the movie and music sectors as a major leisure …

Social sustainability is the generation of significant behaviors through balanced levels of
education, learning and awareness so that the population has a good standard of living …

Immersion is commonly described by gamers and gamereviewers as an important aspect of
a videogame. In this paper, we investigate the relationship between the immersive …

Children, media and playground cultures: Ethnographic studies of school playtimes Page 1 \!!!
studies in tº-CHILDHOOD AND YOUTH Children, NAedia and Playground Cultures Ethnographic …

Virtual worlds are enabling experiences that were not previously available through other
media. One such experience is the potential to have a sense of inhabiting the simulated …

The use of Virtual Worlds (VWs) has increased in the last decade. VWs are used for
communication, education, community building, creative arts, and more. A good deal of …

This thesis explores participants' experiences of presence in virtual worlds as a specific case
of mediated environments, and the factors that support that experience of presence, with the …

Due to the advancement of the Internet, online communities are gaining increasing
importance in the research community. Presented from a user's perspective, this book …

CHI '09 Extended Abstracts on Human Factors in Computing Systems: Investigating computer
game immersion and the component re Page 1 Investigating Computer Game Immersion and …