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Scholarly Activities

Peer-Refereed Publications and Works:

  • Day, A. & Golan, G.J. "In God We Trust: Religiosity as a predictor of perceptions of media trust, factuality and privacy invasion." Paper presented to the Religion and Media Interest Group at the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication annual convention, Washington D.C., 2007.
  • Day, A. & Golan, G.J. "The Op-Ed Page: Limiting Debate of Salient Issues." Paper presented to the Mass Communication and Society Division at the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication annual convention, Washington D.C., 2007.
  • Rogers, Cathy. "More than a 'Bunch of Girls' and a 'Tea Party': Public Relations Empowers a State Commission for Women." Paper presented to the Commission on the Status of Women at the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication annual convention, San Francisco, Calif, 2006.
  • Myers, D. "Bombs, Barbarians, and Backstories: Meaning-making within Sid Meier's Civilization." In M. Bittani (Ed.), Ludologica: Videogames d'autore: Civilization and its discontents. Virtual history. Real Fantasies. Milan, Italy: Edizioni Unicopli.
  • Myers, D. "What's good about bad play?" In Y. Pisan (Ed.), IEC2005 Conference Proceedings (Online). Bergen, Norway: University of Bergen, 2005.
  • Myers, D. "The aesthetics of the anti-aesthetics," In R. Klevjer (Ed.), Aesthetics of Play Conference Proceedings (Online). Bergen, Norway: University of Bergen, 2005.
  • Myers, D. "Signs, symbols, games, and play." Games and Culture, 1, 2005: 47-51.
  • Myers, D. "The aesthetics of group and solo play." In Changing Views: Worlds in Play, Digital Games Research Association Conference Proceedings (CD-ROM). Vancouver, British Columbia, 2005.
  • Myers, D. "Comments on media aesthetics and media policy." A discussion paper presented at State of Play II: Reloaded, New York Law School, New York, New York. October 28-30, 2004.
  • Myers, D. "The anti-poetic: Interactivity, immersion, and other semiotic functions of digital play." In A. Clarke (Ed.) COSIGN 2004 Conference Proceedings. Split, Croatia: Art Academy, University of Split, 2004.
  • Myers, D. "The attack of the backstories (and why they won't win)." In M. Copier and J. Raessens (Eds.), Level Up: Digital Games Research Conference Proceedings (CD-ROM). Utrecht, the Netherlands: Faculty of the Arts, University of Utrecht, 2003.
  • S.L. Alexander. "A Reality Check on Court/Media Relations,"Judicature 84:3 (2000-2001): 146-149.
  • Myers, D. "Simulation, gaming, and the simulative." Simulation & Gaming, 30, 1999: 482-489.
  • Myers, D. "Simulation as play: A semiotic analysis." Simulation & Gaming, 30, 1999: 147-162.
  • Myers, D. "Play and Paradox: How to build a semiotic machine." Semiotica, 123 (3/4), 1999: 211-230.
  • Myers, D. "Playing against the self: Representation and evolution." In Duncan, M.C., Chick, G. & Aycock, A. (Eds.), Play and Culture Studies, Vol. 1: Diversions and Divergencies in Fields of Play (pp. 31-36). Greenwich, CT: Ablex, (1998).
  • S.L. Alexander. The Federal Communications Commission, the Broadcast Industry and the Fairness Doctrine 1981-1987 by Donald Jung (review), Journalism and Mass Communication Quarterly 74:1 (Spring 1997): 206.
  • S.L. Alexander. "The Impact of California v. Simpson on Cameras in the Courtroom," Judicature 79:4 (January-February 1996): cover & 169-172.
  • S.L. Alexander. "Narrow Focus," The Watchful Eye: American Justice in the Age of the Television Trial by Paul Thaler (review), Judicature 78:6 (May-June 1995): 312-313.
  • Myers, D. "Time, symbol manipulation, and computer games." Play & Culture, 5, 1992: 441-457.
  • Myers, D. "Simulating the self." Play & Culture, 5, 1992: 420-440.
  • S.L. Alexander. "May the Good News Be Yours: Ralph Renick and Florida's First TV News," Television News: Past, Present and Future: Mass Comm Review 19:1-2 (1992): 57-62.
  • S.L. Alexander. "Curious History: The ABA Code of Judicial Ethics Canon 35," Mass Comm Review 18:3 (1991-92): 31-37.
  • S.L. Alexander. "Cameras in the Courtroom: A Case Study," Judicature 74:6 (April-May 1991): 307-313.
  • Myers, D. "Computer Game Semiotics." Play & Culture, 4, 1991: 334-345.
  • S.L. Alexander. The Battle to Control Broadcast News: Who Owns the First Amendment? by Hugh Carter Donahue (review), Journal of Broadcasting and Electronic Media 34:1 (Winter 1990): 103-105.
  • Myers, D. "A Q-Study of computer game players." Simulation & Gaming, 21, 1990: 375-396.
  • Myers, D. "Chris Crawford and computer game aesthetics." Journal of Popular Culture, 24(2), 1990: 17-28.
  • Myers, D. "Computer game genres," Play & Culture, 3, 1990: 286-301.
  • S.L. Alexander. "CBS News and Subpoenas Duces Tecum, 1971-1987," Communications and the Law 10:4 (1988): 3-16.
  • Myers, D. "An argument for the study of play," Issues in Integrative Studies, 6, 1988: 126-138.
  • Myers, D. "Anonymity is part of the magic: Individual manipulation of computer-mediated communication contexts," Qualitative Sociology, 10(3), 1987: 251-266.
  • Myers, D. "A new environment for communication play: Online Play." In G.A. Fine (Ed.), Meaningful Play, Playful Meaning (pp. 231-245). Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics Press, 1987.
  • Myers, D. "The pattern of player-game relationships," Simulation & Games, 15, 1984: 159-185.

 

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Updated March 18, 2008