Call for Participation:
Survey on the Teaching of Extended Reality Technologies and Synthetic Media in Screen Media Programmes
[From Jennifer O’Meara (omearaja@tcd.ie): ]
Dear Colleagues,
Please consider taking part in a new survey investigating the teaching of extended reality and deceptive technologies in Higher Education screen media programmes. You can access the survey and the participant information leaflet here: https://forms.office.com/e/mPcDEjYkyM
You are invited to participate in this study if you work in the Higher Education sector and teach on screen media programmes (such as those related to Film Studies / Media Studies / Digital Media Studies). Participation is invited from around the world and the survey should take 10-15 minutes to complete.
This study is examining the extent to which screen media studies programmes in Higher Education are integrating content related to extended reality and deceptive technologies (such as virtual reality, augmented reality, ‘deepfakes’ and AI-generated media) as a result of the development and mainstreaming of these media technologies in contemporary culture.
This survey will gather information on if, and how, these technologies are being taught at two points in time (summer 2023; summer 2026), with a view to understanding trends in their teaching. The survey aims to gain a better understanding of perceptions of these technologies among screen studies academics, including how they relate to traditional disciplinary approaches and any obstacles to them being taught. The survey is anonymous and no personal data will be processed for the purposes of the study.
This study is being conducted as part of a broader project, funded by an Irish Research Council Laureate Award (2022-2026), entitled “From Cinematic Realism to Extended Reality: Reformulating Screen Studies at the Precipice of Hyper-reality” (REFORMSCREEN).
Thank you in advance for your input if you decide to participate.
Best wishes,
Jennifer O’Meara
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Dr Jennifer O’Meara, FTCD
Associate Professor in Film Studies
Trinity College Dublin, the University of Dublin
Dublin 2, Ireland
omearaja@tcd.ie
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