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Five things I’ve learned studying the Internet at Oxford University
Eight months ago, I moved from Edinburgh to Oxford to study Social Science of the Internet at the Oxford…
State of the Industry White Paper
“State of the Industry 2019: Mental Health in the Game Industry” white paper The white paper explores video game workers’ experiences and challenges in the game development industry, taking a…
Work with us! Two new lectureships in Digital Education now open for application
We are appointing two new colleagues. One will have expertise in education, data and society. The second will be expert in education futures. These are both full-time, permanent jobs.
A new bill would ban making social media too addictive
The news: One of Big Tech’s most vocal critics in the US Congress has introduced a bill to limit social-media companies’ ability to use design features like infinite scrolling, video autoplay, and achievement badges (like “power user”).
Screen Time Might Not Be As Bad For Mental Health As We Thought
But there's still a dearth of data on how our interactions with digital devices are impacting our lives.
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Andrew Przybylski
"to get the bottom of how screens and social media use affect well-being... one has to go to the source: Facebook, Instagram and gaming companies. He advocates for [a] “robust, open science model” where the companies share data directly with researchers."
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Fortnite World Cup Crowns a Teenage Winner, Now $3 Million Richer
Kyle Giersdorf, 16, who goes by “Bugha,” said he planned to buy a new desk with the money. He has played the game for two years.
Boris to spend £100,000,000 just on advertising no-deal Brexit
It’s not clear where the new prime minister will get the money from.
A Right to Reasonable Inferences: Re-Thinking Data Protection Law in the Age of Big Data and AI by Sandra Wachter, Brent Mittelstadt :: SSRN
Big Data analytics and artificial intelligence (AI) draw non-intuitive and unverifiable inferences and predictions about the behaviors, preferences, and private
Bringing research up to speed with the challenges of the digital era
What would a healthy public sphere even look like in the digital age? What would be the institutions that take all these questions into…
eSafety19
Two full days of inspiring discussions and collaborate with some of the world’s best minds.
Boris to take over as PM today after vowing to be the 'dude' to deliver Brexit
BORIS Johnson becomes Britain’s “dude” PM today with a pledge to “unite this amazing country”. He was elected as the Tories’ new leader yesterday, winning double the number of rival Jeremy Hunt’s v…
The AI of GoldenEye 007
One of the most influential FPS titles of all time, GoldenEye defied expectations and set the standard for NPC AI for future generations.
Andrew Przybylski
My job necessitates sifting through a lot of tech nonsense. Articles like this by @GET_TUDA_CHOPPA are thought-provoking (in the good way)& remind me what I like about this crazy topic of study, check out: The AI of GoldenEye 007
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Why hiding likes won’t make Instagram a happier place to be
Mark Zuckerberg's app is making likes invisible in a new trial. The aim is to “reduce pressure” on users, but it's not clear how (or if) this will work
Andrew Przybylski
“It’s good that they’re telling us about this effort but none of these companies share their data with independent scientists... when companies take steps to do this they deserve the kind of scrutiny we give to other kinds of health interventions.”
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Andrew Przybylski
ICYMI: “I’m sure that the teams involved at Instagram have an idea of why hidden likes might have positive effects, but it’s not clear what their exact goals are...”
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This Speech Was Written For President Nixon To Deliver If The Astronauts Didn’t Make It To The Moon
On July 20, 1969, the Apollo 11 mission completed its journey to the moon. Although its crew of Neil Armstrong, Edwin Aldrin, and Michael Collins were highly trained, there was a significant possibility of disaster, and everyone knew that the...