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Hawaii Pacific University Modern Media Systems class on the Fort Street Mall in Downtown Honolulu. Question of the day: how can a collaboration that includes Carnegie Mellon University, NASA, GOOGLE, National Geographic, and faculty and students at Hawaii Pacific University expand our understanding of modern media systems? In other words, what emerging, unique potentials are being leveraged by these institutions and their communities in our network of networks project? In part this image constitutes an exploration and manifestation of image-making technologies that provide opportunities for meta-connectivity and global community building. A compelling aspect of the global connection project is its attention to transparency. Transparency of technology, transparency of process, and drill down ability in the composite image itself.. |
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Hawaii Pacific News is a student-run news and information site. We report on news, arts, entertainment, sports, university happenings and other stuff. We are located at Hawaii Pacific University in the heart of Downtown Honolulu |
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The South Shore of Oahu from Point Panic in Kakaako. From here you can see the harbor, Ala Moana Beach Park, Magic Island, Waikiki and Diamond Head and some newly weds on the balcony of the John Dominis restaurant. |
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The final day of a first-year photography class at NYU. We took this gigapan as I gave a lecture about the Gigapan and Global Connection projects. In retrospect, given low light, I should have left autofocus on rather than fixing focus at an intermediate length (or I should have re-set focus 2-3 times during the pan). |
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The University of Central Florida - UCF - is a booming campus with an ever expanding student population. This shot was taken in front of the Main Library, one of the original buildings on the relatively new campus. Taken the Monday before Thanksgiving, 2008. It is composed of 649 shots from a Canon Powershot G9 12 Megapixel camera and it took my computer about 24 hours to crunch it together. This is the biggest one I have taken so far. Wish I had a faster computer sometimes :-) P.S. My lovely wife, the one with the red and white purse, is in this shot 8 times. Can you find them all? |
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2009 graduation in the Neal Blaisdell Center in Honolulu. |
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At the Playground. This is the first Gigapan the Bowling Green City Schools STLP groups created at W.R. McNeill Elementary. |
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Tuning into Tuning Out: A Study about the Effects of MP3 Use on Social Interaction
By: Rannie Teodoro, Class of 2009 Advisor: Dr. Itzhak Yanovitzky This study examined college students' use of MP3 players and its relationship to their patterns of social interactions. MP3 players, such as the Apple iPod, with its earphone attachments are becoming increasingly popular on college campuses. Ferguson, Greer, and Reardon (2007) cite a study which reported more than half of the respondents in a national random sample own some type of MP3 player. College students can be observed listening to these music devices in several places including the bus, the gym, and even the library, adding an aural element that can alter the experience of their immediate environment not originally there. By adding this sound or music element into their environment, individuals can shut out sound and become isolated and detached listeners (Beer, 2007). Considering this possibility, it was important to explore whether or not individuals participate in this behavior, and if so, are conscious of this phenomenon. The primary objectives of this study included the following: 1.To describe college students' uses and motivations (intrinsic and extrinsic) to use MP3 players, specifically as they relate to social interactions. 2.To identify personality, social and situational factors that can explain similarities and differences in college students motivations to use MP3 players, including in the context of social interactions. The study's methodology involved the recruitment of Rutgers University undergraduate students attending two large communication classes (N=600) to complete a short anonymous survey about the topic in exchange for extra course credit and provided they signed a consent form. The results suggest that these students' patterns of MP3 use in social settings are more strongly governed by perceived social norms than by intrinsic motivations and personal preferences. For more information: Email rannie.teodoro@gmail.com |
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The building with the arched roof to the left is the basketball arena. The high rises around it are the new dorms. Off to the right is the Psychology building. The University is growing at a tremendous rate. It is only a matter of time before this area is covered by buildings I would guess. Taken the Monday before Thanksgiving, 2008. Yes, that is an outdoor Ice Skating rink cooking in the Florida sun in front of the arena. |