In the ever-developing field of media, the primary manner in which users access, interact with, and use media is continuously becoming more physical in nature. As greater physical demands are placed on the user, the means through which users control media continue to shift from the use of a traditional control device (i.e. keyboard, mouse, gamepad, etc.) to the use of the body. This use of the entirety of the user's body both allows and obligates users to move with greater effort and freedom: the degree to which a user moves determines the final outcome of the media. As the amount of bodily movement required of the user continues to increase, it becomes critical to focus on the relationship between bodily movement and media. In view of these circumstances, this dissertation reconsiders movement, taking into account the physical aspects of the movements initiated through the actions of the users' bodies as they engage with selected forms of movement based media. Relying on various theories concerned with movement, dance, kinesiology, media, and culture, this rethinking of movement renders the methods necessary to identify and define the relationship between bodily movement and media, and to consider what impact this relationship may have on further studies of media and culture. / A Dissertation submitted to the Program in Interdisciplinary Humanities in partial fulfillment of the
requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy. / Summer Semester, 2014. / April 10, 2014. / Body, Dance, Digital, Immersion, Interaction, Movement Based Media / Includes bibliographical references. / Amitabh S. Rai, Professor Co-Directing Dissertation; Andy Opel, Professor Co-Directing Dissertation; Delia Poey, University Representative; Leigh H. Edwards, Committee Member; Jennifer M. Proffitt, Committee Member.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:fsu.edu/oai:fsu.digital.flvc.org:fsu_253635 |
| Contributors | Reddick, Melisa Nicole (authoraut), Rai, Amitabh S. (professor co-directing dissertation), Opel, Andy (professor co-directing dissertation), Poey, Delia (university representative), Edwards, Leigh H. (committee member), Proffitt, Jennifer M. (committee member), Program in Interdisciplinary Humanities (degree granting department), Florida State University (degree granting institution) |
| Publisher | Florida State University, Florida State University |
| Source Sets | Florida State University |
| Language | English, English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text, text |
| Format | 1 online resource, computer, application/pdf |
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