Mari K Swingle

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The Good, the Bad, and the Neutral

From: i-Minds, 2nd edition

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In this chapter and those following, I will continue to build on these arguments but also build further upon the argument of the importance of people: that i-tech should not replace human … 20 $2.00 Add
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Of Games and Gaming

From: i-Minds, 2nd edition

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I am going to go a bit deeper exploring the specifics of the supposed benefits of gaming as they relate to learning. Within this I’m going to put a microscope over some of the gaming … 17 $1.70 Add
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The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

Esports and the Business of Gaming

From: i-Minds, 2nd edition

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We need more fun in our lives. But, when gaming morphs into obsession, replaces and supersedes multiple forms of physical and mental leisure activity, adversely starts to affect physical health, … 16 $1.60 Add
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Beyond Illusions

Spatial Planning, Arbitrary Learning, and Geolocation Skills

From: i-Minds, 2nd edition

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Excessive screen usage (gaming and beyond) is highly related, if not correlated, with the development of anxiety, depression, and ailments on the obsessive-compulsive spectrum. So here I present … 20 $2.00 Add
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Breaking the Trance

From: i-Minds, 2nd edition

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Media feeds were no longer resembling information distribution (fun or otherwise) they were starting to sound a lot like propaganda. Everything was now far too sweet to taste like truth and now … 16 $1.60 Add
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i-Tech and Healthcare

To Care or i-Care

From: i-Minds, 2nd edition

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It is time to have closer look at i-tech in caretaking, healthcare, and perhaps in caring in its larger sense too. Let’s start with healthcare. 4 $0.40 Add
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i-Trust and i-Privacy

Social, Economic, and Political Manipulation

From: i-Minds, 2nd edition

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A huge issue that permeates all angles of the i-tech industry is that of trust. Both primary branches — the entertainment branch (e.g., the gaming industry), the social communication branch … 26 $2.60 Add
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Governance Part One

Self-Governance and the Rise of the Attention Economy

From: i-Minds, 2nd edition

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The biggest commodity of the digital age is not our money but our data. This is true, but the not-so-secret reason our data is so valuable is that it offers access to our attention. Attention is … 9 $0.90 Add
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Governance Part Two

Crossing the Floor and the Perils of Protection

From: i-Minds, 2nd edition

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It is more than likely that the majority of the brilliant minds of Silicon Valley, were completely unaware that their work would be, could be, weaponized. Many of these people including those who … 15 $1.50 Add
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The Attention Economy

From: i-Minds, 2nd edition

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Tuning in at the moment is no longer sufficient. The media want our attention extended, continued, and reengaged after necessary absences such as work and sleep. 12 $1.20 Add
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Governance and Safety

Electromagnetic Explorations

From: i-Minds, 2nd edition

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Electromagnetic concerns receive little attention because indeed they are hard to present in lay terms. Here is my attempt. 13 $1.30 Add
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Community, Communication, Digital Mediation, and Friendship

From: i-Minds, 2nd edition

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When we look at the changes in our own behavior due to i-tech, the first thing to very seriously consider is that the whole concept of social media was thought up by an individual who many … 20 $2.00 Add
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Sex and Sexuality Part A

Adult Play

From: i-Minds, 2nd edition

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What I am concerned about are the changes in our attitudes and our desires that go far beyond the frameworks of curiosity and a bit of fun. The central issue once again concerns … 15 $1.50 Add
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Sex and Sexuality Part B

Brain Wiring and the Death of Intimacy

From: i-Minds, 2nd edition

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The viewing of sexual activity or erotica online actually reduces, not raises, the interest in and the performance of real-life sexual activity. Lastly, and this was the eye-opener, in my study … 13 $1.30 Add
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Sex and Sexuality Part C

From Children to Elders, Communication, and Lifestyle Solutions

From: i-Minds, 2nd edition

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It seems, with every passing decade, children are growing up faster. Innocence has been long lost with the aid of television and the music industry. Increasingly sexualized music videos for … 9 $0.90 Add
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Benefactors of Change

From: i-Minds, 2nd edition

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Who benefits from the propagation and consumption of sextech and pornography? And who loses? The industries involved, as too all spinoffs of depersonalized touch (such as massage parlors, … 9 $0.90 Add