Sampling from the Museum of Forms: Photography and Visual Thinking in the Rise of Modern Statistics

Frank Biocca

Treating the camera as an information technology, this essay shows how the camera is a powerful theoretical disquisition on the nature of form, realism, and scientific vision. The first section presents a history of form, separate from matter, as...

Communication within Virtual Reality: Creating a Space for Research

Frank Biocca

Journal of Communication Vol. 42, No. 4 (1992) pp. 5–22

Introduces "virtual reality" (computer-enhanced environments in which the user feels present), and considers its possible implications for communication research and researchers. (SR)

Exploring the User Experience of Three-Dimensional Virtual Learning Environments

Dong-Hee Shin; Frank Biocca; Hyunseung Choo

Behaviour & Information Technology Vol. 32, No. 2 (2013) pp. 203–214

This study examines the users' experiences with three-dimensional (3D) virtual environments to investigate the areas of development as a learning application. For the investigation, the modified technology acceptance model (TAM) is used with...

Trust and the Internet: Findings from the HomeNetToo Project

Gretchen Barbatsis; Frank Biocca; von Eye Alex; Zhao Yong; Hirim Fitzgerald; Linda Jackson

E-Learn: World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2002 (2002) pp. 1655–1657

HomeNetToo is a longitudinal research project funded by the National Science Foundation to examine the antecedents and consequences of home Internet use among low-income families in the United States. Participants in the project are African...

Topics: Internet, Race

Children's Internet Use: Findings from the HomeNetToo Project

Linda Jackson; Frank Biocca; Alexander von Eye; Gretchen Barbatsis; Yong Zhao; Hiram Fitzgerald

World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2004 (2004) pp. 4763–4769

HomeNetToo is a longitudinal field study to examine the antecedents and consequences of Internet use by low-income families in the United States. Participants included 140 children, mostly African American, whose Internet use was automatically...

Topics: Internet, Children, Computers, Computer Sciences, Social Sciences

Does Home Internet Use Influence the Academic Performance of Low-Income Children?

Linda A. Jackson; Alexander von Eye; Frank A. Biocca; Gretchen Barbatsis; Yong Zhao; Hiram E. Fitzgerald

Developmental Psychology Vol. 42, No. 3 (May 2006) pp. 429–435

HomeNetToo is a longitudinal field study designed to examine the antecedents and consequences of home Internet use in low-income families http://www.HomeNetToo.org). The study was done between December 2000 and June 2002. Among the consequences ...

Frames of Reference in Mobile Augmented Reality Displays

Weimin Mou; Frank Biocca; Charles B. Owen; Arthur Tang; Fan Xiao; Lynette Lim

Journal of Experimental Psychology: Applied Vol. 10, No. 4 (December 2004) pp. 238–244

In 3 experiments, the authors investigated spatial updating in augmented reality environments. Participants learned locations of virtual objects on the physical floor. They were turned to appropriate facing directions while blindfolded before making ...

How Low-Income Children Use the Internet at Home

Linda Jackson; Alexander von Eye; Frank Biocca; Gretchen Barbatsis; Yong Zhao; Hiram Fitzgerald

Journal of Interactive Learning Research Vol. 16, No. 3 (July 2005) pp. 259–271

"** Invited as a paper from ED-MEDIA 2004 **" HomeNetToo is a longitudinal field study designed to examine home Internet use by low-income families in the United States. Participants were 140 children, mostly African American, whose Internet use was ...

Topics: technology, Technology integration, on-line, Integration, Internet, Digital Divide, Inclusive Education

HomeNetToo; Motivational, affective and cognitive factors and Internet use: A model to explain the racial digital divide and the Internet paradox

Linda A. Jackson; Frank A. Biocca; Alexander von Eye; Hiram E. Fitzgerald; Gretchen Barbatsis; Yong Zhao; Darol Ware

WebNet World Conference on the WWW and Internet 2000 (2000) pp. 736–737

The HomeNetToo project is designed to address two fundamental questions: What causes people to use the Internet? What effect does Internet use have on people? A model of Internet use is proposed that addresses these questions by considering ...

Topics: Digital Divide, Race, Internet, Cognition