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The Oculus Rift is not just “another gaming device”

Posted on March 11th, 2015 by Marco Otte

The Oculus Rift is not just “another gaming device” – it promises to initiate the next step in the evolution of media Among the video gamer it’s talk of the town, and soon it may be among many more people: … Continue reading →

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Marie Curie funded COGVIM project started

Posted on March 5th, 2015 by Marco Otte

The Marie Curie funded COGVIM project has just kicked off, led by dr. Marianna Bolognesi (UvA), and supervised by prof. Gerard Steen (UvA). The aim of the project is to compare structure and functioning of the visual and the verbal … Continue reading →

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First post from Ghana

Posted on February 25th, 2015 by Marco Otte

25th February 2015 It has already been a week since we first set foot on Ghanaian ground. After a long journey on both train and plane, we found the driver who would have brought us to our hostel in Accra. … Continue reading →

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For over ten years, the Network Institute has been studying the digital society, in an interdisciplinary approach. The institute brings together a unique combination of scientists from informatics, social sciences and humanities.
Network Institute: The hub for interdisciplinary research on the digital society