Ben Miller

Assistant Professor of English and CommunicationGeorgia State University

bmiller47@gsu.edu

As contributor

In Media Res

Documenting Change in Points of Contact

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Ben Miller Georgia State University

September 07, 2011
3 comments

Documenting Change in Points of Contact Vergessene Fahnen Korsakow Database Documentary Curator's Note Database documentaries emerge when collections of clips meet rules for navigation and a user’s attention. These docs hint at worlds of images from ...

As commenter

In Media Res

Re: The Case for the Slow Internet

When I hear the phrase,

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Ben Miller Georgia State University

Monday, September 5, 2011 — 11:15 pm
When I hear the phrase, “Slow Internet,” what comes to mind is the sound of a 56.6k modem connecting to some bulletin board serving text and the occasional image from a neighbor’s basement. Slow was less a cognitive stance in relation to material, or an a ...
In Media Res

Re: Finding the Human in the Database

This project emphasizes one

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Ben Miller Georgia State University

Friday, September 9, 2011 — 3:05 pm
This project emphasizes one of my favorite trends in the arts-- that new art requires new tools, tools that quickly are made available for general use. I also like how you drew out the parallel between the physical structures in which people live, and th ...
In Media Res

Re: Touching the Past (Virtually)

My favorite aspect of AR for

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Ben Miller Georgia State University

Thursday, September 8, 2011 — 7:11 pm
My favorite aspect of AR for creative non-fiction work is how it displaces people from their media-bubbles by compelling them to explore. The story only unfolds as one navigates the landscape of the story. I agree that the temporal divide persists in th ...