Department of Communication,
San
Antonio, Texas 78212-7200
(210)
999-8153
adelwich@trinity.edu
2001
Ph.D. in Communications
Dissertation: Frog under the well: The relationship of
global media use and cosmopolitan orientation among
1996
M.A. in
Communications
Thesis: Independently together: Recovering the lost
art of propaganda analysis in the age of information
1990
B.A. in Political Science
Refereed
journal articles
Delwiche,
A. (2006) ʺThe relationship between global media use and cosmopolitan
orientation among Hong Kong adolescents.ʺ Journal of International
Communication, 12(1) 37-55.
Delwiche,
A. (2006). “Massively multiplayer online games (MMOs) in the new media
classroom." Journal of Educational
Technology and Society, 9(3) 160‐172.
Delwiche,
A. (2005). “Agenda‐setting, opinion leadership, and the world of web
logs.” First Monday, 10(12) (December 2005).
Book chapters
Delwiche,
A. (Forthcoming). ʺMedia literacy 2.0: Critically analyzing the defining
characteristics of video-games.ʺ Accepted for publication in Kathleen
Tyner (ed.), New Agendas: New Media
Literacy Initiative. Scheduled for publication in 2009 by Taylor and
Francis.
Delwiche,
A. (2007). ʺFrom The Green Berets to
Delwiche,
A., Gersch, B., and S. Williams‐Rautiola (2006) “Production/graphics.” In
W. Christ (ed.), Assessing Media
Education.
Book reviews
Delwiche,
A. (2004) “Digital dilemmas: Ethical issues for online media professionals”
(Book Review). Mass Communication & Society, 7(4): 521-522.
Delwiche,
A. (2004) “Trigger Happy: Videogames and the Entertainment Revolution” (Book
Review).
RESEARCH
PRESENTATIONS
Refereed presentations
Delwiche, A. (2004). “The
relationship between global media use and cosmopolitan orientation among
Delwiche, A. (2004). “Agenda
setting, opinion leadership, and the world of web logs.” Presentation to the
International Communication Association.
Delwiche, A. (2003). “MMORPG’s
in the college classroom.” Presentation to State of
Delwiche, A. (2003).
“Reconstructing the agenda in the world of do-it-yourself journalism.”
Presentation to Association of Internet Researchers.
Delwiche, A. (1999). “Swimming
witches: Sex tests, gender outlaws, and cultural studies.” Presentation to the
International Communication Association.
Heintz-Knowles, K., Delwiche,
A., Lisosky, J. and
Delwiche, A. (1996). “Right-wing
Uses of Talk Radio.” Presentation to the Western States Communication
Association.
Invited
presentations
Delwiche, A. and Henderson, J.
(2008). "Using emerging technologies to teach communication: Virtual
worlds, social networks, video games and beyond." Presentation to the
Association of Journalism and Mass Communication Educators.
Delwiche, A. (2008).
"Understanding virtual worlds." Presentation to the Association of
Journalism and Mass Communication Educators.
Delwiche, A. (2008)
"Critically analyzing the unique characteristics of video-games."
Presentation to New Agendas for Media Literacy Conference. Austin. June 6-7.
Delwiche, A. (2008). "Second Life in the classroom."
Presentation to American Society for Training and Development (ASTD) Conference
on Virtual Environments in Education and Training. May 20.
Delwiche, A. (2008) .
"Immersive classrooms, virtual workspaces and the global economy:
Separating hype from reality." Keynote address to Illianatech Summit on
Virtual Education. March 14.
Delwiche, A. (2008)."Powerful
but not a panacea: Virtual worlds as a tool for situated learning."
Educause Learning Initative web seminar presentation. February 19.
Delwiche, A. and Daly, M.
(2007). ʺPropaganda and virtual worlds: Introduction to panel chaired by
USC Annenberg Dean Ernest J. Wilson.ʺ Prepared video remarks exhibited at There
You Go Again: Orwell Comes to America, New York Public Library, November 7.
Delwiche, A. (2007). ʺIntroductory
and closing remarks.ʺ Co‐chair. State of Play V: Building the Global
Metaverse. Singapore. August 19‐21, 2007.
Delwiche, A. (2007). ʺEducation,
kids, and teens in virtual worlds.ʺ State of Play V: Building the Global
Metaverse. Singapore. August 20, 2007.
Delwiche, A. (2007). ʺInvited
panelist speaking on virtual worlds and education.ʺ Ministry of Education.
Singapore. August 20, 2007. Note: This event was organized by the government of
Singapore and timed to coincide with the State of Play event. I was one of four
scholars invited to address more than fifty K‐12 educators.
Delwiche, A. (2007). ʺTransnational
conflict and cooperation in virtual worlds.ʺ Invited presentation to
Harvard University Asia Center. April 6, 2007.
Delwiche, A. (2006).
“Interaction, identification, immersion, and engagement: An analytical
framework for decoding video‐games.” 92nd Annual Convention of the
National Communication Association. San Antonio. November 16.
Delwiche, A. (2006). “What is to
be done: New media and the digital revolution.” Keynote address to the Regional
Conference of New Media Consortium. San Antonio. November 8.
Delwiche, A. (2005). “Building
the global metaverse.” Presentation to State of Play III: Social Revolutions.
New York City. October 6-8.
Delwiche, A. (2005). “Identity
in the metaverse.” Presentation to State of Play III: Social Revolutions. New
York City. October 6-8.
Delwiche, A. (2005). “Using popular
culture to reach our students.” Presentation at the Association for Education
in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC). San Antonio, Texas. August 12.
Delwiche, A. (2005). “Why video-games
matter.” Presentation to the Advanced Student Technology Program (ASTP).
Middlebury University. Middlebury, Vermont. July 25.
Delwiche, A. (2005). “Technology
or tragedy: The benefits and disadvantages of wired classrooms.” Presentation
to the Midwinter Conference of the Association for Education in Journalism and
Mass Communication. Kennesaw, Georgia. February 12.
Delwiche, A. (2005). “Technology
or tragedy: The benefits and disadvantages of wired classrooms.” Presentation
to the Midwinter Conference of the Association for Education in Journalism and
Mass Communication. Kennesaw, Georgia. February 12.
Delwiche, A. and S.
Williams-Rautiola (2005). “Developing production outcomes.” Presentation to the
Broadcast Education Association. Las Vegas, Nevada. April 21-23.
Delwiche, A. (2004). “Active
avatars: Political activism in multiplayer games.” Presentation to the National
Communication Association. Chicago. November 11-14.
Delwiche, A. (2004). “Virtual
world identity: A case study from Thailand.” Presentation to State of Play II:
Reloaded. New York City. October 28-31.
Delwiche. A. (2004). “Cyberpunk
humanism: Smuggling theory into the new media classroom.” Presentation to the
Broadcast Education Association. Las Vegas. April 16-18.
Delwiche, A. &
Ananthanarayanan, V. (2004). “Pedagogical value of Powerpoint.” Presentation to
Educause Southwest Regional Conference. Dallas. February 25.
Heintz-Knowles, K, Engstrand,
K., Shively, A., Stern, S., & Delwiche, A. (1996). “Sexual Activity on
Daytime Soap Operas: A Content Analysis of Five Weeks of Television
Programming.” Soap Summit II. New York City. September 7.
2003 - Present Trinity University,
Department of Communication, San Antonio, TX
Assistant professor. Responsible for
teaching courses on new media, film studies, media interpretation and
criticism, persuasive communication, and video-game design and criticism.
2006 Ramkhamhaeng University, Institute of
International Studies, Thailand.
Visiting professor. Taught college courses on “Principles of multimedia
journalism” and “Broadcasting criticism” to undergraduates at Bangkok’s first
open-admission university.
2002 – 2003 University of Washington, Department of
Communication, Seattle, WA
Lecturer. Courses taught include:
“Cultural impact of information technology,” “Basic concepts of new media,”
“Navigating information networks,” and ‘Ethnography of massively multiplayer
online games.”
1997 Hong Kong Arts Center, Hong Kong
Sole
instructor of summer course “Virtual community and virtual worlds.”
1996 – 1999 University of Washington, School of
Communications, Seattle, WA
Teaching assistant, research assistant, and
sole instructor. Courses taught as sole instructor include: “Introduction
to mass communication,” “Basic concepts of new media,” and “New media and
global civil society.”
2007 Elastic Collision, San Antonio
Co-founder. Established creative agency
leveraging virtual worlds for training, education and distributed
collaboration. Worked with clients from a range of sectors, including Fortune
500 companies, local non-profit groups, Federal Government agencies, and a
local public television station.
2006 - 2007 Metaversatility, San Antonio
Co-founder. Helped grow a boot-strapped
startup into a sustained, profitable venture. Coded, strategized and supervised
virtual world projects for such organizations as Pricewaterhouse Coopers,
Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), New York Law School, France Telecommunication,
and ICANN. Conducted a comprehensive survey of more than 900 virtual world
residents for France Telecom, and designed and implemented a casual cross-media
game for Newmarket Films to promote the film The Nines.
2002 Ogilvy Interactive,
Hong Kong
Executive producer. Supervised
interdisciplinary team of designers, copywriters, programmers and interface
specialists. Organized pitches and customer outreach training sessions.
2000 – 2002 Lemon (Asia) Ltd., Hong Kong
Director of interface development. As a
department head within one of Hong Kong's leading web design agencies, managed
team of information architects, usability specialists and front-end
programmers. Supervised research and development of emerging communication
tools.
1995 – 1999 Workshop 4, Seattle, WA
Lead programmer. Designed and
implemented web presence for clients including Microsoft and Hewlett Packard.
Developed an award-winning site for the comic strip Doonesbury.
1995 Free Range Media, Seattle, WA
Project manager. Helped The Christian Science Monitor develop
one of the first widely noticed examples of on-line journalism.
SERVICE
TO COMMUNITY
Public
presentations
Delwiche, A.
and J. Henderson (2008). "What would Petey Greene do?" Presentation
on new media activism to a media forum organized by the African-American
History Project, the San Antonio Housing Authority, the San Antonio Association
of Black Journalists, and the Department of Communication at Trinity
University.
Delwiche, A.
(2007). ʺDesigning for cross‐platform delivery and long‐term
portability.ʺ Presentation to Virtual Worlds 2007. San Jose, California.
October 10, 2007.
Delwiche, A. (2007). ʺThe
big picture: Assessing virtual world market research.ʺ Presentation to
Computer Market Analysis Group. Yahoo Sunnyvale. August 24, 2007.
Delwiche, A. and A. Haik (2007).
ʺMore than a game: How virtual worlds are transforming education,
exchange, and the global economy.ʺ Invited presentation to the Technology
Association of San Antonio. June 21, 2007.
Delwiche, A. (2007). ʺNew
media: Blogs, wikis and podcasts. How can public relations professionals best
use these new technologies?ʺ Invited presentation to the San Antonio
chapter of the Public Relations Society of America. February 1, 2007.
Public
scholarship
Delwiche, A. (2008). "Hey,
hey, ho, ho -- video-game censorship has got to go," FlowTV: A Critical Forum on Television and Media Culture, September
24, 2008.
Delwiche, A. (2008). "Keep
on rockin' in the (free) virtual worlds: Why user-generated content
matters," FlowTV: A Critical Forum
on Television and Media Culture, July 24, 2008.
Delwiche, A. (2008). "What
me worry? What the new media literacy movement can learn from Mad Magazine and Wacky Packages," FlowTV: A Critical Forum on Television and
Media Culture, June 9, 2008.
Delwiche, A. (2008). "It's
a Kid's World," FlowTV: A Critical
Forum on Television and Media Culture, May 1, 2008.
Delwiche, A. (2008). ʺThe
hidden cost of virtual sociability,ʺ FlowTV:
A Critical Forum on Television and Media Culture, January 31, 2008.
Delwiche, A. (2007). ʺDefining
virtual worlds: An emerging medium collides with popular
culture,ʺ Flow TV: A
Critical Forum on Television and Media Culture, November 16, 2007.
Delwiche, A. (2007) "Game theory:
Capitulating to instant messenging." San
Antonio Current. May 2, 2007.
Delwiche, A. (2007) "Love the
message. Not so sure about the messenger." San Antonio Current. April 10, 2007.
Delwiche, A. (2007) "Game theory:
Virtual Laguna Beach." San Antonio
Current. April 4, 2007.
Delwiche, A. (2007) "Game theory: An
interview with the virtual America's Army
recruiter Sergeant Star." San
Antonio Current. March 20, 2007.
Delwiche, A. (2007) "Game theory:
Games that train our brains." San
Antonio Current. January 23, 2007.
Delwiche, A. (2007) "Banner year for
torture." San Antonio Current. January
11, 2007.
Delwiche, A. (2007) "Net neutral,
please." San Antonio Current. January
11, 2007.
Delwiche, A. (2006) "Nine lives. One
focal point." San Antonio Current. December
19, 2006.
Delwiche, A. (2006) "Power vampires." San Antonio Current. December 6,
2006.
Delwiche, A. (2006) "How much for a
virtual three way?" San Antonio
Current. November 21, 2006.
Delwiche, A. (2006) "Tyranny of the
unimpeachable algorithm." San
Antonio Current. November 7, 2006.
Delwiche, A. (2006) "Virtual protests
against a real war." San Antonio
Current. October 24, 2006.
Delwiche, A. (2006) "Tonight I'm
going to party like it is 1994." San
Antonio Current. September 26, 2006.
Delwiche, A. (2006) "Just do it...
exponentially." San Antonio Current.
October 10, 2006.
Delwiche, A. (2006) "Delete the
Deleting Online Predators Act (DOPA)" San
Antonio Current. September 26, 2006.
Delwiche, A. (2006) "Still the man." San
Antonio Current. September 12, 2006.
Delwiche, A. (2006) "Japan's secret
economic weapon: Cuteness." San
Antonio Current. August 3, 2006.
Delwiche, A. (2006) "American
knockoffs coming soon." San Antonio
Current. July 19, 2006.
Delwiche, A. (2006) "Binary ethics." San Antonio Current. July 5,
2006.
Delwiche, A. (2006) "Thailand cracks
down on multiplayer obsession." San
Antonio Current. June 21, 2006.
Delwiche, A. (2006) "Baring all for
free speech." San Antonio Current. May
31, 2006.
Delwiche, A. (2006) "Sexual politics goes digital." San Antonio Current. May 17, 2006.
Delwiche, A. (2006) "When in PVP..." San Antonio Current. May 3, 2006.
Delwiche, A. (2006) "Bloggers of a
lesser web." San Antonio Current. May
3, 2006.
Delwiche, A. (2006) "Best in show." San Antonio Current. April 19,
2006.
Delwiche, A. (2006) "AI thrives in
total oblivion." San Antonio
Current. April 5, 2006.
Delwiche, A. (2006) "Join the
perplexed." San Antonio Current. March
22, 2006.
Delwiche, A. (2006) "Channeling Nancy
Drew." San Antonio Current. February
8, 2006.
Delwiche, A. (2006) “A more perfect
union.” San Antonio Current. February
8, 2006.
Delwiche, A. (2006) “Great balls of stars:
The Katamari game series puts the
cosmos in your hands.” San Antonio
Current. January 25, 2006.
Delwiche, A. (2006) “Game theory: Boomers
shy away from new technology.” San
Antonio Current. January 11, 2006.
Delwiche, A. (2005). “If you can’t beat
‘em: Maybe you should join your loved one’s virtual world.” San Antonio Current. December 15, 2005.
Delwiche, A. (2005). “New economy, same
rules: Virtual wealth is an asset when the price is right.” San Antonio Current. November 10, 2005.
Delwiche, A. (2005). “The machinima
mushroom: A DIY art form takes the film industry by storm (troopers).” San Antonio Current. October 13, 2005.
Delwiche, A. (2005). “Games without
bustiers: 60% of college women play on-line games, and they’re tired of being
men and ‘hos.” San Antonio Current.
September 22, 2005.
Delwiche, A. (2005). "First-person
recruiter: Hezbollah and the U.S. Army employ the same strategy to fill their
ranks: video games." San Antonio
Current. July 14, 2005.