Category: Concordia

The Political Narrative of YouTube Recommendation System: 2018 Ontario election

McKelvey, F., Frizzera, L. (2019) The Political Narrative of YouTube Recommendation System: 2018 Ontario election. Canadian Communication Association (CCA). Vancouver, Canada. Visualization available here: http://labs.fluxo.art.br/rankflow/ Check our findings for the Brazilian Federal Elections: http://luciano.fluxo.art.br/algorithms-and-disinformation-the-role-of-youtube-in-the-brazilian-political-scene/ Social media is both an important…
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Loto-doc: Exploring chatbot in an interactive documentary

Salles, J., Frizzera, L. (2019) Loto-doc: Exploring chatbot in an interactive documentary. International Communication Association (ICA) Pre-Conference on Human-Machine Communication. Washington, USA Prototype is available here: https://onchance.net/ In recent years, human-machine interaction has been integrated into the audiovisual documentary language…
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PICT.IO: Developing a Collaborative Game for Humans and Machines

Frizzera, L., Zamboni, J., Salles, J. (2019) PICT.IO: Developing a Collaborative Game for Humans and Machines. Canadian Games Studies Association. (CGSA). Vancouver, Canada. The game is available here: http://www.gamepictio.com/ The presence of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in daily activities has increased…
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Algorithms and Disinformation: The role of YouTube in the Brazilian political scene

Reis, R., Zanetti, D., Frizzera, L. (2019) Algorithms and Disinformation: The role of YouTube in the Brazilian politics. Congresso da Associação Brasileira de Pesquisadores em Comunicação e Política. Brasilia, Brazil. Visualization available here: http://labs.fluxo.art.br/rankflow-brasil/ Check our findings for the Ontario…
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Published: I/O: Reinforcing Newsmaking Practices Through Algorithmic Media

Recent developments in communication and information technology have disrupted the long-established dominance of mass media over the production and distribution of news. As an effort to reclaim their role of society’s information gatekeeper, media companies absorb digital technology as instruments…
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