Fall 2011 Editor’s Note
December 1st, 2011
Download – Fall 2011 Journal PDF
Moore’s law states that every 18-months the number of transistors on a integrated
circuit doubles, allowing for devices to become smaller and faster. In this digital age with
obvious media convergence – this resonates for all of us at gnovis as well.
In the past 16-months, gnovis adjusted dramatically to these dynamic digital times. We
re-designed and launched a new website. We published an entire multimedia issue for
our summer issue – the first of its kind for us. On our blog, we published more blogs
than any other semester and re-introduced our Podcasts under the leadership of Greg
Boone. We received an ever-increasing record number of submissions for each issue
we’ve published. With this issue, we put together our first designed PDF version of our
journal for easier reading on mobile tablets.
gnovis is exponentially growing – and just as Moore’s law, I will continue to expect new
features, events and impressive academic journals from future gnovis-ers.
To help with the extra work required of our record submissions, we invited gnovis alumni
to serve on our Editorial Board. These scholars provide the editorial team with not only
insight into the gnovis tradition, but crucial feedback to ensure the highest standard of
journals. I am impressed and grateful to each new member of the Ed. Board and look
forward to working with them again in the Spring.
The time I have spent as a leader on gnovis has been quite the rewarding learning
experience. The papers continue to teach and impress upon me the growing need for
research about technology’s impact on society, culture and communication. The CCT
community – its faculty, students and alumni – are all scholars I’m lucky to have had the
opportunity to work with and get to know.
gnovis must credit its success to the tireless commitment of CCT students. Thank you
peer-reviewers for your feedback. Thank you gnovis bloggers- the ideas generated
through our blogs and meetings continues to push the limits of what’s expected and
what we’ve been able to accomplish. Special thanks to the hard work of Lead Blogger
Alicia Dillon and Webmaster Mauricio Orantes for providing much needed support on
the back end of the writing and production process.
Colleen Valentine deserves the largest of thank you’s for working tirelessly on every
issue and keeping things running smoothly throughout our time working together.
Without her – and I say this every time – the journal would not exist.
In the coming months, gnovis will undoubtedly continue on its current trajectory. The
future leadership of Katerina Girginova and Sarah Inman demonstrates the commitment
to the same ideals and, perhaps even more impressive, goals. I look forward to the
exceptional things to come from them both.
With this, I leave you with work that speaks for itself, from the graduate scholars who
are exploring this expanding intersection of culture and technology. Enjoy.
