Metadata in the Age of Ubiquitous Media: Outputs
Here you can find a bunch of pdfs, where we publish first result. Most of them were originally published on our research blog. All texts are preliminary and tentative.
Project in general
Overall description of the projects approach – [ pdf ]
Nico Nico Douga Texts
In this series of short and preliminary (!) texts we publish first results of the Metadata Project’s ethnographic research on Nico Nico Douga. We post the Nico Nico Douga Texts first on our research blog, and some weeks later here in form of pdfs. There is more to come.
Nico Nico Douga Texts: Basics
What is Nico Nico Douga - [ pdf ]
Our research (started with a party) - [ pdf ]
Some lessons for us beginners by an Otaku - [ pdf ]
Nico Nico Douga Texts: Focus groups and events
What is “Kuuki”? Our first focus group – [ pdf ]
Dimensions of Imas – talking to members of Nico Nico Bu - [ pdf ]
What is “Matsuri”? Talking to Nico Nico Bu members in Kyoto - [ pdf ]
Dancing with avatars – clubbing on a Nico Caravan in Osaka - [ pdf ]
Tetsugaku (= philosophy) on Nico Nico Douga: More about tags - [ pdf ]
Nico Nico Douga Texts: Portraits of Conversations
Tag-Wars: A conversation with Hamano Satoshi san - [ pdf ]
Evolution as narrative: A conversation with Yoshikawa Hideyuki san - [ pdf ]
Greasemonkey for tags? A conversation with Noriaki-san - [ pdf ]
Swinging Tags: A conversation with Koizuka Akihiko san - [ pdf ]
Kuuki dissected: A conversation with Kishino Yusuke san - [ pdf ]
Chanting Jokes: A conversation with Anehime-san - [ pdf ]
Life and death on Nico Nico Douga – a conversation with Hikawa Ryusuke san - [ pdf ]
Secret Nico Nico Douga: Meeting Arimura Yuu san and three of his junior fellows - [ pdf ]
Nico Politics in a Cosplay Cafe: A conversation with Midouoka-san - [ pdf ]
Beyond Sklavenmoral - Kanamaru Toshiyuki and Harry Graf Kessler - [ pdf ]
Story and backstory in the age of metadata - A conversation with Sikii-san - [ pdf ]
Nico Nico Douga Texts: Other
Reading Nico Nico Douga with Gerard Genette - [ pdf ]Nico-ish platforms in the West and in China - [ pdf ]
Clubbing in the afternoon: Dancing on a Nico Nico Caravan in Osaka - [ pdf ]
Wunderbar! Nico Nico Douga goes German – and some hesitant reflections on Japaneseness - [ pdf ]
More to come soon! Meanwhile check out our blog or go for the real stuff.