Vectors Journal of Culture and Technology in a Dynamic Vernacular

"Vectors" is an international online journal produced by the University of Southern California's Institute for Multimedia Literacy. Launched in March of 2005, the journal's current issue is its fifth, titled "Difference". Through all of the issues, "Vectors" has featured over thirty scholarly new media projects. The next issue, "Memory", is due to be published Fall 2008.

About the journal

The journal publishes two new issues per year. Each issue features projects created by teams of fellows from a range of disciplines working together with technologists, creative directors and other scholars.

"Vectors"' mission is to publish material that can't be published in print utilizing cutting-edge tools and work processes. As the journal's about page describes,

This investigation at the intersection of technology and culture is not simply thematic. Rather, Vectors is realized in multimedia, melding form and content to enact a second-order examination of the mediation of everyday life. Utilizing a peer-reviewed format and under the guidance of an international board, Vectors features submissions and specially-commissioned works comprised of moving- and still-images; voice, music, and sound; computational and interactive structures; social software; and much more. [Vectors Journal, Page 2]

Projects included in "Vectors" investigate diverse topics including evidence, indigenous communities, women's prisons, land use, war, and worker's rights. Many projects are produced by a team that includes a "Vectors" staff member. Other's are created externally and chosen for inclusion.

Editorial staff

The journal has a dedicated editorial staff [Vectors Journal, Page 3|3] to provide editorial oversite and vision, collaborate with fellows, and create discourse and tools based on research during the project creation process. The present staff is: Tara McPherson (Editor), Steve Anderson (Associate Editor), Erik Loyer (Creative Director), Raegan Kelly (Creative Director), and Craig Dietrich (User Interface Engineer). Also on the staff of "Vectors" for specific projects are Alessandro Ceglia and Peter Cho

External links

* Vectors Journal of Culture and Technology in a Dynamic Vernacular http://www.vectorsjournal.org
* Institute for Multimedia Literacy "Vectors" page http://iml.usc.edu/html/research/vectors/vectors.htm
* [http://www.vectorsjournal.org/archive Vectors Journal: Issues & Projects Archive]

List of issues and projects

The "Vectors Journal" has published over thirty projects since March, 2005. Below is a list of the projects and the members of the collaboration team.

Upcoming issue

The next issue of "Vectors" will be titled "Memory". Due to be published Fall 2008, fellows include Mark Hansen, Greg J. Smith, Elizabeth Povinelli, Jon Winet, and Steve Anderson.

References

*"Vectors Journal" About Page http://vectorsjournal.org/index.php?page=2|1
*"Vectors Journal" Editorial Staff Page http://vectorsjournal.org/index.php?page=3|3