Keung Yoon Bae
- Published in print:
- 2021
- Published Online:
- January 2022
- ISBN:
- 9781529213362
- eISBN:
- 9781529213393
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Policy Press
- DOI:
- 10.1332/policypress/9781529213362.003.0011
- Subject:
- Sociology, Science, Technology and Environment
This chapter asks why the Overwatch League, a large-scaled global, franchised esports league, that follows a geolocation model fills their teams with South Korean players instead of those who come ...
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This chapter asks why the Overwatch League, a large-scaled global, franchised esports league, that follows a geolocation model fills their teams with South Korean players instead of those who come from the teams' home cities. The example of Overwatch League added to a discussion of esports professionalisation and industry relations by asserting that examining esports in an exclusively regional context is no longer realistic or even sensible in today’s landscape This chapter first introduces the landscape of esports and the significant changes it has undergone in the past decade. Then it uses the concept of 'biopower' advanced by Dyer-Witheford and de Peuter to understand how game developer companies seek to retain control over not only the gaming populace, but also the sport of gaming. Lastly, it illuminates how regionally specific factors, such as local infrastructure, come into play to disrupt that control.Less
This chapter asks why the Overwatch League, a large-scaled global, franchised esports league, that follows a geolocation model fills their teams with South Korean players instead of those who come from the teams' home cities. The example of Overwatch League added to a discussion of esports professionalisation and industry relations by asserting that examining esports in an exclusively regional context is no longer realistic or even sensible in today’s landscape This chapter first introduces the landscape of esports and the significant changes it has undergone in the past decade. Then it uses the concept of 'biopower' advanced by Dyer-Witheford and de Peuter to understand how game developer companies seek to retain control over not only the gaming populace, but also the sport of gaming. Lastly, it illuminates how regionally specific factors, such as local infrastructure, come into play to disrupt that control.
Christopher Kuner
- Published in print:
- 2013
- Published Online:
- September 2013
- ISBN:
- 9780199674619
- eISBN:
- 9780191758898
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199674619.003.0004
- Subject:
- Law, Intellectual Property, IT, and Media Law
Since the 1970s, over seventy countries in all regions of the world have enacted national data protection and privacy laws regulating transborder data flows, which is largely based on the various ...
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Since the 1970s, over seventy countries in all regions of the world have enacted national data protection and privacy laws regulating transborder data flows, which is largely based on the various international and regional instruments; regulation also exists at the state and local levels. In addition, private sector-instruments such as contractual clauses, internal company policies, and codes of practice are becoming more widely used to structure and protect international data transfers. The role that technology can play in protecting and regulating transborder data flows has not been sufficiently recognized.Less
Since the 1970s, over seventy countries in all regions of the world have enacted national data protection and privacy laws regulating transborder data flows, which is largely based on the various international and regional instruments; regulation also exists at the state and local levels. In addition, private sector-instruments such as contractual clauses, internal company policies, and codes of practice are becoming more widely used to structure and protect international data transfers. The role that technology can play in protecting and regulating transborder data flows has not been sufficiently recognized.
David A. Patterson Silver Wolf
- Published in print:
- 2021
- Published Online:
- September 2021
- ISBN:
- 9780197601372
- eISBN:
- 9780197601402
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/oso/9780197601372.003.0012
- Subject:
- Social Work, Health and Mental Health
In light of the issues identified and problems discussed in the preceding chapters, a new addiction treatment is proposed. The COVID-19 pandemic has vividly illustrated how a crisis can lead to ...
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In light of the issues identified and problems discussed in the preceding chapters, a new addiction treatment is proposed. The COVID-19 pandemic has vividly illustrated how a crisis can lead to disruption and change, including the new and creative use of mobile technologies to bring and keep people together. Using telecom and other Internet-based technologies throughout healthcare systems was once thought to be in our far-off future. However, in response to this pandemic, with little preparation or planning, we have quickly transformed many face-to-face services into virtual/remote ones. These innovations can be leveraged to bring real-time data and better outcomes to the treatment of substance use disorders.Less
In light of the issues identified and problems discussed in the preceding chapters, a new addiction treatment is proposed. The COVID-19 pandemic has vividly illustrated how a crisis can lead to disruption and change, including the new and creative use of mobile technologies to bring and keep people together. Using telecom and other Internet-based technologies throughout healthcare systems was once thought to be in our far-off future. However, in response to this pandemic, with little preparation or planning, we have quickly transformed many face-to-face services into virtual/remote ones. These innovations can be leveraged to bring real-time data and better outcomes to the treatment of substance use disorders.
Rowan Wilken
- Published in print:
- 2019
- Published Online:
- April 2020
- ISBN:
- 9780190234911
- eISBN:
- 9780190234942
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/oso/9780190234911.003.0008
- Subject:
- Linguistics, Sociolinguistics / Anthropological Linguistics, Computational Linguistics
This chapter examines two separate case studies that pertain to the acquisition and retention of various forms of geocoded data extracted from locative media devices and associated infrastructure at ...
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This chapter examines two separate case studies that pertain to the acquisition and retention of various forms of geocoded data extracted from locative media devices and associated infrastructure at scale, and where the political economic interests of governments and corporations are in tension. The first of these case studies examines the controversies that flowed from revelations that Google had been gathering Wi-Fi data as part of its international Street View operations. The second focuses on the US National Security Agency (NSA) and its far-reaching surveillance program, as revealed through the Edward Snowden papers. The chapter concludes by reflecting on the impacts of corporate and corporate-state data extraction and retention, and the legacies of the two specific cases under examination.Less
This chapter examines two separate case studies that pertain to the acquisition and retention of various forms of geocoded data extracted from locative media devices and associated infrastructure at scale, and where the political economic interests of governments and corporations are in tension. The first of these case studies examines the controversies that flowed from revelations that Google had been gathering Wi-Fi data as part of its international Street View operations. The second focuses on the US National Security Agency (NSA) and its far-reaching surveillance program, as revealed through the Edward Snowden papers. The chapter concludes by reflecting on the impacts of corporate and corporate-state data extraction and retention, and the legacies of the two specific cases under examination.
Alison Harcourt, George Christou, and Seamus Simpson
- Published in print:
- 2020
- Published Online:
- April 2020
- ISBN:
- 9780198841524
- eISBN:
- 9780191877001
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/oso/9780198841524.003.0008
- Subject:
- Law, Intellectual Property, IT, and Media Law
Digitization of the airwaves and the consequent ‘digital dividend’ led to the vacating of key parts of the spectrum, the main recipients of which were mobile broadband service providers. However, ...
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Digitization of the airwaves and the consequent ‘digital dividend’ led to the vacating of key parts of the spectrum, the main recipients of which were mobile broadband service providers. However, this has trained the focus of still unsatisfied demands of certain providers to a lesser-known part of the spectrum called TV white spaces. White spaces are spectrum buffer zones constructed to prevent interference between broadcasters. Historically, these spaces were occupied by providers of Programme Making and Special Events (PMSE) services, like wireless microphones and wireless in-ear monitor (IEM) systems, which were used mainly in large venues and productions (e.g. concerts halls, churches, schools, theatres, sports and political events). However, as white spaces were considered under-occupied, it led to pressure for them to be opened up to a wider range of users and lower power Internet of Things (IoT) applications. Initiatives to reform TVWS use, led by the United States and the United Kingdom, are underpinned by vital technical standards with the aim of introducing computer-mediated Dynamic Spectrum Access (DSA) to implement use of the wireless environment. The chapter highlights the contingent nature of technical standards-making in processes of TVWS development in that it shows how opportunities presented by technical standards are constrained by conflict when powerful incumbent interests from commercial, public service, and civil society quarters present opposition to such change.Less
Digitization of the airwaves and the consequent ‘digital dividend’ led to the vacating of key parts of the spectrum, the main recipients of which were mobile broadband service providers. However, this has trained the focus of still unsatisfied demands of certain providers to a lesser-known part of the spectrum called TV white spaces. White spaces are spectrum buffer zones constructed to prevent interference between broadcasters. Historically, these spaces were occupied by providers of Programme Making and Special Events (PMSE) services, like wireless microphones and wireless in-ear monitor (IEM) systems, which were used mainly in large venues and productions (e.g. concerts halls, churches, schools, theatres, sports and political events). However, as white spaces were considered under-occupied, it led to pressure for them to be opened up to a wider range of users and lower power Internet of Things (IoT) applications. Initiatives to reform TVWS use, led by the United States and the United Kingdom, are underpinned by vital technical standards with the aim of introducing computer-mediated Dynamic Spectrum Access (DSA) to implement use of the wireless environment. The chapter highlights the contingent nature of technical standards-making in processes of TVWS development in that it shows how opportunities presented by technical standards are constrained by conflict when powerful incumbent interests from commercial, public service, and civil society quarters present opposition to such change.