New Media and Identity
Jason Gong
As new media insinuates itself deeper into our lives, one should be concerned about its far-reaching impact on individuals and society. By conducting cross-disciplinary research involving psychology, sociology, and media studies, this research examines the effects of new media technology on our senses of perception and the construction of our identity to provide guidance in designing equitable and healthier ways of living with technology.
Echo Lab
Echo Lab is a thesis capstone that involves researching and designing interactive experiences to explore the psychological effects of new media technology. The goal of this website is to promote awareness on media diversity for equitable and healthier ways of engaging with information.
Echo Lab - Homepage
Echo Lab - Media Diversity Analyzer
Echo Lab - Media Diversity Index Archive
60 Days of News Feed
To experience first-hand the effects of the echo chamber, I subscribed myself to a news aggregator service for a period of sixty days. I would then create a typographic experiment to reflect how each news headline I received in my inbox affected my thoughts and feelings.
60 Days of News Feed
