CFP, «History of Interactive Broadcasting» Panel, BEA 2013
Topic: Panel Proposal for BEA (Broadcast Education Association) 2013, working title = “ A History of Interactive Broadcasting”
Conference = mid-April 2013, Las Vegas
The convergence of computers and television has been prophesied for years. One of the primary benefits of this development is said to be “interactive television” where viewers will have unprecedented abilities to alter on-screen content. The purpose of this panel is to reveal the long history of interactive broadcasting and examines various phenomena to reveal that, in some form or fashion, broadcasting has always contained elements of interactivity.
So far, we’ve got two confirmed participants and are looking for one or two additional scholars whose work could fit into this panel.
Noah Arceneaux (San Diego State University) will present original research on Qube, an interactive cable-TV system that began in the late 1970s. Mary Beadle (John Carroll University) will speak about “Winky Dink and You,” a 1950s children’s program that offered its own form of interactive games for viewers.
(And, I feel compelled to add that the BEA conference overlaps with the annual convention for the Nat’l Association of Broadcasters. Last year, I spent my time going back and forth between these two events and found the whole experience to be quite informative.)
If you interested in participating, please send an abstract to Noah Arceneaux,
Noah.arceneaux@sdsu.edu.
Thanks in advance – Noah
Noah Arceneaux
School of Journalism and Media Studies
San Diego State University
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