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TRACKING CONFIGURABLE CULTURE FROM THE MARGINS TO THE MAINSTREAM Dr. Aram Sinnreich Rutgers SC&I Dr. Mark Latonero USC Annenberg ICA 2013 * London, UK * June 19, 2013 Tuesday, June 18, 13

Tracking Configurable Culture from the Margins to the Mainstream

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TRACKING CONFIGURABLE CULTURE FROM THE MARGINS TO THE MAINSTREAM

Dr. Aram SinnreichRutgers SC&I

Dr. Mark LatoneroUSC Annenberg

ICA 2013 * London, UK * June 19, 2013Tuesday, June 18, 13

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WHAT IS CONFIGURABLE CULTURE?

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WHAT IS CONFIGURABLE CULTURE?

consumption consumption-adjacent

production-adjacent production???

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CONFIGURABLE CULTURE IN THEGENERAL POPULATION

US 2006US 2010

NON-US 2010

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Blogs

Music Remix

Photoshop

Vid Remix

Music Mashup

AMV

Vid Mashup

Ems/ROMs

Mods

Sftwr Mashup

Machinima

None

0 25 50 75 1004.1

18.4

24.9

24.4

24.6

31.3

45.1

43.1

49.3

47.6

76.9

71.3

14.6

10.6

11.3

12.9

15.6

22.2

25.1

31.4

31.8

39.6

62.6

67.4

17.9

11

9.9

16.6

21.1

14.9

21.5

24.1

27.6

42.8

50.5

74.8

US 2006US 2010Non-US

Configurable Culture Awareness, 2006 & 2010

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Blogs

Music Remix

Photoshop

Music Mashup

Vid Remix

Vid Mashup

Ems/ROMs

AMVs

Mods

Machinima

Sftwr Mashup

None

0 10 20 30 40 50

18.4

10.5

6.8

11.2

17.7

12.2

12.6

22.1

22

21.9

42.5

48.5

44.4

4.2

5.2

6.9

7.1

7.7

8.7

10

11.9

14.5

18.9

39.1

US 2010Non-US

Configurable Culture Usage, 2010

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0

25

50

75

0 25 50 75

Burn CD

US 2010

Non

-US

2010

Marginal Emerging Mainstream

Watch Music Video

Custom Play List

Rip CD

Music Rec EngineShare Play List

Share MP3

ID Song

Karaoke

Created Sample-Based MusicDJ’d

Configurable Culture Engagement: Music

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0

25

50

75

0 25 50 75

US 2010

Non

-US

2010

Marginal Emerging Mainstream

Bonus Features

DVR

Share Video

Burn DVD

Comment on Blog

Tweet/Status UpdateRemix Video

Configurable Culture Engagement: Video

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0

25

50

75

0 25 50 75

US 2010

Non

-US

2010

Marginal Emerging Mainstream

CustomizationGame Cheat

Watch Game Clips

Add-onsDLCsVirtual Worlds

Modding

Configurable Culture Engagement: Games

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0

25

50

75

0 25 50 75

US 2010

Non

-US

2010

Marginal Emerging Mainstream

Basic Fix

Share Pic

TaggingPhotoshop

Tweet/Status UpdatePhoto ProductsBlogging

Configurable Culture Engagement: Images

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0

25

50

75

0 25 50 75

US 2010

Non

-US

2010

Marginal Emerging Mainstream

Access News via Social Media

Online PetitionNews Alert

Share News via Social Media

Citizen Journalism

Connect to Cause

Comment on Blog

Online ActivismRemix Footage

Configurable Culture Engagement: News/Politics

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0

25

50

75

0 25 50 75

US 2010

Non

-US

2010

Marginal Emerging Mainstream

Custom Desktop

Change PrefsChange Browser Homepage

Install Plugins

Share SoftwareBlog About Software

Easter EggMod Code

Configurable Culture Engagement: Software

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0

25

50

75

0 25 50 75

US 2010

Non

-US

2010

Marginal Emerging Mainstream

Collaborative Project

Linked NetworksPoints/Rewards

Social GameShared Location Followed Brand/Celebrity

Shared User Content

Created Profile

Configurable Culture Engagement: Social Media

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CONFIGURABLE CULTURE ANDAGE COHORTS

US 2006US 2010

NON-US 2010

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50

60

70

80

90

100

US 2006 US 2010 Non-US 2010

93.6

80.8

72.8

97.3

89.8

83.7

96.2

89.691.6

18-2535-4455+

Age and Awareness, 2006 & 2010

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0

25

50

75

100

US 2006 US 2010 Non-US 2010

80.2

56.4

16.1

90.3

67.4

38.7

92.587.5

62.7

18-2535-4455+

Age and Engagement: Music, 2006 & 2010

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0

25

50

75

100

US 2006 US 2010 Non-US 2010

26.719.2

2.9

60.9

36.9

21.3

79.5

56.2

37.3

18-2535-4455+

Age and Engagement: Games, 2006 & 2010

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0

25

50

75

100

18-25 35-44 55+

44.632.322.2

44.7

49.1

59.9

10.7

18.517.9

OriginalSometimesNever

Age and Opinion, 2006

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0

25

50

75

100

18-25 35-44 55+

26.718.710.4

25.2

18.7

20.8

38.7

48.7

60.4

9.413.9

8.3

OriginalSometimesNeverNo Answer

Age and Opinion, 2010

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0

25

50

75

100

Heard of Mashups Heard of AMVs Heard of Machinima Never Heard of Any

35.95.810.27.9

28.9

26.222.5

20.7

21.8

53.454.558.4

13.414.612.713.1

OriginalSometimesNeverNo Answer

Exposure and Opinion, 2010

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CONFIGURABLE CULTURE ANDGENDER

US & NON-US 2010

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Awareness

Music Eng

Social Eng

Image Eng

Software Eng

Video Eng

News Eng

Game Eng

0 25 50 75 100

43.6

63.7

61.9

66.9

75.4

81.7

76.3

92

61.6

74

76.5

78.8

81.2

83.5

85.5

93

MenWomen

Gender, Awareness & Engagement, 2010

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CONFIGURABLE CULTURE ANDINCOME

US 2010

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0%

10%

20%

30%

<$25,000 $25,000-39,999 $40,000-59,999 $60,000-79,999 >$80,000

Music Remix Video Remix VG Mods Photoshop

Configurable Culture Usage by Income, 2010

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25%

35%

45%

55%

65%

75%

<$25,000 $25,000-39,999 $40,000-59,999 $60,000-79,999 >$80,000

Political Image Games Film/TV Music

Configurable Culture Engagement by Income, 2010

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CONFIGURABLE CULTURE ANDSOCIAL POWER

US 2010

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0

10

20

30

40

US Non-US

31.7

13.1

17.3

5.3

MadeAccessed

Use of Open Licenses, 2010

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Age

Male

Education

Income

0 50 100 150 200

Age

Male

Education

Income

0 50 100 150 200

Granted Creative

CommonsLicense

Searched Creative

CommonsLicense

80.8

161.2

110.4

119

87.7

135.4

109.3

109.6

Use of Open Licenses, 2010

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Philippines

S. Africa

Singapore

Indonesia

Malaysia

India

Australia

USA

Israel

Canada

Sweden

UK

Turkey

1 2 3 4 5

3.3

3.3

3.6

3.7

3.7

3.8

4

4.1

4.2

4.3

4.3

4.5

4.6

Privacy Concern by Nation, 2010

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18-25

26-34

35-44

45-54

55-64

65+

0 25 50 75 100

50.4

36.5

34

28.8

23.8

19.4

8.5

8.6

9

9.3

8.7

11

41.1

55

57

61.9

67.5

69.9

Yes Don’t Know No

3.83

PrivacyConcern

3.9

3.9

3.99

3.94

3.95

Privacy Modification

Privacy Concern by Age, 2010

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PrivacyConcernPrivacy Modification

Privacy Concern by Education, 2010

Doctorate

Masters

College

Some College

Tech School

High School

No Degree

0 25 50 75 100

36

37.2

34.9

28.3

27.1

25.1

20.3

20

14.4

8.1

12

6.7

7.2

5.1

44

48.4

57

59.8

66.2

67.7

74.6

Yes Don’t Know No

4.31

3.98

3.96

3.88

3.81

3.84

3.71

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THANK YOU.

Dr. Aram [email protected]

Dr. Mark [email protected]

ICA 2013 * London, UK * June 19, 2013Some rights reserved. This entire presentation is available under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 United States License.

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