Jason Edward Lewis

Jason Edward Lewis is a digital media artist, poet, and software designer. He founded Obx Laboratory for Experimental Media, where he directs research/creation projects devising new means of creating and reading digital texts, developing systems for creative use of mobile technology, and using virtual environments to assist Aboriginal communities in preserving, interpreting, and communicating cultural histories. He co-founded the Aboriginal Territories in Cyberspace research network that is investigating how Native people participate in the shaping of our digital media future. Lewis is committed to developing intriguing new forms of expression by working on conceptual, creative, and technical levels simultaneously. His creative work has been featured at the Ars Electronica Center, ISEA, SIGGRAPH, Urban Screens, and Mobilefest, his writing about new media at conferences, festivals, and exhibitions on four continents, and his work has won awards at the Ars Electronica and imagineNative festivals. He is currently Program Director & Associate Professor of Computation Arts at Concordia University in Montreal.

Publications

Educational, Psychological, and Behavioral Considerations in Niche Online Communities
Educational, Psychological, and Behavioral Considerations in Niche Online Communities
Vivek Venkatesh, Jason Wallin, Juan Carlos Castro, Jason Edward Lewis. © 2014. 465 pages.
Online communities continue to evolve as more people take on a virtual presence. This shift in online communities and the diversity of individuals populating the web has allowed...