{"id":7404,"date":"2023-02-28T19:58:04","date_gmt":"2023-02-28T19:58:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.centerforemdd.com\/?p=7404"},"modified":"2023-03-01T18:43:59","modified_gmt":"2023-03-01T18:43:59","slug":"three-minute-thesis-competition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/emdd.bsu.edu\/index.php\/2023\/02\/28\/three-minute-thesis-competition\/","title":{"rendered":"Three Minute Thesis Competition"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"\"\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

Emerging Media Design & Development students win in the 2023 Three Minute Thesis Competition<\/h2>\n

 <\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n

Written by: Alexis Miller<\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n
 <\/span><\/span><\/div>\n

Each year, Ball State University graduate students compete in the Three Minute Thesis Competition. Initially developed by The University of Queensland in 2008, the contest now occurs worldwide at over 900 Universities across more than 85 countries. To compete, students must compete through multiple preliminary rounds to make it to the final competition. While a typical thesis could take hours to present, competing students have a 3-minute time limit. The competition challenges <\/span>students by<\/span> making them condense their research findings to be presented concisely to an audience who may not be familiar with the subject<\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/span><\/p>\n

EMDD students Zainab Aamir and Matt Lowe competed against eight other contestants in the final round this year. Zainab placed 1st and won the People\u2019s Choice Award, claiming $1500 for her efforts. She will also <\/span>represent<\/span> Ball State University at the regional competition – The 2023 Midwestern Association of Graduate Schools 3MT competition in Chicago, IL! Matt secured the 3rd place award and a $500 prize.<\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/span><\/p>\n

\n

Zainab’s presentation discusses \u201cUsers\u2019 Privacy Considerations in Virtual Reality.\u201d Her research aims to understand user-centric privacy considerations when using VR headsets and assesses how being more informed affects users\u2019 privacy attitudes. She is working with Advisor Dr. Joshua A. Fisher <\/span>for<\/span> this research. Zainab is originally from Lahore, Pakistan, where she majored in Management Science and Computer Science. Her motivation to pursue her graduate thesis on users\u2019 privacy considerations while using VR headsets stems from her interest in usable privacy and extended reality (XR) technologies. <\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/span><\/p>\n

Matt’s thesis presentation is titled “<\/span>Capitol<\/span> Gains: Ethics and intent of transmedia, resulting from the January 6 Select Committee Report.” His research examines how transmedia is used by media outlets to influence their audience by looking at news stories published in the weeks surrounding the release of the January 6 Select Committee Report. For this research, he is working with Advisor Dr. Kevin Moloney. Matt is the Project Manager for the School of Journalism and Strategic Communication. His research is motivated by how effectively certain media outlets can spread stories among various media channels.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n

 <\/h2>\n

 <\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n

Photographs by: Dr. Kevin Moloney<\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
\"EMDD<\/figure><\/div>
\"EMDD<\/figure><\/div>
\"EMDD<\/figure><\/div>
\"EMDD<\/figure><\/div>
\"EMDD<\/figure><\/div>
\"EMDD<\/figure><\/div>
\"EMDD<\/figure><\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/i>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/i>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\"Picture\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAlexis Miller\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Alexis Miller is a second-year graduate student with EMDD and a graduate assistant for the School of Journalism and Strategic Communication and EMDD.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Emerging Media Design & Development students win in the 2023 Three Minute Thesis Competition   Written by: Alexis Miller   Each year, Ball State University graduate students compete in the Three Minute Thesis Competition. Initially developed by The University of Queensland in 2008, the contest now occurs worldwide at over 900 Universities across more than […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":7409,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"elementor_header_footer","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[89,87,91],"tags":[101,97],"class_list":{"0":"post-7404","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","6":"hentry","7":"category-blog","8":"category-featured-story","9":"category-program","10":"tag-3-minute-thesis","11":"tag-blog","13":"post-with-thumbnail","14":"post-with-thumbnail-large"},"yoast_head":"\nThree Minute Thesis Competition - Center for Emerging Media Design and Development<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Each year, Ball State University graduate students compete in the Three Minute Thesis Competition. Initially developed by The University of Queensland in 2008, the contest now occurs worldwide at over 900 Universities across more than 85 countries. To compete, students must compete through multiple preliminary rounds to make it to the final competition. While a typical thesis could take hours to present, competing students have a 3-minute time limit. The competition challenges students by making them condense their research findings to be presented concisely to an audience who may not be familiar with the subject. EMDD students Zainab Aamir and Matt Lowe competed against eight other contestants this year. Zainab placed 1st and won the People\u2019s Choice Award, claiming $1500 for her efforts. She will also represent Ball State University at the regional competition - The 2023 Midwestern Association of Graduate Schools 3MT competition in Chicago, IL! Matt secured the 3rd place award and a $500. Zainab's presentation discusses \u201cUsers\u2019 Privacy Considerations in Virtual Reality.\u201d Her research aims to understand user-centric privacy considerations when using VR headsets and assesses how being more informed affects users\u2019 privacy attitudes. She is working with Advisor Dr. Joshua A. Fisher for this research. Zainab is originally from Lahore, Pakistan, where she majored in Management Science and Computer Science. Her motivation to pursue her graduate thesis on users\u2019 privacy considerations while using VR headsets stems from her interest in usable privacy and extended reality (XR) technologies. Matt's thesis presentation is titled "Capitol Gains: Ethics and intent of transmedia, resulting from the January 6 Select Committee Report." His research examines how transmedia is used by media outlets to influence their audience by looking at news stories published in the weeks surrounding the release of the January 6 Select Committee Report. For this research, he is working with Advisor Dr. Kevin Moloney. Matt is the Project Manager for the School of Journalism and Strategic Communication. His research is motivated by how effectively certain media outlets can spread stories among various media channels.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/emdd.bsu.edu\/index.php\/2023\/02\/28\/three-minute-thesis-competition\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Three Minute Thesis Competition - Center for Emerging Media Design and Development\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Each year, Ball State University graduate students compete in the Three Minute Thesis Competition. Initially developed by The University of Queensland in 2008, the contest now occurs worldwide at over 900 Universities across more than 85 countries. To compete, students must compete through multiple preliminary rounds to make it to the final competition. While a typical thesis could take hours to present, competing students have a 3-minute time limit. The competition challenges students by making them condense their research findings to be presented concisely to an audience who may not be familiar with the subject. EMDD students Zainab Aamir and Matt Lowe competed against eight other contestants this year. Zainab placed 1st and won the People\u2019s Choice Award, claiming $1500 for her efforts. She will also represent Ball State University at the regional competition - The 2023 Midwestern Association of Graduate Schools 3MT competition in Chicago, IL! Matt secured the 3rd place award and a $500. Zainab's presentation discusses \u201cUsers\u2019 Privacy Considerations in Virtual Reality.\u201d Her research aims to understand user-centric privacy considerations when using VR headsets and assesses how being more informed affects users\u2019 privacy attitudes. She is working with Advisor Dr. Joshua A. Fisher for this research. Zainab is originally from Lahore, Pakistan, where she majored in Management Science and Computer Science. Her motivation to pursue her graduate thesis on users\u2019 privacy considerations while using VR headsets stems from her interest in usable privacy and extended reality (XR) technologies. Matt's thesis presentation is titled "Capitol Gains: Ethics and intent of transmedia, resulting from the January 6 Select Committee Report." His research examines how transmedia is used by media outlets to influence their audience by looking at news stories published in the weeks surrounding the release of the January 6 Select Committee Report. For this research, he is working with Advisor Dr. Kevin Moloney. Matt is the Project Manager for the School of Journalism and Strategic Communication. His research is motivated by how effectively certain media outlets can spread stories among various media channels.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/emdd.bsu.edu\/index.php\/2023\/02\/28\/three-minute-thesis-competition\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Center for Emerging Media Design and Development\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/BSUEMDD\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2023-02-28T19:58:04+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2023-03-01T18:43:59+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.centerforemdd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/3MT_Aamir_Lowe_20-1.jpg?fit=2000%2C1329&ssl=1\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"2000\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"1329\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Alexis Miller\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@centerforemdd\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@centerforemdd\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Alexis Miller\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"5 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/emdd.bsu.edu\/index.php\/2023\/02\/28\/three-minute-thesis-competition\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/emdd.bsu.edu\/index.php\/2023\/02\/28\/three-minute-thesis-competition\/\",\"name\":\"Three Minute Thesis Competition - Center for Emerging Media Design and Development\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/emdd.bsu.edu\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/emdd.bsu.edu\/index.php\/2023\/02\/28\/three-minute-thesis-competition\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/emdd.bsu.edu\/index.php\/2023\/02\/28\/three-minute-thesis-competition\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/emdd.bsu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/3MT_Aamir_Lowe_20-1.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2023-02-28T19:58:04+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2023-03-01T18:43:59+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/emdd.bsu.edu\/#\/schema\/person\/ddd1a794b9497d15bddef77b144d971d\"},\"description\":\"Each year, Ball State University graduate students compete in the Three Minute Thesis Competition. Initially developed by The University of Queensland in 2008, the contest now occurs worldwide at over 900 Universities across more than 85 countries. To compete, students must compete through multiple preliminary rounds to make it to the final competition. While a typical thesis could take hours to present, competing students have a 3-minute time limit. The competition challenges students by making them condense their research findings to be presented concisely to an audience who may not be familiar with the subject. EMDD students Zainab Aamir and Matt Lowe competed against eight other contestants this year. Zainab placed 1st and won the People\u2019s Choice Award, claiming $1500 for her efforts. She will also represent Ball State University at the regional competition - The 2023 Midwestern Association of Graduate Schools 3MT competition in Chicago, IL! Matt secured the 3rd place award and a $500. Zainab's presentation discusses \u201cUsers\u2019 Privacy Considerations in Virtual Reality.\u201d Her research aims to understand user-centric privacy considerations when using VR headsets and assesses how being more informed affects users\u2019 privacy attitudes. She is working with Advisor Dr. Joshua A. Fisher for this research. Zainab is originally from Lahore, Pakistan, where she majored in Management Science and Computer Science. Her motivation to pursue her graduate thesis on users\u2019 privacy considerations while using VR headsets stems from her interest in usable privacy and extended reality (XR) technologies. Matt's thesis presentation is titled \\\"Capitol Gains: Ethics and intent of transmedia, resulting from the January 6 Select Committee Report.\\\" His research examines how transmedia is used by media outlets to influence their audience by looking at news stories published in the weeks surrounding the release of the January 6 Select Committee Report. For this research, he is working with Advisor Dr. Kevin Moloney. Matt is the Project Manager for the School of Journalism and Strategic Communication. His research is motivated by how effectively certain media outlets can spread stories among various media channels.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/emdd.bsu.edu\/index.php\/2023\/02\/28\/three-minute-thesis-competition\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/emdd.bsu.edu\/index.php\/2023\/02\/28\/three-minute-thesis-competition\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/emdd.bsu.edu\/index.php\/2023\/02\/28\/three-minute-thesis-competition\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/emdd.bsu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/3MT_Aamir_Lowe_20-1.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/emdd.bsu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/3MT_Aamir_Lowe_20-1.jpg\",\"width\":2000,\"height\":1329,\"caption\":\"EMDD students Zainab Aamir and Matt Lowe compete in the 2023 Three-Minute Thesis competition at Ball State University's Emmens Auditorium, Thursday, February 23, 2023. Aamir won both the competition and the People's Choice award for her project on privacy in virtual reality, and Lowe won third place for his project comparing the transmedia stopry structures resulting from the January 6 Commission Report.\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/emdd.bsu.edu\/index.php\/2023\/02\/28\/three-minute-thesis-competition\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/emdd.bsu.edu\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Three Minute Thesis Competition\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/emdd.bsu.edu\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/emdd.bsu.edu\/\",\"name\":\"Center for Emerging Media Design and Development\",\"description\":\"Stories by design, brought to you by Ball State University.\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/emdd.bsu.edu\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/emdd.bsu.edu\/#\/schema\/person\/ddd1a794b9497d15bddef77b144d971d\",\"name\":\"Alexis Miller\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/emdd.bsu.edu\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/fa1e2ffef2f02212103ab1cd349dddda8beaf37e37d9b182d062d4ecd452684c?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/fa1e2ffef2f02212103ab1cd349dddda8beaf37e37d9b182d062d4ecd452684c?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Alexis Miller\"},\"url\":\"https:\/\/emdd.bsu.edu\/index.php\/author\/asmiller5\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Three Minute Thesis Competition - Center for Emerging Media Design and Development","description":"Each year, Ball State University graduate students compete in the Three Minute Thesis Competition. Initially developed by The University of Queensland in 2008, the contest now occurs worldwide at over 900 Universities across more than 85 countries. To compete, students must compete through multiple preliminary rounds to make it to the final competition. While a typical thesis could take hours to present, competing students have a 3-minute time limit. The competition challenges students by making them condense their research findings to be presented concisely to an audience who may not be familiar with the subject. EMDD students Zainab Aamir and Matt Lowe competed against eight other contestants this year. Zainab placed 1st and won the People\u2019s Choice Award, claiming $1500 for her efforts. She will also represent Ball State University at the regional competition - The 2023 Midwestern Association of Graduate Schools 3MT competition in Chicago, IL! Matt secured the 3rd place award and a $500. Zainab's presentation discusses \u201cUsers\u2019 Privacy Considerations in Virtual Reality.\u201d Her research aims to understand user-centric privacy considerations when using VR headsets and assesses how being more informed affects users\u2019 privacy attitudes. She is working with Advisor Dr. Joshua A. Fisher for this research. Zainab is originally from Lahore, Pakistan, where she majored in Management Science and Computer Science. Her motivation to pursue her graduate thesis on users\u2019 privacy considerations while using VR headsets stems from her interest in usable privacy and extended reality (XR) technologies. Matt's thesis presentation is titled \"Capitol Gains: Ethics and intent of transmedia, resulting from the January 6 Select Committee Report.\" His research examines how transmedia is used by media outlets to influence their audience by looking at news stories published in the weeks surrounding the release of the January 6 Select Committee Report. For this research, he is working with Advisor Dr. Kevin Moloney. Matt is the Project Manager for the School of Journalism and Strategic Communication. His research is motivated by how effectively certain media outlets can spread stories among various media channels.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/emdd.bsu.edu\/index.php\/2023\/02\/28\/three-minute-thesis-competition\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Three Minute Thesis Competition - Center for Emerging Media Design and Development","og_description":"Each year, Ball State University graduate students compete in the Three Minute Thesis Competition. Initially developed by The University of Queensland in 2008, the contest now occurs worldwide at over 900 Universities across more than 85 countries. To compete, students must compete through multiple preliminary rounds to make it to the final competition. While a typical thesis could take hours to present, competing students have a 3-minute time limit. The competition challenges students by making them condense their research findings to be presented concisely to an audience who may not be familiar with the subject. EMDD students Zainab Aamir and Matt Lowe competed against eight other contestants this year. Zainab placed 1st and won the People\u2019s Choice Award, claiming $1500 for her efforts. She will also represent Ball State University at the regional competition - The 2023 Midwestern Association of Graduate Schools 3MT competition in Chicago, IL! Matt secured the 3rd place award and a $500. Zainab's presentation discusses \u201cUsers\u2019 Privacy Considerations in Virtual Reality.\u201d Her research aims to understand user-centric privacy considerations when using VR headsets and assesses how being more informed affects users\u2019 privacy attitudes. She is working with Advisor Dr. Joshua A. Fisher for this research. Zainab is originally from Lahore, Pakistan, where she majored in Management Science and Computer Science. Her motivation to pursue her graduate thesis on users\u2019 privacy considerations while using VR headsets stems from her interest in usable privacy and extended reality (XR) technologies. Matt's thesis presentation is titled \"Capitol Gains: Ethics and intent of transmedia, resulting from the January 6 Select Committee Report.\" His research examines how transmedia is used by media outlets to influence their audience by looking at news stories published in the weeks surrounding the release of the January 6 Select Committee Report. For this research, he is working with Advisor Dr. Kevin Moloney. Matt is the Project Manager for the School of Journalism and Strategic Communication. His research is motivated by how effectively certain media outlets can spread stories among various media channels.","og_url":"https:\/\/emdd.bsu.edu\/index.php\/2023\/02\/28\/three-minute-thesis-competition\/","og_site_name":"Center for Emerging Media Design and Development","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/BSUEMDD","article_published_time":"2023-02-28T19:58:04+00:00","article_modified_time":"2023-03-01T18:43:59+00:00","og_image":[{"width":2000,"height":1329,"url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.centerforemdd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/3MT_Aamir_Lowe_20-1.jpg?fit=2000%2C1329&ssl=1","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Alexis Miller","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@centerforemdd","twitter_site":"@centerforemdd","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Alexis Miller","Est. reading time":"5 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/emdd.bsu.edu\/index.php\/2023\/02\/28\/three-minute-thesis-competition\/","url":"https:\/\/emdd.bsu.edu\/index.php\/2023\/02\/28\/three-minute-thesis-competition\/","name":"Three Minute Thesis Competition - Center for Emerging Media Design and Development","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/emdd.bsu.edu\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/emdd.bsu.edu\/index.php\/2023\/02\/28\/three-minute-thesis-competition\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/emdd.bsu.edu\/index.php\/2023\/02\/28\/three-minute-thesis-competition\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/emdd.bsu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/3MT_Aamir_Lowe_20-1.jpg","datePublished":"2023-02-28T19:58:04+00:00","dateModified":"2023-03-01T18:43:59+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/emdd.bsu.edu\/#\/schema\/person\/ddd1a794b9497d15bddef77b144d971d"},"description":"Each year, Ball State University graduate students compete in the Three Minute Thesis Competition. Initially developed by The University of Queensland in 2008, the contest now occurs worldwide at over 900 Universities across more than 85 countries. To compete, students must compete through multiple preliminary rounds to make it to the final competition. While a typical thesis could take hours to present, competing students have a 3-minute time limit. The competition challenges students by making them condense their research findings to be presented concisely to an audience who may not be familiar with the subject. EMDD students Zainab Aamir and Matt Lowe competed against eight other contestants this year. Zainab placed 1st and won the People\u2019s Choice Award, claiming $1500 for her efforts. She will also represent Ball State University at the regional competition - The 2023 Midwestern Association of Graduate Schools 3MT competition in Chicago, IL! Matt secured the 3rd place award and a $500. Zainab's presentation discusses \u201cUsers\u2019 Privacy Considerations in Virtual Reality.\u201d Her research aims to understand user-centric privacy considerations when using VR headsets and assesses how being more informed affects users\u2019 privacy attitudes. She is working with Advisor Dr. Joshua A. Fisher for this research. Zainab is originally from Lahore, Pakistan, where she majored in Management Science and Computer Science. Her motivation to pursue her graduate thesis on users\u2019 privacy considerations while using VR headsets stems from her interest in usable privacy and extended reality (XR) technologies. Matt's thesis presentation is titled \"Capitol Gains: Ethics and intent of transmedia, resulting from the January 6 Select Committee Report.\" His research examines how transmedia is used by media outlets to influence their audience by looking at news stories published in the weeks surrounding the release of the January 6 Select Committee Report. For this research, he is working with Advisor Dr. Kevin Moloney. Matt is the Project Manager for the School of Journalism and Strategic Communication. His research is motivated by how effectively certain media outlets can spread stories among various media channels.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/emdd.bsu.edu\/index.php\/2023\/02\/28\/three-minute-thesis-competition\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/emdd.bsu.edu\/index.php\/2023\/02\/28\/three-minute-thesis-competition\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/emdd.bsu.edu\/index.php\/2023\/02\/28\/three-minute-thesis-competition\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/emdd.bsu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/3MT_Aamir_Lowe_20-1.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/emdd.bsu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/3MT_Aamir_Lowe_20-1.jpg","width":2000,"height":1329,"caption":"EMDD students Zainab Aamir and Matt Lowe compete in the 2023 Three-Minute Thesis competition at Ball State University's Emmens Auditorium, Thursday, February 23, 2023. Aamir won both the competition and the People's Choice award for her project on privacy in virtual reality, and Lowe won third place for his project comparing the transmedia stopry structures resulting from the January 6 Commission Report."},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/emdd.bsu.edu\/index.php\/2023\/02\/28\/three-minute-thesis-competition\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/emdd.bsu.edu\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Three Minute Thesis Competition"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/emdd.bsu.edu\/#website","url":"https:\/\/emdd.bsu.edu\/","name":"Center for Emerging Media Design and Development","description":"Stories by design, brought to you by Ball State University.","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/emdd.bsu.edu\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/emdd.bsu.edu\/#\/schema\/person\/ddd1a794b9497d15bddef77b144d971d","name":"Alexis Miller","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/emdd.bsu.edu\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/fa1e2ffef2f02212103ab1cd349dddda8beaf37e37d9b182d062d4ecd452684c?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/fa1e2ffef2f02212103ab1cd349dddda8beaf37e37d9b182d062d4ecd452684c?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Alexis Miller"},"url":"https:\/\/emdd.bsu.edu\/index.php\/author\/asmiller5\/"}]}},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/emdd.bsu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/3MT_Aamir_Lowe_20-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/emdd.bsu.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7404","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/emdd.bsu.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/emdd.bsu.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/emdd.bsu.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/11"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/emdd.bsu.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7404"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/emdd.bsu.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7404\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/emdd.bsu.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7409"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/emdd.bsu.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7404"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/emdd.bsu.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7404"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/emdd.bsu.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7404"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}