Amy Bruckman

Biographic Data

ID275252
NAMEAmy Bruckman
GIVEN NAMESAmy
FAMILY NAMEBruckman
SIGNATUREBRUCKMAN A
AFFILIATIONSGeorgia Institute of Technology
ORCID0000-0003-3731-7047
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS9
TOTAL CITATIONS112
AUTHOR COUNT9
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR1996
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2025
H-INDEX2

  • Understanding #vent channels on Discord

    Open AccessKayode Oladeji, Tony Wang et al.ARTICLEFirst Monday2025

    Vent channels on Discord, which are chat channels developed for people to express frustration, can become an informal type of peer support system. This paper is a qualitative study of experiences with vent channels on Discord, examining the experiences of 13 participants through semi-structured interviews. We found that participants were able to meet their needs for social support via vent channels by receiving commiseration, advice, and validati…

  • Should You Believe Wikipedia?

    Open AccessAmy Bruckman, Amy S BruckmanBOOKShould You Believe Wikipedia?2022

    As we interact online we are creating new kinds of knowledge and community. How are these communities formed? How do we know whether to trust them as sources of information? In other words, Should we believe Wikipedia? This book explores what community is, what knowledge is, how the internet facilitates new kinds of community, and how knowledge is shaped through online collaboration and conversation. Along the way the author tackles issues such a…

  • The human infrastructure of El Paquete, Cuba's offline internet

    Open AccessMichaelanne Dye, David Nemer et al.ARTICLEinteractions2018

    column Public Access Share on The human infrastructure of El Paquete, Cuba's offline internet Authors: Michaelanne Dye Georgia Institute of Technology Georgia Institute of TechnologyView Profile , David Nemer University of Kentucky University of KentuckyView Profile , Josiah Mangiameli Georgia Institute of Technology Georgia Institute of TechnologyView Profile , Amy Bruckman Georgia Institute of Technology Georgia Institute of TechnologyView Prof…

  • The view from the other side

    Open AccessShagun Jhaver, Larry Chan et al.ARTICLEFirst Monday2018

    In this paper, we use mixed methods to study a controversial Internet site: The Kotaku in Action (KiA) subreddit. Members of KiA are part of GamerGate, a distributed social movement. We present an emic account of what takes place on KiA: who are they, what are their goals and beliefs, and what rules do they follow. Members of GamerGate in general and KiA in particular have often been accused of harassment. However, KiA site policies explicitly pr…

  • Go Away”

    James M Hudson, Amy BruckmanARTICLEThe Information Society2004Cited by: 15References: 16

    In this article we present an empirical study aimed at better understanding the potential for harm when conducting research in chatrooms. For this study, we entered IRC chatrooms on the ICQ network and posted one of three messages to tell participants that we were recording them: a recording message, an opt-in message, or an opt-out message. In the fourth condition, we entered the chatroom but did not post a message. We recorded and analyzed how …

  • Psychological Research Online

    Robert Kraut, Robert E Kraut et al.ARTICLEAmerican Psychologist2004Cited by: 97References: 8

    As the Internet has changed communication, commerce, and the distribution of information, so too it is changing psychological research. Psychologists can observe new or rare phenomena online and can do research on traditional psychological topics more efficiently, enabling them to expand the scale and scope of their research. Yet these opportunities entail risk both to research quality and to human subjects. Internet research is inherently no mor…

  • Studying the amateur artist

    Open AccessAmy BruckmanARTICLEEthics and Information Technology2002

  • Community Support for Constructionist Learning

    Open AccessAmy BruckmanARTICLEComputer Supported Cooperative…1998

  • Pianos not stereos

    Open AccessMitchel Resnick, Amy Bruckman et al.ARTICLEinteractions1996

    article Free Access Share on Pianos not stereos: creating computational construction kits Authors: Mitchel Resnick MIT Media Laboratory, 20 Ames Street, Cambridge, MA MIT Media Laboratory, 20 Ames Street, Cambridge, MAView Profile , Amy Bruckman MIT Media Laboratory, 20 Ames Street, Cambridge, MA MIT Media Laboratory, 20 Ames Street, Cambridge, MAView Profile , Fred Martin MIT Media Laboratory, 20 Ames Street, Cambridge, MA MIT Media Laboratory, …