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The synchronic vision is the expression of conscious awareness of the present situation, a totalizing vision capable of gazing at all of life responsibly, at all semiosis over the planet. John Deely's vision of synchrony's inevitable seepage into diachrony is connected with the fact that we are members of the societies of human animals who first engendered a "community of inquirers focused on the action of signs". Deely reconstructs the pathway that from Saussurean semiology leads through Charles Peirce, Charles Morris, and Thomas Sebeok to the new "science of signs" conceived, recovering Locke, as the "doctrine of signs". Insofar as the human animal is a "semiotic animal" he or she is capable of metasemiosis and therefore of knowledge and control. Consequently, the human animal, a semiotic animal, is also susceptible of responsibility: responsibility that concerns not only the human world and the possibility of the future of anthroposemiosis, but rather all of semiosis, all of terrestrial life, "Gaia". Insisting on the interdependency, in semiotics, between synchronicity and responsibility, Deely evidences the specific task of semiotics, which is a task that is reserved to the semiotician as such.

1. Introduction -- a. Ludonarrative Dissonance -- b. Ludology -- c. Narratology -- d. Definitions -- e. Ludonarrative Synchronicity -- f. Research Approach & Analysis -- 2. BioShock: Welcome to Rapture -- a. A Modern Day Atlantis -- b. In The End, Our Choices Make Us -- c. Somewhere Beyond the Sea -- d. A Man Chooses, A Slave Obeys -- e. Summary -- 3. BioShock 2: Rapture Was Just the Beginning -- a. The Beast of Ryan Lives -- b. The Devil and the Deep Blue Sea -- c. Here Comes the Bogeyman -- d. For Every Choice, There Is An Echo -- e. Summary -- 4. BioShock Infinite: The New Eden -- a. Bring Us the Girl, And Wipe Away the Debt -- b. A City Lighter than Air -- c. Both Sinner and Saint -- d. A Choice is Better than None -- e. Summary -- 5. There's Always a Lighthouse, a Man, and a City -- a. Level Design -- b. Theme -- c. Immersion -- d. Summary -- 6. Conclusion -- a. Why Does Ludonarrative Synchronicity Matter? -- b. Game Over?

PurposeThe purpose of the paper is to examine how media synchronicity facilitates the emergence of social exchange (i.e. trust and reciprocity) in organizations' information and communication technology (ICT)-mediated interactions. A model of media synchronicity in organizational social exchange (MSiOSE) is proposed.Design/methodology/approachThe paper has a design and review approach. The theoretical analysis is based on social exchange theory (SET) and media synchronicity theory (MST).FindingsThe authors propose that, in general, social exchange benefits from both asynchronous and synchronous communication processes. However, media synchronicity has different boundary conditions (i.e. pros and cons) in relation to the emergence of social exchange, determined in accordance with the mutually interacting patterns of trust and reciprocity predicted by SET. The authors provide testable theoretical propositions to support the analysis.Originality/valueSocial exchange is a critical business factor for organizations due to its well-known positive outcomes, such as the strengthening of social ties. The need for successful social exchange in remote work conditions is particularly emphasized. However, with regard to the communication and behavioral patterns that lead to social exchange via ICT, the theoretical understanding is limited. The study reveals previously unmapped heuristics between social exchange and physical media capabilities. Thus, the study's propositions can be used to study and analyze social exchange in the ever-changing media landscape. As a practical contribution, the study helps organizations to improve their communication strategies and use of ICT.

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to provide an understanding of process improvement team member perceptions regarding the effectiveness of asynchronous e‐collaboration.Design/methodology/approachA field‐based, two‐phase canonical action research study was conducted at two different sites. Data were obtained from observations and interviews of all team members. Media synchronicity theory was utilized to hypothesize the interplay of media capabilities, task communication processes, and team functions.FindingsEight primarily virtual teams solved complex problems and provided feedback on the effectiveness of various communications media. The results support media synchronicity theory.Research limitations/implicationsMedia synchronicity theory provides an alternative explanation for studies both supporting and contradicting media richness theory. The teams in this study were newly formed. Further investigation of established teams and other contexts is warranted.Practical implicationsFor complex problem‐solving tasks performed by newly formed teams, communications media with low synchronicity (e.g. listserv, e‐mail, bulletin board) may be appropriate for conveyance of information; whereas media with high synchronicity (e.g. face‐to‐face, telephone) may be more desirable for convergence on shared meaning.Originality/valueAs geographic, temporal, and cost constraints move organizations toward virtual team work for increasingly complex tasks, research is warranted on effective utilization of available communication technology for solving business problems without face‐to‐face communication. This research paper examines the issue through an emerging theoretical lens, media synchronicity theory, and suggests a new proposition.

In this study, we use the number of retail investors in China's stock market to investigate how retail investors affect stock price synchronicity. We find that a higher number of retail investors in a firm is associated with higher stock price synchronicity. Moreover, we trace this association to two sources. One is a negative effect of the number of retail investors on the probability of informed trading (PIN), suggesting that retail investors generate arbitrage risk which discourages informed trading. The other is a positive influence of the number of retail investors on price comovement (beta), resulting from correlated trading among retail investors.

Introduction -- Synchronicity and spirit -- The spiritual dimension of spontaneous synchronicities -- Symbol, myth, and synchronicity : the birth of Athena -- Multiple synchronicities of a chess grandmaster -- The self-revelation of synchronicity as spirit : a modern grail story -- Synchronicity and spirit in the I Ching