In this introduction, we argue for an expanded focus in mobile media and communication studies (MMCS) that accounts for the many types of mobile media that affect our lives. We begin by pointing out that mobile phone/smartphone research has dominated MMCS as a field. That focus makes sense, but it runs the risk of MMCS essentially turning into “smartphone studies,” which we argue would limit our impact. To make that case, we identify a few examples of the types of oft-ignored technologies that could add to the depth and breadth of MMCS research (e.g., RFID [radio frequency identification] tags, the Walkman, barcodes). We then summarize the articles in this special issue to categorize the breadth of this research, which ranges from analyses of mobile fans to autonomous cars to mobile infrastructure.

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超越手机的移动媒体

在本介绍中，我们主张扩大对移动媒体和通信研究 (MMCS) 的关注，以解释影响我们生活的多种类型的移动媒体。我们首先指出，移动电话/智能手机研究已经主导了 MMCS 作为一个领域。这种关注是有道理的，但它冒着 MMCS 本质上变成“智能手机研究”的风险，我们认为这会限制我们的影响。为了证明这一点，我们确定了一些经常被忽视的技术类型的例子，这些技术可以增加 MMCS 研究的深度和广度（例如，RFID [射频识别] 标签、随身听、条形码）。然后，我们总结了本期特刊中的文章，对这项研究的广度进行分类，范围从移动风扇的分析到自动驾驶汽车再到移动基础设施。