Biography
Sean Thoennes has worked for 30 years in media, including 27 years with Disney. He currently works with Walt Disney World Broadcast & Music Productions, where he has pioneered desktop editing, internally.
He specializes in political psychology, media psychology and new technologies including social media & immersive media like AR, VR & Mixed Reality. A Futurist, Thoennes is developing a concept of neo-anthropogenic psychology, a multidisciplinary approach to understanding the impact of new technologies on the human psyche.
Industry Expertise (3)
Education/Learning
Research
Media - Online
Areas of Expertise (5)
Media Psychology
Political Psychology
Social Media
Immersive Media
Neo-Anthropogenic Psychology
Affiliations (5)
- American Psychological Association Division 46: Society for Media Psychology & Technology
- American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
- Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE)
- Internet Society (I-Soc)
- Association of Governing Boards (AGB)
Event Appearances (7)
Media Psychology for Good: The Remember Project
APA National Convention Toronto
2015-12-31
Planning for Disruption: Unintended Consequences - Neo-Anthropogenic Psychology
Augmented World Exposition Santa Clara, CA
2015-12-31
Ethics and Technology: Ethical Concerns of Life Extension Through the Digital Transfer of Consciousness
APA National Convention Washington, DC
2014-12-31
Ethics 2014: Ethical Concerns of Life Extension and Augmentation
IEEE Ethics Convention Chicago, IL
2014-12-31
Media Ethics in an Augmented World: The Singularity is Now! And Why This Matters to You
National Social Science Association San Francisco, CA
2013-12-31
Radical Ways in Which We Are and Will Be Communicating through Social Media withNew Technology - Social Media AI: Connecting Through A Central Consciousness
APA National Convention Honolulu, HI
2013-12-31
Psychology in Emerging Technologies: Social Media, Augmented Reality & Social Change - Social Media and Individual Empowerment
APA National Convention Orlando, FL
2012-12-31
Research Focus (1)
Understanding the impact of new technologies on the human psyche
A multidisciplinary approach
A Futurist, Thoennes is developing a concept of neo-anthropogenic psychology, a multidisciplinary approach to understanding the impact of new technologies on the human psyche.
Articles (2)
I Am Barack Obama, President of the United States: The 2012 Conversation with the Independent Online Community Reddit"
Research Poster2013-12-31
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Visually Mediated Group Processes: A Case Study of President Barack Obama's 2012 Conversation with the reddit Online Community
Research2015-12-31
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