Week Two. Topic Two.
Navigation
It is not an online conversation because people write large paragraphs to possibly a long reply. Rather than short sentences. We click on things that may interest or involve us as individuals.
Expression
People take turns in talking. We express ourselves in certain ways because we know people are reading (possibly trying to impress) and because we know we are in an academic environment. We can express ourselves more freely than in lectures, because we are hid behind the screen.
Interaction
It is different from face-to-face seminars because it is up to the individual to get involved and do the reading and research in their own time.
Time
It takes longer in time than more traditional forms of learning as there is a variety of tasks, with different amounts of effort needed to be put in on each one.
Authority and Identity
Tutors are still in charge. We still onlyhave the identity of a student, we can not say what we really think. With the blogs, we have moe control, but we are still aware of others reading our work.
Speech/Writing
We write acdemically, but more laidback than usual. We can not talk how we would like (ie. text speak).
Media "literacy"
I would say that I had limited knowledge to do with forums and blogs, as I had little, to no contact with them before this unit. I did know how they worked, but had not alot of interest in them proir to this.
Friday, 30 January 2009
Week Two.Topic One.
H: The "new voices" that are appearing via the internet and other forms of interactivity, are saying everything. People are sharing thoughts and feelings (through blogs and video blogs). People are doing things online like miming along to songs, as well as things such as bank details, photographs and school work. All stuff that people would not even think about sharing with the public, but because of the internet, people are willing to share everything. I am very careful about what I put online, I will not even disclose my full date of birth online, yet people are transfering money along with deep personal things such as their problems on blogs for the world to see and judge them.
Week Two.Topic One.
E: I can not even imagine not writing up my assignments on the computer. Even GCSE coursework was typed up on a computer. Hand-writing is very time-consuming, as wel as difficult to edit and it is unable to delete things neatly. Typed up assignments look a lot neater. This assignment is interesting because we can look at others works, as well as commenting on others work, and recieve tutor feedback quckly. Which is one of the joys of the "new" media, to "manpulate and distrubute easily".
F:"Immersive interactivity" is, Lunenfeld believes that this is the opposite to "extractive" interactivity. It is similar to hypertextual but with aditional qualities. Examples of this, are online gaming, where the user is in a 3d world, often using virtual reality technology,where people ca explore and navigate screen spaces.
F:"Immersive interactivity" is, Lunenfeld believes that this is the opposite to "extractive" interactivity. It is similar to hypertextual but with aditional qualities. Examples of this, are online gaming, where the user is in a 3d world, often using virtual reality technology,where people ca explore and navigate screen spaces.
Week Two.Topic One.
A: The "upgrade culture" that we now live in is, I believe, purely based on "hype". Everyone wants to "beat the Jones", to have the newest and best upgrade in anything, but most importantly, when it comes to computers. These changes, such as from Windows XP to Windows Vista, are simply changes thought up by buisnesses to get people talking, wanting (even needing) the new products. Thus resulting in more money being spent, on often useless upgrades, with little or no difference, except a newer name and possibly different colours. This is shown with iPods, every year, Apple bring out a new iPod, whether it holds more songs, or is simply thinner or in a bright colour. I personally know people that buy the new iPod, or the new Playstation, just because the adverts and other people tell them, that it is "cool" or even important to spend this money.
B: The "newness" of New Media is costantly stressed, primarilly by other media sources-such as adverts. The technology of these new products is often new, but sometimes, as mentioned-it is simply repackaged. These new products of the "new" media do not change society, they do not "abolish history", as history and the "new" are always linked. These products, as usual, are simply aiming to gain more money. These products and ideas simply slot into place, our need to haev these things do not change, we still live in a ver capitalist society were everyone is taught to want and need to new and best products.
C: This question asks the question, does "new" equal better and whether the "new" media is really progress. There are always hopes attached to the "new". Enthusism for the latest thing always has ideological repocutions, as we believe we are better because we have these things, in many different circles. Whether it is bragging to your friends, or a new school installing a newest and they believe "best" computer system.
B: The "newness" of New Media is costantly stressed, primarilly by other media sources-such as adverts. The technology of these new products is often new, but sometimes, as mentioned-it is simply repackaged. These new products of the "new" media do not change society, they do not "abolish history", as history and the "new" are always linked. These products, as usual, are simply aiming to gain more money. These products and ideas simply slot into place, our need to haev these things do not change, we still live in a ver capitalist society were everyone is taught to want and need to new and best products.
C: This question asks the question, does "new" equal better and whether the "new" media is really progress. There are always hopes attached to the "new". Enthusism for the latest thing always has ideological repocutions, as we believe we are better because we have these things, in many different circles. Whether it is bragging to your friends, or a new school installing a newest and they believe "best" computer system.
Thursday, 29 January 2009
Hyperlinks and the effect on real life.
Week Two
I had many thoughts about this weeks lecture, but this blog is about the main discussion point that I thought was the most interesting was the idea of audiences now being users or "produsers". This is because we can now control what we read and consquently what we learn. It is almost like those novels one used to read as a child, where one could "choose the story", where one was encouraged to "turn to page 80 to enter the cave" and so on.
Using online hyperlinks, we move quickly from text to sound to video to pictures on a variety of different websites. We gain information quickly from a variety of sources in a variety of different ways, and this can be a little or a lot-very relevant or very not. This is one of the advantages of "new" or "digital" media. We are actively encouraged to "seek more". Another example is the "red button" icon on digital television. It is always in the corner of the screen offering us new and more information.
One questions that this thirst for knowledge in different and new forms extends into real life. We cant just press on a word in a novel that we dont understand and gain a meaning or talk to others or the author directly about the text, while onlnie one can do this, as well as gaining so much more information than originally wanting through search engines and links, I believe that we now expect so much more than just words on a page, or a television programme with no interactivity.
I had many thoughts about this weeks lecture, but this blog is about the main discussion point that I thought was the most interesting was the idea of audiences now being users or "produsers". This is because we can now control what we read and consquently what we learn. It is almost like those novels one used to read as a child, where one could "choose the story", where one was encouraged to "turn to page 80 to enter the cave" and so on.
Using online hyperlinks, we move quickly from text to sound to video to pictures on a variety of different websites. We gain information quickly from a variety of sources in a variety of different ways, and this can be a little or a lot-very relevant or very not. This is one of the advantages of "new" or "digital" media. We are actively encouraged to "seek more". Another example is the "red button" icon on digital television. It is always in the corner of the screen offering us new and more information.
One questions that this thirst for knowledge in different and new forms extends into real life. We cant just press on a word in a novel that we dont understand and gain a meaning or talk to others or the author directly about the text, while onlnie one can do this, as well as gaining so much more information than originally wanting through search engines and links, I believe that we now expect so much more than just words on a page, or a television programme with no interactivity.
Sunday, 25 January 2009
How I use "New" Media...
Week One
The "new" media to me is not considered "new" at all, as most of us have grown up surrounded around computers, espcially in a learning enviroment.
Email is something which as "interactive mail" has pretty much over taken over traditional mail or "snail mail". I don't check my email as regularly as some people, only about once a day. Before Facebook or MySpace, I used to use it far more. I use it purely to keep in touch with my parents, and is especially useful as my father is usually working abroad. Email is used daily in the university enviroment, I usually use it to query tutors and for them to pass on information. I recieve some emails from mailing lists, mainly from clubs and bars that I frequent. These are generic emails sending information to everyone on their list, usually on upcoming events.
Social networking is certianly taking over from traditional forms of emailing and keeping in touch. I used to use MySpace obsessively, until Facebook took over in the last year or so. I don't even know why I use these sites, usually I dont do anything but look at other people's profiles or update mine. It is useful to get in touch with people from years gone by, that I just lost touch with. Email has some negatives. Spam emails are what usually clog my inbox, and they couldnt be anymore useless.
Chatrooms are something I barely use. I dont go online and talk to people I dont know. Instant messenger servives, such as MSN are nearly always on when I'm at home, even if Im not always talking on them. There are about 5 or 6 people I talk to online everyday using this method, it is also very useful (and cheap) if one is in a long distance relationship, as calling every night starts to cost alot. I see why people use chatrooms, if they are lonely or like something that targets a niche audience, something that they cant talk to their friends about, I think chatrooms are useful for that sort of thing.
I use the internet to download music, and to find out about new songs and artists. I also use the internet to find out when and where my favourite events and DJs are playing. I do not shop online as much as I used to, I used to use eBay alot, but that is becoming less regular.
The Multi-User Dungeon games that are online simply do not interest me, although I know some people that enjoy online role-play games. I do not really use the internet for anything other than MSN, Facebook, university work , downloading music and finding out information, which some may say is not using it to its full potential.
The "new" media to me is not considered "new" at all, as most of us have grown up surrounded around computers, espcially in a learning enviroment.
Email is something which as "interactive mail" has pretty much over taken over traditional mail or "snail mail". I don't check my email as regularly as some people, only about once a day. Before Facebook or MySpace, I used to use it far more. I use it purely to keep in touch with my parents, and is especially useful as my father is usually working abroad. Email is used daily in the university enviroment, I usually use it to query tutors and for them to pass on information. I recieve some emails from mailing lists, mainly from clubs and bars that I frequent. These are generic emails sending information to everyone on their list, usually on upcoming events.
Social networking is certianly taking over from traditional forms of emailing and keeping in touch. I used to use MySpace obsessively, until Facebook took over in the last year or so. I don't even know why I use these sites, usually I dont do anything but look at other people's profiles or update mine. It is useful to get in touch with people from years gone by, that I just lost touch with. Email has some negatives. Spam emails are what usually clog my inbox, and they couldnt be anymore useless.
Chatrooms are something I barely use. I dont go online and talk to people I dont know. Instant messenger servives, such as MSN are nearly always on when I'm at home, even if Im not always talking on them. There are about 5 or 6 people I talk to online everyday using this method, it is also very useful (and cheap) if one is in a long distance relationship, as calling every night starts to cost alot. I see why people use chatrooms, if they are lonely or like something that targets a niche audience, something that they cant talk to their friends about, I think chatrooms are useful for that sort of thing.
I use the internet to download music, and to find out about new songs and artists. I also use the internet to find out when and where my favourite events and DJs are playing. I do not shop online as much as I used to, I used to use eBay alot, but that is becoming less regular.
The Multi-User Dungeon games that are online simply do not interest me, although I know some people that enjoy online role-play games. I do not really use the internet for anything other than MSN, Facebook, university work , downloading music and finding out information, which some may say is not using it to its full potential.
Friday, 23 January 2009
Radio as the eight great power. Overthrown by more "new" media.
Week One.
Goebbel's speech on the radio is nothing short of interesting. Spoken in 1933, one considers that in 2033, will students of this very unit consider us ranting about the greatness of computers or ipods as drastically naive and out of date.
Goebell talks about radio as life-changing, for the indivdual, society and politics, and he continues to use the words "future" and "modern". This, to a nineteen year old in 2009, as bizarre. We see the radio as something that a car has if its old, or to maybe listen to while eating sunday dinner (the only time in my household that the television is not on).
A point I found really interesting was Goebbel talking about the radio being a distraction fom problems in society. I believe this is still true today, except that the form of distracting entertinment is now television, computers, mp3 players and so on. Goebell believes that the press was the "old" media and radio as the "new", however, the digital media of today (computers, mp3s, digital tv) is the "new" media of the 21st century. Who knows what the future may hold in store for "new" media.
Goebbel's speech on the radio is nothing short of interesting. Spoken in 1933, one considers that in 2033, will students of this very unit consider us ranting about the greatness of computers or ipods as drastically naive and out of date.
Goebell talks about radio as life-changing, for the indivdual, society and politics, and he continues to use the words "future" and "modern". This, to a nineteen year old in 2009, as bizarre. We see the radio as something that a car has if its old, or to maybe listen to while eating sunday dinner (the only time in my household that the television is not on).
A point I found really interesting was Goebbel talking about the radio being a distraction fom problems in society. I believe this is still true today, except that the form of distracting entertinment is now television, computers, mp3 players and so on. Goebell believes that the press was the "old" media and radio as the "new", however, the digital media of today (computers, mp3s, digital tv) is the "new" media of the 21st century. Who knows what the future may hold in store for "new" media.
Thursday, 22 January 2009
Do you remember your first time...?
I really don't have anything to write in this first posting.
The title of this first blog reminds me of this amazing song by Mark Knight, a DJ in which I presume no-one has ever heard of. But I continue with something slightly more academic (however, what is considered "academic" is another discussion entirely...)
New Media is the main topic of this blog, as a second year student at Lincoln University this is a really interesting way of learning...we will see how well it works.
First post over.
The title of this first blog reminds me of this amazing song by Mark Knight, a DJ in which I presume no-one has ever heard of. But I continue with something slightly more academic (however, what is considered "academic" is another discussion entirely...)
New Media is the main topic of this blog, as a second year student at Lincoln University this is a really interesting way of learning...we will see how well it works.
First post over.
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