technology
Ok, as a very unsavvy media/technology type person I think you would label me a techno realist at the very least. As I use technology when affordable and if it benefits me, such as email and having a mobile phone as a form of being connected.
Since taking this course I have realised how much we use the media and this new technology and where it is assimilating itself into culture, and a universal one too. Just the other day I was reading one of the sunday newspapers magazines and found an article on the author writing about her first time and experimentations on a MUD going so far as to even want to experiment with virtual sex letting her husband know before hand though. The author liked this because of the anonymity and the ability to invent yourself physically and intellectually with her only qualms being with the techno side of it as she found the graphics unrealistic.
Another such example would be the counselling website that is aimed at helping suicidal people, with great response as it must coincide with Howard Rheingold's view that the virtual community has the prospect and advantage of anonymity. So for suicidal people this is their way of being heard yet not seen therefore not judged.
This virtual community has also had a hand in smoking out wanted suspects in the recent death of the school boy in Herne Bay via the social networking site bebo. With those that knew the suspects posting comments on their pages to give themselves up.
So really the point of this blog is share with you's my new awareness of new media in everyday life and culture.
Also I just saw last night the t.v programme "ride with the devil" on channel 2 and I think that it is done by Digital Video because of its too real effect or versimilitude and the hand held shots and feel of claustrophobia as well as the lets say your not yet oscar winning actors.
Any one feel free to let me know where Im right or wrong in this brief discription.
Since taking this course I have realised how much we use the media and this new technology and where it is assimilating itself into culture, and a universal one too. Just the other day I was reading one of the sunday newspapers magazines and found an article on the author writing about her first time and experimentations on a MUD going so far as to even want to experiment with virtual sex letting her husband know before hand though. The author liked this because of the anonymity and the ability to invent yourself physically and intellectually with her only qualms being with the techno side of it as she found the graphics unrealistic.
Another such example would be the counselling website that is aimed at helping suicidal people, with great response as it must coincide with Howard Rheingold's view that the virtual community has the prospect and advantage of anonymity. So for suicidal people this is their way of being heard yet not seen therefore not judged.
This virtual community has also had a hand in smoking out wanted suspects in the recent death of the school boy in Herne Bay via the social networking site bebo. With those that knew the suspects posting comments on their pages to give themselves up.
So really the point of this blog is share with you's my new awareness of new media in everyday life and culture.
Also I just saw last night the t.v programme "ride with the devil" on channel 2 and I think that it is done by Digital Video because of its too real effect or versimilitude and the hand held shots and feel of claustrophobia as well as the lets say your not yet oscar winning actors.
Any one feel free to let me know where Im right or wrong in this brief discription.
posted by gab at 11:57 AM
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