I don’t really play a lot of games online but I did like console games a lot in my youth. I played some single-player games like final fantasy but for the most part I loved to play games such as Mario party, Super Smash Bros., and Mario kart. My family enjoyed Mario Party in particular and we purchased all versions up until the wii came out. The thing about Mario Party was that it was multi-player and really much more fun the more people you played with. While I loved the story line and graphics of games like final fantasy, I found that after playing too much of it I tended to feel a little weird and isolated because it is an RPG and you are sort of swept up into the world. I guess it was sort of immediacy that I recoiled from and if I thought about it long enough it was also strange that I was interacting with people who were not actually people in the game, that it is essentially a solipsistic world created for you to explore alone.
However, when playing Mario Party it’s really no fun if you play alone because many of the games require partnering. Playing with my siblings was really enjoyable because I could spend time with them doing something that we all enjoyed. Also I didn’t necessarily feel that disconnect that I did with other games. I could play video games and be interacting with the screen and still be interacting with people around me.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LH9_bGc95Fs&feature=related
Monday, July 27, 2009
Wednesday, July 22, 2009
Answer to Crystal's questions
What is your take on the notion that immediacy depends on the cultural context? (i.e. Africans v. Westerners looking at a photograph) Do you agree or disagree that immediacy to some may look like hypermediacy to others? Explain or give an example of how this applies to you.
I think that immediacy does depend on cultural context because of the way different cultures have developed relationships with media. With media I think immediacy comes from something that may seem hypermediated to others because we are constantly exposed to that media so that we may get used to looking passed the medium. For instance while watching a video online may seem by now a very immediate media for people in a highly technological society, in a culture that has little to no knowledge of computers it is hardly likely that they would be able to ignore that seemingly magical device that allows them to view video. Even if we are talking about like a film, it is pretty much understood that certain media products have more cultural relevance in one culture than it would in others, and for the other cultures to view this film it would be a reminder that this was not created for them. It is not a natural experience for them and would seem very far from real or authentic.
I think that immediacy does depend on cultural context because of the way different cultures have developed relationships with media. With media I think immediacy comes from something that may seem hypermediated to others because we are constantly exposed to that media so that we may get used to looking passed the medium. For instance while watching a video online may seem by now a very immediate media for people in a highly technological society, in a culture that has little to no knowledge of computers it is hardly likely that they would be able to ignore that seemingly magical device that allows them to view video. Even if we are talking about like a film, it is pretty much understood that certain media products have more cultural relevance in one culture than it would in others, and for the other cultures to view this film it would be a reminder that this was not created for them. It is not a natural experience for them and would seem very far from real or authentic.
1. Bolter says (with reference to Keller)that the argument in most cultural studies is that film and tv have embedded social and economic ideologies that we should learn to recognize and combat. Do you believe that we are being indoctrinated by the media we watch?
2.Bolter says that rock music does not offer anything beyond the experience, the medium and that right wing religious Americans cannot accept the music because of that...are there certain people you think that are predisposed to allowing themselves to participate in such a hypermediated experience?
3. Bolter mentions the male visual gaze. What are some instances in which you have felt that the gaze in some media has been implicitly male?
2.Bolter says that rock music does not offer anything beyond the experience, the medium and that right wing religious Americans cannot accept the music because of that...are there certain people you think that are predisposed to allowing themselves to participate in such a hypermediated experience?
3. Bolter mentions the male visual gaze. What are some instances in which you have felt that the gaze in some media has been implicitly male?
Tuesday, July 21, 2009
1. Media plays a huge role in our society, would you say that media adapts to the cultures and society or is it vice versa?
I would say that both are happening, media and technology are of course hugely affected by the cultures and societies that we live in because often times they are created to fill perceived needs that our society might have. These needs are not always cross-cultural. A technological example of that might be that in Japan they have many cultural etiquettes regarding noise in public places so that they have developed pens that click softer or phones that are more accommodating. Television as well, MTV in the U.S. has different feel than MTV in other countries. And society is definitely effected by media and technology. We often pick up slang and jokes from tv and movies and use this to communicate with each other. For instance how many people have you seen doing an impression from the movie anchorman? It was everywhere when the movie had just come out and i hadn't even seen the movie so I was left out of that communicative frame as a result. If we look at technology, we have start to communicate differently as a result of texting.
I would say that both are happening, media and technology are of course hugely affected by the cultures and societies that we live in because often times they are created to fill perceived needs that our society might have. These needs are not always cross-cultural. A technological example of that might be that in Japan they have many cultural etiquettes regarding noise in public places so that they have developed pens that click softer or phones that are more accommodating. Television as well, MTV in the U.S. has different feel than MTV in other countries. And society is definitely effected by media and technology. We often pick up slang and jokes from tv and movies and use this to communicate with each other. For instance how many people have you seen doing an impression from the movie anchorman? It was everywhere when the movie had just come out and i hadn't even seen the movie so I was left out of that communicative frame as a result. If we look at technology, we have start to communicate differently as a result of texting.
1.Do you believe that a work can be so hypermediated that you will be able to see it as unmediated? What does that mean for our society if that is possible?
2.Bolter talks about how older media can remediate itself based on newer media (like tv and the internet) how have you seen this happen?
3.Bolter suggests that media cannot stand alone but requires other media because it is mediation of mediation, do you think that there is any media that can stand by itself or do you agree with Bolter?
2.Bolter talks about how older media can remediate itself based on newer media (like tv and the internet) how have you seen this happen?
3.Bolter suggests that media cannot stand alone but requires other media because it is mediation of mediation, do you think that there is any media that can stand by itself or do you agree with Bolter?
Wednesday, July 15, 2009
Answer to Nick's Ede questions
1. Do you think that a more collaborative environment would be beneficial to the college educational system? Why (not)?
Personally it's hard for me to say either way because I don't think that I have been made to do that much collaborative work during my college career. I have done collaborative work with professors and I have to say that it was very educational for me just even in terms of keeping everything organized (which I am not in the least, organized that is). I think, however, it is difficult to do collaborative work with people you do not know because there is the trust issue. With many successful collaborations it is because the vision and style of the authors match so they can work together without worrying about how the other people might complete work. Also the competitive environment of college will make it harder to do more collaborative work because students will always be looking for ways to distinguish themselves.
Personally it's hard for me to say either way because I don't think that I have been made to do that much collaborative work during my college career. I have done collaborative work with professors and I have to say that it was very educational for me just even in terms of keeping everything organized (which I am not in the least, organized that is). I think, however, it is difficult to do collaborative work with people you do not know because there is the trust issue. With many successful collaborations it is because the vision and style of the authors match so they can work together without worrying about how the other people might complete work. Also the competitive environment of college will make it harder to do more collaborative work because students will always be looking for ways to distinguish themselves.
1. The article presents many different viewpoints on collaboration do you feel that collaboration is something that can produce something as good or even better than you could on your own?
2. The structure of this article is interesting as it is composed as a series of quotes. Do you think that this is an effective way to communicate what they were trying to convey? or is it just distracting to the reader?
3. More than one of the quotes brings up the issue of the honorary credit sort of given to senior professors, Do you think this is an entirely negative thing given that having an established name on your work might garner it wider readership?
2. The structure of this article is interesting as it is composed as a series of quotes. Do you think that this is an effective way to communicate what they were trying to convey? or is it just distracting to the reader?
3. More than one of the quotes brings up the issue of the honorary credit sort of given to senior professors, Do you think this is an entirely negative thing given that having an established name on your work might garner it wider readership?
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