Makenzies DCD 231 Mindmap
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Introduction to New Media
What is New Media?
Social Networking and Media
" The Medium is the Message"
Interactive on-demand access content 24/7 available on multitude of devices
Convergence
"process whereby new technologies are accommodated by existing media and communication industries and cultures"
Marshall McLuhan
Twenty Concepts in New Media
Kranzberg's First Law
Approaches to New Media
"Technology is neither good, nor bad, nor is it neutral"
Kurzweil
Accidental Universe by Alan Lightman
Prediction maker, "law of accelerating return"
“It is an irony to me that the same science and technology that have brought us closer to nature…have also separated us from nature and from ourselves”
Marvel App
concepts of design and usability were combined to create an app that would benefit the CCU population
Social Shaping of Technology
Information Society Theories
Informational Capitalism
Actor-Network Theory
Technological advancements are driven by society
Film Theory & Criticism
Society demonstrates a want or need from technology and is created because of that want. For example, the light bulb was created because society needed it.
Technological Determinism
technology developments occur independently of sociey
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Karl Marx, Marshall McLuhan, Neil Postman, Walter Ong
McLuhan: Technology is an extension of man
Four levels of meaning
Implicit: Less obvious, growth & change of characters
Explicit: Moral of the story, obvious events/actions
Sympotmatic: Interpretation of the broader context in society, how it relates to themes in culture
Referential: Basic analysis, description of plot
Film Criticism
Realist: How a film represents reality
Contexualist: Considers the film as part of a broader context
Formalist: Examines narrative structure and form
Forms of Gaze
intra-diagetic gaze: character’s gaze upon another character/object in the text
extra-diagetic gaze: character address the viewer (breaks the 4th wall)
Spectators Gaze: the spectator viewing the text
look of the camera: the film director's gaze
The Film Her: Needs & Desires
Created an insightful criticism and analysis of the film using the terms and techniques we discuss in class.
Network Theory
strength of weak ties
hubs and connectors
small worlds
power laws of distribution
Social Capital
Bridging: weaker bonds, acquaintances
Linking: Connection to those at different levels of power
Bonding: strong bonds, family
Sherri Turkle: Connected but Alone
Belives social media is disguised as positive social behavior but detrimental to real world social capital.
The Internet Debate
William Poundstone: "The Internet Isn't Making Us Dumber; It's Making Us More Meta-ignorant"
Nicholas Carr: "Does the Internet Make You Dumber?"
Clay Shirky: "Does the Internet Make You Smarter?"
The Social Network Film Analysis
Created an insightful criticism and analysis of the film using the terms and techniques we discuss in class.
Metcalfe's Law
The equation [n x (n - 1) = n2 - n] means that membership in a network has a value to the user but is more valuable to other users
Games, Technology, Industry, Culture
Video Games & Violence
Research is inconclusive
Gamification
Applying gaming characteristics to non-gaming content
Augmented Reality
blends the virtual and real world
Games, Learning, & Literacy (Gee)
James Paul Gee talks about the connection of video games and education, he says, “it’s just a set of problems you have to solve"
Gee believes that video games are a source of a different kind of learning
Why Online Games Make Players Act Like Psychopaths
believes that violent video games motivate players to become what they see in the game
New Media & the Transformation of Higher Education
Synchronous Learning
Virtual and Augmented Realities
Conversational Interfaces
Digital Memory Bank
Digital memory banks are interactive archives of experiences and stories of a particular time or event in history
Screen-free technologies
Promising Technologies
Types of Online Learning
Asynchronous
Synchronous
Hybrid
Combination of both
Not real-time, ex. discussion forums
real-time, ex. videoconferencing
Higher Education Is Not a Mixtape
the idea of "building your own degree" by taking classes at different colleges for different reasons is extremely unlikely according to Derek Newton
The Digital Degree
An explosion in online learning, much of it free, means that the knowledge once imparted to a lucky few has been released to anyone with a smartphone or laptop.