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ENGL 231-D2: Film, New Media, & Culture (Chapter 1 (What Is New Media?…

- - - - McLuhanism. Tetrad, 4 prongs of considering media affect. What does it extend, what does it make obsolete, what's retrieved, and what does it reverse to if over-extended? Extension & Amputatons
  - - - Kurzweil. Proposed "Law of Accelerating Return," rate of technological growth is exponential.
      - The Singularity. Point at which AI surpasses human intelligence and can non longer be fathomed.
    - - Determinism
        
        Technology is the basis for all human activity. Constant improvement of everything. Can't Stop Progress.
        
        Hard Determinism. Technology develops independently of social concerns. We change to meet the needs of Technology.
        
        Soft Determinism. More Accepted, Technology guides evolution but we have free will to adopt or not.
      - Social Shaping.
        
        Technology is a "Social Product."
      - Chapter 4
        
        Metacalfe's Law. A tenfold increase in the size of a network increases it's value for individuals hundred fold.
        
        Control your phone usage through tips like leaving it in a bag or reducing your notifications to only vital ones.
        
        Chapter 6
        
        Video Games
        
        Rules, Variables, Player Effort, Player-Attached Outcomes, Negotiable Consequences, etc.
        
        Arcade, Puzzle, Action, RPG, Racing, etc. ("PC Based" or "Console" are not types of Genres, Bruh.
        
        Video Games & Violence. Research inconclusive, Games are "Situational Variables," which "change the perception of and reaction to aggressive behavior" Research is all garbage.
        
        Gamification. Applying video game characteristics to non-game stuff.
        
        Uncanny Valley
        
        Relationship between an objects human Resemblance and Emotional Response.
        
        Chapter 10
        
        University is Alive
        
        Internet classes aren't the same. Internet education has not been proven as effective.
        
        Online Education
        
        Asynchronous. Not real time, contributions are considered more thoughtful.
        
        Synchronous. Real TIme, Video Conferencing, Social Presence.