Social networks such as Facebook, Myspace and Twitter have dramatically changed society’s understanding of individual identity by blurring the definition of what a ‘friend’ is. Today’s society is so closely entwined with the way in which it uses social networking sites. Because of this, privacy issues and social identity have become pressing issues which are still in the progress of an effective solution being found.
Many terms and phrases have been lost, or had their meaning changed because of social networking, so too has the aspect of the word ‘friend’. dictionary.com defines a friend as “a person attached to another by feelings of affection or personal regard. This traditional meaning has been completely lost in the modern world of social networking. On Facebook, to have someone as your friend basically means nothing at all, it simply means you have access to each others information and photos. Marc Meyers states the new definition of “friend - means absolutely nothing anymore. All it means is that we have allowed the other into our networks, or vice-versa. Soon we will have to qualify what kind of friend you or they actually are.” He also believes because the definition of friend has been modernized, so has the definition of “relationship - the definition of the relation connecting or binding participants in a relationship would seem to closely align itself with today's social networks. However, some now think that relationships can be built on the thinnest of determinants.” Meyers believes the culture has changed so much because of the introduction of digital media and states “Like it or not, Social networking is redefining terms of “social endearment. It's forever changing the etymology of commonly used words; and I would say easily within a few years it will completely alter their understanding and perception as younger generations continue to evolve as digitals' new natives.” The use of social networking has created a whole new culture within the new generations.
There have been many cases, particularly on Facebook, where individual identity has been destroyed or used for irresponsible purposes. One such incident was the concoction of Kate Miller’s party, you can check it out here. Basically, a Facebook invitation was made for Kate’s birthday, the invitation however, was left open and not made a private invitation to only Kate’s friends. People then began inviting themselves and inviting their friends to this event. Before the event page was taken down the number of attendees had reached 60, 000. This caused major media attention and coverage over the internet and on television, even the police in Adelaide were preparing for 60, 000 people to arrive in the area the party was planned. Luckily only a few bored teenagers ended up arriving at the address, which was the best case scenario. Although there was no person named Kate Miller and the event was just a hoax by Adelaide prankster, David Thorne, exposing the flaws of Facebook’s privacy system, it just as easily could be real. The incident spawned hundreds of pages about Kate such as “Ted Mosby met your mother at Kate's Party.” “What happens at Kate's, stays at Kate's” “I need to go tracksuit shopping for kate's party” and “Sorry Kesha, The party actaully starts when Kate walks in.” Facebook absolutely ruined the individual identity of “Kate Miller” in just a few days. If she was a real person, she would never be able to get away from that incident with hundreds of the mock pages and such available for viewing on Facebook.
Another contributor to the way in which individual identity is changed and damaged because of misuse on social networking sites is Twitter. Stephanie Rice is an example of recent of damaging individual identity because of a social network. The Hearlad Sun reported that “Remarking after the Wallabies' two-point win over the Springboks in South Africa on Saturday night, Rice - who has left the Commonwealth Games team due to injury - tweeted: "Suck on that f--gots," adding: "Probably the best game I've ever seen!! Well done boys." This Tweet gained Australia wide attention and put the spotlight on Rice and her image. This ill-intended Tweet has cause major controversy for the Olympic athlete. A majority of the controversy came from Ian Roberts, an openly gay athlete and “one of only a handful of openly gay athletes and a devoted gay-rights advocate, dismissed it as "inexcusable". She is an idiot ... and anyone who continues to endorse her as an athlete is an idiot as well," Roberts fumed. "And I say that with a very sad tone in my voice. What a fool. And if her sponsors don't do something about it, they're fools as well." The controversy created has cause sponsor Jaguar to drop Stephanie Rice which will cause a blow to her current financial standing. All of this because of one little message posted in the heat of the moment, with no harm meant, can totally alter the publics opinion of an individual identity.
Social networking websites let a person become whoever they want to be. That’s what many people find so alluring about it. But many people do not think about or even register the risks involved when using a social network site. Social networking sites have the ability to change, destroy or create individual identity through many ways. This is why users must be smart and careful when using individual identities because they can easily be targeted as what you say on the internet will be there forever.
References:
<www.dictionary.reference.com/browse/friend
Meyer, M 2010, Social networks are redefining what a friend or a relationship really is, viewed 20 October 2010, http://www.socialmediatoday.com/SMC/203682>
Ramadge, A 2010, Kate's party hoax takes aim at Facebook privacy, viewed 19 October 2010, <http://www.news.com.au/technology/kates-party-prank-takes-aim-at-facebook-privacy/story-e6frfro0-1225858792605>
The Herald Sun, 2010, Ian Roberts slams Stephanie Rice's anti-gay twitter comment, viewed 19 October 2010, <http://www.heraldsun.com.au/entertainment/confidential/ian-roberts-slams-stephanie-rices-anti-gay-twitter-comment/story-e6frf96x-1225914489396>
Thursday, October 21, 2010
Monday, October 4, 2010
course evaluation
I have found this course to be very intersting and has provided me with knowledge and skills i did not have before. There was so much information to go over in such a short time, i feel like we didn't really get a chance to go into anything with too much detail because of time restraints. But overall the lectures were really fun but still gave us the information we needed, even if sometimes it was a bit all over the place. Another unexpected thing was the amount of talent with technology that was needed for this course. All the uploading, embedding and filming was a bit difficult to begin with, but in the end it has now become another skill I can take away from this course. It has really made me think about the way technology affects and influences people from news stories, to blog and culture jams. It was a really good course, both entertaining and not too difficult. Probably my favourite subject this semester.
choosing essay question
After looking over the essay questions many time, i have worked it down to two. Now i just need to pick one. The first one is "Why is privacy such a contentious issue for internet users? Discuss with reference to at least ONE social network service (or other web2.0 service)." and the second one is "How do social media change our understanding of individual identity, with regard to the kinds of people we have in our social networks?"
As a member of Gen Y, these topics are basically our first language. Facebook has become every teenagers mst used website without doubt. Because of this, I think I'm going to go with the essay question, "How do social media change our understanding of individual identity, with regard to the kinds of people we have in our social networks?"
This should be an intersting topic to do it on.
As a member of Gen Y, these topics are basically our first language. Facebook has become every teenagers mst used website without doubt. Because of this, I think I'm going to go with the essay question, "How do social media change our understanding of individual identity, with regard to the kinds of people we have in our social networks?"
This should be an intersting topic to do it on.
weel 9 lecture
the week 9 ;ecture was all about cyberpunk. The works of William Gibson really interests me also. I hadn't heard about him until the lecture. The whole concept of the dystopian world is obviously ver popular, just have a look at a lot of the box office hits. The language was a bit complicated duing the lecture but overall i think i understood the concept and the main reasons we are learning about it.
Monday, September 13, 2010
week 8 - tutespark
Cyber Punk
Combing a news story on artificial skin with the film, iRobot.
http://www.news.com.au/technology/robotics-breakthrough-scientists-make-artificial-skin/story-e6frfro0-1225920548036
Scientists make artificial skin that can feel touch
By Richard Ingham in Paris From: AFP September 13, 2010 10:02AM----------------------------------------------------
BIOTECH wizards have engineered electronic skin that can sense touch in a major step towards next-generation robotics and prosthetic limbs. This advancement will progress the already rising commercial success of U.S. Robotics (USR). The highly anticipated new NS-5 robots being developed by USR will incorporate this new technology.
Important hurdles remain but the exploit is an advance towards replacing today's clumsy robots and artificial limbs with smarter, touch-sensitive upgrades, they believe. The lab-tested material responds to almost the same pressures as human skin and with the same speed, they said in the British journal Nature Materials.
"Humans generally know how to hold a fragile egg without breaking it," said Ali Javey, an associate professor of computer sciences at the University of California at Berkeley, who led one of the research teams. "If we ever wanted a robot that could unload the dishes, for instance, we'd want to make sure it doesn't break the wine glasses in the process. But we'd also want the robot to grip the stock pot without dropping it."
If this is the case, the advancement from the current robots on offer from USR would be radical. Current robots available for purchase act simply as babysitters, house sitters and skill lacking housekeepers. This new advancement of human like skin would be a much awaited advancement that, when applied, will be a commercial success.
A different approach was taken by a team led by Zhenan Bao, a Chinese-born associate professor at Stanford University in California. Professor Bao's team's approach was to use a rubber film that changes thickness due to pressure and employs capacitors, integrated into the material, to measure the difference. It cannot be stretched, though. "Our response time is comparable with human skin, it's very, very fast, within milliseconds, or thousandths of a second," Professor Bao said. "That means in real terms that we can feel the pressure instantaneously."
In our already advanced society, the mass public has been waiting long enough for competent and reliable robots for everyday use and practicality.
In the search to substitute the human senses with electronics, good substitutes now exist for sight and sound, but lag for smell and taste. Touch, though, is widely acknowledged to be the biggest obstacle. But hopefully not for long with USR's efforts of combining robotics with reality.
Even routine daily actions, such as brushing one's teeth, turning the pages of a newspaper or dressing a small child would easily defeat today's robots.
Professor Bao added important caveats about the challenges ahead.
One is about improving the new sensors. They respond to constant pressure, whereas in human skin more complex sensations are possible.
This is because the pressure-sensing cells in the skin can send different frequencies of signal — for instance, when we feel something painful or sharp, the frequency increases, alerting us to the threat. After much discussion, we have decided not to include a sense of pain to the upcoming NS-5 robots. Robots which feel pain are impractical. We are not trying to create sub-humans, just purely robotic machines."
In the near future, artificial skin will be studded with sensors that respond to chemicals, biological agents, temperature, humidity, radioactivity or pollutants.
"This would be especially useful in applications where we want to send robots into environments, including space, where it could be dangerous for humans to go," said Professor Bao.
"They could collect information and send it back."
In the search to substitute the human senses with electronics, good substitutes now exist for sight and sound, but lag for smell and taste. Touch, though, is widely acknowledged to be the biggest obstacle. But hopefully not for long with USR's efforts of combining robotics with reality.
Even routine daily actions, such as brushing one's teeth, turning the pages of a newspaper or dressing a small child would easily defeat today's robots.
Professor Bao added important caveats about the challenges ahead.
One is about improving the new sensors. They respond to constant pressure, whereas in human skin more complex sensations are possible.
This is because the pressure-sensing cells in the skin can send different frequencies of signal — for instance, when we feel something painful or sharp, the frequency increases, alerting us to the threat. After much discussion, we have decided not to include a sense of pain to the upcoming NS-5 robots. Robots which feel pain are impractical. We are not trying to create sub-humans, just purely robotic machines."
In the near future, artificial skin will be studded with sensors that respond to chemicals, biological agents, temperature, humidity, radioactivity or pollutants.
"This would be especially useful in applications where we want to send robots into environments, including space, where it could be dangerous for humans to go," said Professor Bao.
"They could collect information and send it back."
Monday, September 6, 2010
week 7 - tute task
Research and provide short answers to the following questions. Provide references where applicable.
1. What is creative commons and how could this licensing framework be relevant to your own experience at university?
A: "A set of licences intended to offer the consumer more freedoms than traditional copyright."http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Creative_Commons
These licenses make program using and information gathering much easier for everyone, university students included.
2. Find 3 examples of works created by creative commons and embed them in your blog.
3. Find an academic article which discusses creative commons using a database or online journal. Provide a link and a summary of the article.
http://heinonline.org/HOL/Page?handle=hein.journals/uflr55&div=45&g_sent=1&collection=journals
The article basically says how productive and colorful work was before strict copyright laws had come in and how now everything is difficult and ineffective because of these laws.
4. Have a look at Portable Apps (a pc based application) – provide a brief description of what it is and how you think this is useful.
"A portable application (portable app) is a computer software program that is able to run independently without the need to install files to the system it is run upon. They are commonly used on a removable storage device such as a CD, USB flash drive, flash card, or floppy disk."http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portable_Apps
1. What is creative commons and how could this licensing framework be relevant to your own experience at university?
A: "A set of licences intended to offer the consumer more freedoms than traditional copyright."http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Creative_Commons
These licenses make program using and information gathering much easier for everyone, university students included.
2. Find 3 examples of works created by creative commons and embed them in your blog.
3. Find an academic article which discusses creative commons using a database or online journal. Provide a link and a summary of the article.
http://heinonline.org/HOL/Page?handle=hein.journals/uflr55&div=45&g_sent=1&collection=journals
The article basically says how productive and colorful work was before strict copyright laws had come in and how now everything is difficult and ineffective because of these laws.
4. Have a look at Portable Apps (a pc based application) – provide a brief description of what it is and how you think this is useful.
"A portable application (portable app) is a computer software program that is able to run independently without the need to install files to the system it is run upon. They are commonly used on a removable storage device such as a CD, USB flash drive, flash card, or floppy disk."http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portable_Apps
week 7 - lecture
This weeks lecture was about software and code, primarily open source (free) software. Our generation obviously is very familiar with these. Programs such as limewire are the norm while it is now very strange if someone we know buys their music off itunes or from a music store. The legal way has been forgotten. I believe people chose to go with these open source programs and they are more relevant and effective for them. proprietary programs are created by the corporations, while open source programs and created by the people who have used the proprietary programs and believe they can improve it for the user. This is probably why the general public finds open source software so appealing. It is made by fellow users who feel the same frustration at flaws and glitches in the proprietary software. Proprietary programs include Internet Explorer, Photoshop and MS-windows. Open Source programs include Linux, Firefox and VLC. i know VLC all to well, a couple of months ago my itunes unexpectedly crashed when i went to update it. I have tried everything i can think of to restore it but it just wont work. So now i have been using VLC for months. It is no where near the quality of itunes but it will have to do until i find a way to fix it. The main aspects of the lecture focused on community, collaboration and choice. Community is based on people who want to share and do something good so the whole community benefits as helping your neighbour is not a crime. Collaboration is the idea that instead of going against copyright and breaking the law, people can work together to create something good. Choice is the ideology that you paid for your computer with your hard-earned money , it is a tool for creating and communicating. Don't let companies like Microsoft and Apple tell you how you can use your computer. As a computer user you have a choice, it's your right.
Tuesday, August 31, 2010
week 6 - culture jam video
today in class we got into groups and headed out to make our culture jams.
our group decided to do it about the current state of the australian government.
we decided to create a hinking protest.
making out that young people are driving around honking their horns in protest to be heard in government
i had a lot of fun with the group making this video, so enjoy:
our group decided to do it about the current state of the australian government.
we decided to create a hinking protest.
making out that young people are driving around honking their horns in protest to be heard in government
i had a lot of fun with the group making this video, so enjoy:
Monday, August 23, 2010
week 5 - tute activity
culture jamming is the use of a company logo, campaign or ad by independent extremists to completely change the meaning or connotation that it previously portrayed to a negative one. These acts can irreversibly affect a company and it's image. Some examples include;
ipod/iraq: this disturbing image has completely changed the connotation that the ipod advertisement was suppose to have
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_c8BLgIFPhn8/SwLmO8RQlMI/AAAAAAAAACk/MiHsteTkz3k/s1600/abughraib.jpg
gap/hitler: this really quite random and just unnecessary culture jam is comparing buying from GAP to supporting hitler.
http://www.lipmagazine.org/images/gap_hitler.jpg'
another clear and well know culture jam is that of jammer Jonah Perreti who used the Nike symbol to stir debate on sweatshop child labor and consumer freedom. Perreti made public exchanges between himself and Nike over a disagreement. Perreti had requested custom Nikes with the word "sweatshop" placed in the Nike symbol. Nike, of course, disagreed. Once this story was made public over Perreti's website it spread world wide and sparked the conversation and dialogue about Nike's use of sweatshops.
ipod/iraq: this disturbing image has completely changed the connotation that the ipod advertisement was suppose to have
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_c8BLgIFPhn8/SwLmO8RQlMI/AAAAAAAAACk/MiHsteTkz3k/s1600/abughraib.jpg
gap/hitler: this really quite random and just unnecessary culture jam is comparing buying from GAP to supporting hitler.
http://www.lipmagazine.org/images/gap_hitler.jpg'
another clear and well know culture jam is that of jammer Jonah Perreti who used the Nike symbol to stir debate on sweatshop child labor and consumer freedom. Perreti made public exchanges between himself and Nike over a disagreement. Perreti had requested custom Nikes with the word "sweatshop" placed in the Nike symbol. Nike, of course, disagreed. Once this story was made public over Perreti's website it spread world wide and sparked the conversation and dialogue about Nike's use of sweatshops.
Monday, August 16, 2010
week 4 - tute activity
1: Q: Where and when did usable online video start? (provide some refs. and an example if possible)
A:
The first usable video posted could probablybe tracked back to youtube. the worlds number one video site. the video shows a man at the zoo talking about the elephants. another rather simple and pointless video, it started the youtube revolution
2: Q; In the lecture we heard about technological innovations that were used by the studios to lure audiences. (mostly to combat the popularity of TV)
What recent innovations are being used to lure us in the movies?
What are they luring us from?
A; Technological advances such as 3D movies are being used to lure audiences into the cinema. The idea of seeing movies in 3D excites audiences and forces them to go see that movie as they will not be able to experience it in the same way when it is released to DVD.
3: Q; Are short films still being made? Why? Who pays for them to be made?
A: Yes short films are still being made today. They are made because they are an alternative way for filmmakers and actors to express themselves in a more contemporary way compared to feature films. Generally, the director will pay to make a short film with the hope that it will later be recognized and then pay for itself. Bigger short films which require a bigger budget will be pitched to financial backers.
4: Q; The term viral is thrown about adhoc but what does it mean in film/movie arena? Give some examples.
A: The term viral is thrown around a lot these days but the true definition of viral is when a video on the internet collects an outstanding amount of views. There are examples of one off hits such as Star Wars Kid and Battle at Kruger but there are also cases of continual viral activity as is the case of Ray William Johnson's video with each video getting at least a million views. On the other hand there are videos, such as the beautiful seatbelt commercial which then become viral sensations.
5: Q; Online video distribution isn't limited to the short film format. We are now starting to see television styled shows made solely for internet release (webisodes). Find an example of this style of content and discuss how viewing television content in this way can positively and negatively affect the viewer's experience.
A: itunes now has a whole section dedicated to just online programs and episodes. this can be the result of people using the full potential of the internet to capture their favourite shows anytime that they wish.
A:
The first usable video posted could probablybe tracked back to youtube. the worlds number one video site. the video shows a man at the zoo talking about the elephants. another rather simple and pointless video, it started the youtube revolution
2: Q; In the lecture we heard about technological innovations that were used by the studios to lure audiences. (mostly to combat the popularity of TV)
What recent innovations are being used to lure us in the movies?
What are they luring us from?
A; Technological advances such as 3D movies are being used to lure audiences into the cinema. The idea of seeing movies in 3D excites audiences and forces them to go see that movie as they will not be able to experience it in the same way when it is released to DVD.
3: Q; Are short films still being made? Why? Who pays for them to be made?
A: Yes short films are still being made today. They are made because they are an alternative way for filmmakers and actors to express themselves in a more contemporary way compared to feature films. Generally, the director will pay to make a short film with the hope that it will later be recognized and then pay for itself. Bigger short films which require a bigger budget will be pitched to financial backers.
4: Q; The term viral is thrown about adhoc but what does it mean in film/movie arena? Give some examples.
A: The term viral is thrown around a lot these days but the true definition of viral is when a video on the internet collects an outstanding amount of views. There are examples of one off hits such as Star Wars Kid and Battle at Kruger but there are also cases of continual viral activity as is the case of Ray William Johnson's video with each video getting at least a million views. On the other hand there are videos, such as the beautiful seatbelt commercial which then become viral sensations.
5: Q; Online video distribution isn't limited to the short film format. We are now starting to see television styled shows made solely for internet release (webisodes). Find an example of this style of content and discuss how viewing television content in this way can positively and negatively affect the viewer's experience.
A: itunes now has a whole section dedicated to just online programs and episodes. this can be the result of people using the full potential of the internet to capture their favourite shows anytime that they wish.
week 4 - tute
Video 1; My neighbourhood has been overrun by baboons
http://www.youtube.com/tropfest#p/a/0BCF195E2911CEB0/1/ZQo9le7f4GE
This animated video tells the story of a man who has his whole neighbourhood overrun by baboons. It is implied that this video is a metaphor for conformity. I believe that it has become a successful short film because of its use of song also acting as the narrative. This is a difficult thing to do and not many videos get this right.
Video 2; Shock
http://www.youtube.com/tropfest#p/a/u/0/w00UsFwn34w
A fairly depressing video, it basically portrays the life of an early morning radio host and his overwhelming depression. The video's title can be traced to the fact that it is not until the end of the video that you find out that he is a radio host, which is perhaps the last job you would think he would do. The different shots of his morning activities such as showering, shaving, having coffee and driving to wok all portray the concrete jungle he is trapped in but is powerless to do anything about.
Video 3; Marry Me
http://www.youtube.com/tropfest#p/a/u/1/XFdbZHMBxfg
This popular short film had 1,659,020 views on youtube when I accessed it, thousands more than the other Tropfest videos available on their youtube channel. This video uses an interesting array of camera angles and zooms which attract the reader to the simple yet effective storyline. The close up shots & the different filming of sunrise/sunset create a stunning backdrop to the story. The filmmakers have done an excellent job in helping the viewer feel the pain of the little girl in the video.
Monday, August 9, 2010
week 3 - tute
at the start of the tute we uploaded our video from last week to youtube,
here it is, the pickpocket;
TREASURE HUNT:
this weeks task is a treasure hunt, and no, not that kind of treasure hunt. For this task we had to search 10 questions on the interent. easy you say? think again. we couldn't use google or wikipedia. the two places where everyone goes for information. this made the exercise a little harder.
1. the worlds biggest machine is the large hadron collider which weighs 38 000 tons and at a cost of 3.5 billion euros.
http://www.moneyweek.com/news-and-charts/economics/what-is-the-worlds-biggest-machine-costing-us-13577.aspx
2. the quickest an most reliable way of contacting ozzy osborne would probably be his twitter account.
http://twitter.com/OfficialOzzy
3.
4. The cheapest way to get from the gold coast to melbourne is flying tiger air for only $78
http://www.airfaresflights.com.au/flights/Gold%20Coast/Melbourne-MEL/
5. Hatsune Miku is the first installment in the Vocaloid Character Vocal Series released on August 31. Her birthday is the 31st of August.
http://myanimelist.net/character/7156/Miku_Hatsune
6. The casey webcam in Antartica can be found here
http://www.antarctica.gov.au/webcams/casey
i couldnt find any accomodation to stay at in antartica but there are many boat tours there with accomodation onboard.
7. this site i found has said that magic by olivia newton john was the number one song in the same month in 1980
http://www.80sxchange.com/80s_charts/1980.html - 10/08/10
8. I would define nano technology as the manipulation and the understanding of minute particles
9. http://news.cnet.com/8301-17938_105-9724604-1.html this website shows the type of camera used to make google street view possible
10. i found a website that translates english to klingon
1. nuq 'oH [the] [weight] vo' [the] [world’s] [biggest] [machine] chay' 'ar ta'ta' 'oH [cost] Daq chen
2. nuq 'oH [the] [best] [way] [quickest] HochHom [reliable] Daq [contact] [Ozzy] [Osborne]
3. nuq 'oH [the] [cheapest] [form] vo' [travel] vo' [the] SuD baS [Coast] Daq [Melbourne]
http://www.mrklingon.org/
And that concludes that rather difficult treasure hunt
here it is, the pickpocket;
TREASURE HUNT:
this weeks task is a treasure hunt, and no, not that kind of treasure hunt. For this task we had to search 10 questions on the interent. easy you say? think again. we couldn't use google or wikipedia. the two places where everyone goes for information. this made the exercise a little harder.
1. the worlds biggest machine is the large hadron collider which weighs 38 000 tons and at a cost of 3.5 billion euros.
http://www.moneyweek.com/news-and-charts/economics/what-is-the-worlds-biggest-machine-costing-us-13577.aspx
2. the quickest an most reliable way of contacting ozzy osborne would probably be his twitter account.
http://twitter.com/OfficialOzzy
3.
4. The cheapest way to get from the gold coast to melbourne is flying tiger air for only $78
http://www.airfaresflights.com.au/flights/Gold%20Coast/Melbourne-MEL/
5. Hatsune Miku is the first installment in the Vocaloid Character Vocal Series released on August 31. Her birthday is the 31st of August.
http://myanimelist.net/character/7156/Miku_Hatsune
6. The casey webcam in Antartica can be found here
http://www.antarctica.gov.au/webcams/casey
i couldnt find any accomodation to stay at in antartica but there are many boat tours there with accomodation onboard.
7. this site i found has said that magic by olivia newton john was the number one song in the same month in 1980
http://www.80sxchange.com/80s_charts/1980.html - 10/08/10
8. I would define nano technology as the manipulation and the understanding of minute particles
9. http://news.cnet.com/8301-17938_105-9724604-1.html this website shows the type of camera used to make google street view possible
10. i found a website that translates english to klingon
1. nuq 'oH [the] [weight] vo' [the] [world’s] [biggest] [machine] chay' 'ar ta'ta' 'oH [cost] Daq chen
2. nuq 'oH [the] [best] [way] [quickest] HochHom [reliable] Daq [contact] [Ozzy] [Osborne]
3. nuq 'oH [the] [cheapest] [form] vo' [travel] vo' [the] SuD baS [Coast] Daq [Melbourne]
http://www.mrklingon.org/
And that concludes that rather difficult treasure hunt
Friday, August 6, 2010
week 2 - tute
i'm still finding 8am tutes ridiculously hard to get enthusiastic about. In the tute we were to get into groups and shoot 30 frames around the campus to make a story from the topic we were given. our group was given the topic 'the pickpocket'. we didnt find this too hard to come up with a storyline and storyboard. after a short while of planning our group went out to photograph. we came up with the idea of me being a unskilled thief, going around campus trying to steal peoples possessions to no success. we got in total something like 70 pictures, so when we got back to the classroom we uploaded them and then begun culling them. this is much harder to do then you would think. we finally got it down to 35 by then end of the tute so we will have to finish it up next week and upload it to youtube and our blogs.
week 2 - lecture
i weren't able to attend this weeks lectue because at that time i was still sitting in a 20 000 person queue trying to get out of splendour in the grass. later that night, before the tute the next morning, i looked over the lecture notes. So this week the lecture was about film, movies and cine-speak. The lecture notes mainly expressed the uses and effectiveness of each of the different camera angles and shots. It then went on to show how each different camera angle and zoom can tell the who, what, when, where and why in a story. It was much more difficult trying to really take in the lecture notes when reading them rather than hearing them being analysed in the lecture.
Monday, July 26, 2010
week one - lecture overview
Yesterdays lecture, the first for New Communication Technologies, was really chilled and I think, a good laid back introduction to the course. Being the first day back, I wasn't in the mood for a hard hitting lecture to begin semester two off. The lecturers basically just went over what the course is about and what we are to expect from it. They also gave us a quick run through of the assignments to be done this semester. All in all, they don't seem too overwhelming unlike some of the other subjects i have. We were then told about new and old technologies and the development of them. Convergence was also another topic we talked about, it seems this could be important in this subject. The lecture made me think about the rate that new technologies replaace old technologies, the process is quickly becoming faster and more unstable. Overall, it was a good lecture to start the semester without putting too much worry or complexity on anyones shoulders first day back, ecspecially with splendour in the grass this weekend.
beginning
First week of semester two, first blog. This subject I am undertaking, New Communication Technologies, has started out simple enough, almost enjoyable apart from the 8am start this morning. This is my first year at Griffith University and I am doing a Bachelor of Communication. Over the next few months this blog will recount my experiences and learnings of New Communication Technologies. Within the first tute today we have already learned to make this blog and basically how we are to go about doing the assessment for this subject. The idea of completing at least two blogs a week seems achievable, although easy to forget. The using of a mac is a bit different, I haven't really used one much so getting used to it is something I'm going to have to do. So far it seems, having a blog isn't too different from using Facebook, so it shouldn't be too much of a challenge. My mindset isn't back at uni yet, I am attending splendour in the grass this weekend so that is basially all I am thinking about. Next week I'll be ready to take uni seriously.
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