Yes I edited a Wikipedia page! Go to this cite and look under the "History" section.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alpha_Delta_Chi
See that part about the largest chapter of ADX being at the University of Colorado at Boulder (with a hyperlink to the school's wiki page) yah that was all me! I was surprised by who simple it was to go to edit page, type in what you wanted to say, and then hit post and your opinion on a subject is immediately posted for the world to see. Although the monitors of the site might take down what you say just as fast as you but it up there is nothing stopping your from doing it again and again! I always what that Wikipedia was a fairly reliable source but after being able to edit it so freely it really makes me question its validity.
It is scary that I could edit something and regardless of if it is true or not someone could read it and believe it. I think that most intelligent people know that you should take whatever is on Wikipedia with a grain of salt but regardless it is still kind of freaky.
Needless to say, I am now an accomplished Wikipedia editor. I seriously want to go out and edit random pages now for fun.
Friday, November 19, 2010
Thursday, November 4, 2010
Hybrid Artwork
The definition of artwork has become extremely broad in large part due to the new form of art called hybrid or digital artwork. Basically hybrid art is artwork that uses digital technology to assist in the creation of the art. The umbrella of digital art is large and includes things that would normally be considered “art” like paintings and drawings but also contains things like virtual reality and 3-D artwork.
Here is an example of digital artwork:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C5yhxqkJiAQ&feature=player_embedded
Just like an actual novel made up of words and consisting of pages this video is an example of how some forms of digital artwork convey a story that can be analyzed through various literary devices.
This video has an interesting point of view. Unlike a standard video, the picture in this video doesn’t change. The scenery of the video never changes, much like a still photograph, however the viewer has the ability to virtually take a “tour” through the artwork. Having the ability to be a part of the artwork is something new to the realm of digital artwork. The viewer is able to experience the artwork in a way that makes the art seem more believable and realistic.
This video doesn’t show the viewer the whole scene all at once, rather in a well thought out way the director creates a complex plot from a single snapshot frame. The motif of the video is obviously the antagonists who are dressed in clown costumes and carrying guns. Simply by having these characters dressed in the same way they are in some way connected and the viewer knows that they are all in the same group. Similarly, the police officers are considered the protagonists and wear matching uniforms, which immediately creates the theme of good vs. evil. This theme of good and evil runs through out the entire video.
The very first image that the viewer sees is of a policeman yelling orders to what the viewer believes are his fellow policemen. The director selectively chooses what images are to be shown to the viewer in order to not fully give away the entire “plot” or the picture. Having only a specific section of the picture shown to the viewer at a specific time creates suspense and also allows for flashbacks. Because the video is filmed in a continuous loop the first scene also becomes the last. This flashback allows for the plot to do a complete 180 and for the division between the antagonists and the protagonists to become blurred. The policeman that the viewer originally believes is good is in actuality evil but this doesn’t become clear to the viewer until the video comes back on itself in the last frame.
The plot is mainly developed by the point of view. This new form of digital media is able to let the viewer experience different and more points of view than traditional two-dimensional artwork allows. Digital artwork is special because it is changing the ability viewers have to interact with art. This video has a plot and characters and a setting unlike some other forms of art.
Here is another link that shows the way that this video was created. It details how digital technology was essential in creating this video. This video is a fusion between real life art, actors and directions, and digital art, 3-D and computer animations.
http://live.philips.com/index.php/en_gb/video/carousel-the-making-of/22995594001
Here is an example of digital artwork:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C5yhxqkJiAQ&feature=player_embedded
Just like an actual novel made up of words and consisting of pages this video is an example of how some forms of digital artwork convey a story that can be analyzed through various literary devices.
This video has an interesting point of view. Unlike a standard video, the picture in this video doesn’t change. The scenery of the video never changes, much like a still photograph, however the viewer has the ability to virtually take a “tour” through the artwork. Having the ability to be a part of the artwork is something new to the realm of digital artwork. The viewer is able to experience the artwork in a way that makes the art seem more believable and realistic.
This video doesn’t show the viewer the whole scene all at once, rather in a well thought out way the director creates a complex plot from a single snapshot frame. The motif of the video is obviously the antagonists who are dressed in clown costumes and carrying guns. Simply by having these characters dressed in the same way they are in some way connected and the viewer knows that they are all in the same group. Similarly, the police officers are considered the protagonists and wear matching uniforms, which immediately creates the theme of good vs. evil. This theme of good and evil runs through out the entire video.
The very first image that the viewer sees is of a policeman yelling orders to what the viewer believes are his fellow policemen. The director selectively chooses what images are to be shown to the viewer in order to not fully give away the entire “plot” or the picture. Having only a specific section of the picture shown to the viewer at a specific time creates suspense and also allows for flashbacks. Because the video is filmed in a continuous loop the first scene also becomes the last. This flashback allows for the plot to do a complete 180 and for the division between the antagonists and the protagonists to become blurred. The policeman that the viewer originally believes is good is in actuality evil but this doesn’t become clear to the viewer until the video comes back on itself in the last frame.
The plot is mainly developed by the point of view. This new form of digital media is able to let the viewer experience different and more points of view than traditional two-dimensional artwork allows. Digital artwork is special because it is changing the ability viewers have to interact with art. This video has a plot and characters and a setting unlike some other forms of art.
Here is another link that shows the way that this video was created. It details how digital technology was essential in creating this video. This video is a fusion between real life art, actors and directions, and digital art, 3-D and computer animations.
http://live.philips.com/index.php/en_gb/video/carousel-the-making-of/22995594001
Wednesday, October 20, 2010
Author Presentation Reflection
What is an author? How is authorship defined? These are the two biggest questions that I had before my presentation on “the author.” Although I did not get a clear-cut answer to either of these questions I definitely learned that not everything is black and white but this is not always a bad thing.
This presentation taught me that because of the advances in new media the definition of who is an author had changed. Because in today’s society remixing and collaboration of author and user has become much easier new pieces of “remixed” art are becoming more and more popular. When an artist remixes a previous work with their own original work though issues arise about how is the actual author. It is a grey area. It was interesting today to hear the class’ opinions about what makes an author an author and also what makes an author “good” and “original.”
I also thought it was interesting that many students feel that remixes and even electronic music should be in their own category of music. I agree that an artist who solely remixes others peoples work should not be in the same category as a composer. However, this is not to say that both are not a certain type of artist or that one is better than the other, rather just different.
Learning about “the author” has really changed by ideas about what is art, why it is considered to be art, and who is an artist and why. Even though I came out of this presentation with more questions than I had coming into it I feel that I have learned a lot also.
This presentation taught me that because of the advances in new media the definition of who is an author had changed. Because in today’s society remixing and collaboration of author and user has become much easier new pieces of “remixed” art are becoming more and more popular. When an artist remixes a previous work with their own original work though issues arise about how is the actual author. It is a grey area. It was interesting today to hear the class’ opinions about what makes an author an author and also what makes an author “good” and “original.”
I also thought it was interesting that many students feel that remixes and even electronic music should be in their own category of music. I agree that an artist who solely remixes others peoples work should not be in the same category as a composer. However, this is not to say that both are not a certain type of artist or that one is better than the other, rather just different.
Learning about “the author” has really changed by ideas about what is art, why it is considered to be art, and who is an artist and why. Even though I came out of this presentation with more questions than I had coming into it I feel that I have learned a lot also.
Tuesday, October 19, 2010
An Author By Any Other Name
How has new media changed authorship?
New media is the collaboration between the author and other groups or individuals:
Collaboration between user & author
Authorship as selection from a menu
Collaboration between company and users
Collaboration between software and author
Remixing
Sampling
Collaboration Between Author and Users
Interactive media suggests that there is a common goal between the collaborators and the users. However, in new media this often doesn’t happen. Often the author does not consider what the user will think of the art. If there is no connection between author and user there can be a miscommunications. To avoid miscommunications interactive feedback on artwork is often used.
For example:
Test Audiences on new movies often make suggestions that ultimately lead to changes being made in the movie.
Blade Runner’s Ending:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4fCeH-WnJYM
Changed ending to make it more theater friendly. Used extra footage from The Shining
Authorship From a Selection Menu
Authorship from a selection menu makes the user feel like a real artist by allowing them to create artwork simply by clicking a few buttons. However, is this really art if the software to create this art is already in place?
For Example:
Create your own fairy tale:
http://www.quest4camelot.com/games/writetale.html?val=HANNAH&val=BOULDER&val=MOVIE%20STAR&val=DAD&val=COMPUTER&val=KARLA&val=DOG&val=BENJI&val=FLYING&val=BOB&val=SNAKE&val=girl&
Remixing
The idea of remixing suggest a re-working of an original piece of artwork. Remixing a work of art means that the art as a whole is rearranged systematically to create something new.
For Example:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dzbH5fRJ0uI&ob=av2e
In Conclusion…
Poscardt: “however much quoting, sampling and stealing is done — in the end it is the old subjects that undertake their own modernization. Even an examination of technology and the conditions of productions does not rescue aesthetics from finally having to believe in the author. He just looks different.”
Discussion Questions
Can interactive artwork actually exist?
Should “art” created from a selection menu or by remixing be considered art?
Do you agree with Poscardt? Do New Media collaborations just change the face of the author or does it change the definition of the author completely?
New media is the collaboration between the author and other groups or individuals:
Collaboration between user & author
Authorship as selection from a menu
Collaboration between company and users
Collaboration between software and author
Remixing
Sampling
Collaboration Between Author and Users
Interactive media suggests that there is a common goal between the collaborators and the users. However, in new media this often doesn’t happen. Often the author does not consider what the user will think of the art. If there is no connection between author and user there can be a miscommunications. To avoid miscommunications interactive feedback on artwork is often used.
For example:
Test Audiences on new movies often make suggestions that ultimately lead to changes being made in the movie.
Blade Runner’s Ending:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4fCeH-WnJYM
Changed ending to make it more theater friendly. Used extra footage from The Shining
Authorship From a Selection Menu
Authorship from a selection menu makes the user feel like a real artist by allowing them to create artwork simply by clicking a few buttons. However, is this really art if the software to create this art is already in place?
For Example:
Create your own fairy tale:
http://www.quest4camelot.com/games/writetale.html?val=HANNAH&val=BOULDER&val=MOVIE%20STAR&val=DAD&val=COMPUTER&val=KARLA&val=DOG&val=BENJI&val=FLYING&val=BOB&val=SNAKE&val=girl&
Remixing
The idea of remixing suggest a re-working of an original piece of artwork. Remixing a work of art means that the art as a whole is rearranged systematically to create something new.
For Example:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dzbH5fRJ0uI&ob=av2e
In Conclusion…
Poscardt: “however much quoting, sampling and stealing is done — in the end it is the old subjects that undertake their own modernization. Even an examination of technology and the conditions of productions does not rescue aesthetics from finally having to believe in the author. He just looks different.”
Discussion Questions
Can interactive artwork actually exist?
Should “art” created from a selection menu or by remixing be considered art?
Do you agree with Poscardt? Do New Media collaborations just change the face of the author or does it change the definition of the author completely?
Thursday, October 14, 2010
Articles about various online websites
Stumbleupon.com:
http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/oct2007/tc20071022_486241.htm
The article talks about the goal of the new version of stumbleupon. Its goal is to work in the same way as Yahoo or Google as a search engine but also at the same time have the option of a community where you and your friends/acquaintances can create a network.
Farmville:
This article looks at the facebook game Farmville. It speaks to the addictive nature of the game.
The article looks at studies done on designing treatments for addictions and the way in which cues like video games trigger those cravings.
Thursday, September 2, 2010
Online Avatar
The freedom that you have while creating your online personality is so great and the best part is that no one knows if you are lying about what you actually look like. When I think of people who would want to create an online avatar that looks nothing like them I tend to picture an old man pretending to be much younger, thinner, and with slightly more hair trying to impress some naive adolescent girl (who might not even actually be an adolescent girl for that matter). However, who is to say that making your online avatar to look a little more youthful or thinner than your real life self is bad?
Here is an online avatar that I found:
Bell explains that our concepts of identity have been radically transformed by the rapidly growing cyberculture. Although there is an endurance of "old identities," these so called "new identities," and online avatars may in my view before the way of the future. With more and more of peoples everyday interactions being online everyone who is online will have the opportunity to either simply tweak their actually appearance like I did with my avatar or radically create a new identity and build a new self with the help of cyberspace. So the question is: what will your identity look like in cyberspace?
Thursday, August 26, 2010
Expectations & Uncertainties
Well it is barely even the third day of class and I feel like this class has already required me to read what seems to amount to a small novel on digital media. I expect that the amount of reading is here to stay but in all honesty I hope that it gets more interesting. When I signed up for this class I didn't even know what this thing called "digital media" was and as of right now I am not sure that my idea of what it is is 100% correct. I expect that this will change rapidly!
As for uncertainties I cannot think of too many. The syllabus does not leave a whole lot to the imagination (which is perfectly fine with me). Maybe the only thing that I am uncertain about is how in depth we will go into each of the weekly topics; with such little time to learn about each area of digital media I hope that the class does not seem to rushed!
As for uncertainties I cannot think of too many. The syllabus does not leave a whole lot to the imagination (which is perfectly fine with me). Maybe the only thing that I am uncertain about is how in depth we will go into each of the weekly topics; with such little time to learn about each area of digital media I hope that the class does not seem to rushed!
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