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Welcome to my blog site
Thanks for checking this out.
I will be regularly updating this blog for EMAD, but I will also contribute some of my own personal work outside of class to this blog.
Feel free to leave comments on anything, they are always greatly appreciated.
And for my first post here is my response to an essay by Henry Jenkins:
Carson Schoellkopf
Response to “Eight Traits”
Intro to EMAD
January 6, 2009
Henry Jenkins’ text written about the eight traits of new media was an eye-opening piece to the culture behind progressing technology and media. As he states in the beginning of his paper, most people when discussing modern technology and the progression of new media they tend to mention the tools used within the discipline, this has become more and more apparent over the past ten years. A notable point in new media history is when the iPod came out. This is because the iPod created a new way to share music with others, people were able to hold hundreds and hundreds of songs in a small hand held device. Having iPods help spread the diversity of music because people were able to share their music with others. Henry Jenkins points out that the focus of most people’s conversations about new media is the focus on tools such as the iPod, and he could not be more correct. His focus on our relationship with media drives a good point that to be fully engulfed in a modern technologic environment with a better understanding of it, is what we should push towards as we advance farther into the future.
In his first trait of the new media Jenkins talks about the overall progress and development of new media and technology. He states that in recent history there has been a boom in the progression and development of technology. One way to help understand new media is through the understanding of how it effects civilization. Jenkins says that a new technology will be introduced but won’t be recognized and used until later on. This is probably because it takes the next generation who grows up with the new technology to fully utilize what has been invented or developed. He also talks about how in the 20th century there was a gigantic boom in the development of this media and that as we catch up to it we are just going to keep pushing farther ahead faster.
Another trait that Henry Jenkins talks about is the everyday aspect of new media and technology. This incorporates how we perceive technology in every day situations, and it talks about how eventually there will be technology surrounding us every where. This has already begun to happen with iPods and laptops along with new web-surfing cell phones. These are all ways to “disconnect” from the real word. It is a way to shut out your surroundings and be in your own place. This might not be the best of things because human interaction is always important in daily life. But, the positive side to this increase in new media and technology in every day life is the fact that world becomes much smaller. In other words, people are able to stay connected all over the world, sites like facebook and myspace are both good media centers to go through to keep in touch with any one around the world. This is a major cause of globalization, which is thought to have some negative impacts, but also many positive impacts.
The last trait of new media is the inequality of it all. This is one of the most important points to pay attention to; this is because there is a lack of information flowing into poorer countries. Education is becoming very important in modern society, in the past most could get by just doing manual labor. But in today’s world having an education is very important to make a living. Not only is it important to have an educational for making a living but it is also proven that a more educated populace will be less likely to be aggressive and they are more likely to be self-sufficient. Where technology and media comes into it all is that in the modern world to receive an adequate education you need the new technology of today. Things such as the internet and laptops, along with calculators and other learning tools are very useful in becoming educated at the level of modern times. The problem with the inequality is that poor countries cannot afford to provide schools with computers and internet and in that sense the richest countries will constantly progress at faster and faster rates while the third world countries will start to fall behind. It is a vicious cycle, because to keep up with the major countries a technological education is necessary.
A lot of what the traits come down to are the divides among new media. There is the age barrier of new technology, along with the rich and poor divide, and how people can use technology to leave their surroundings and enter their own world. Henry Jenkins purpose of this paper seemed like it was trying to push the idea of understanding new media so that we can learn to create better technology and adapt to it faster. He supported the idea of incorporating into modern day society, for instance he talked about how the school system is based on old principals and ideas, when we really need a new type of system to incorporate media into the schools. New media is a great way to express oneself and many people believe the incorporation of technology into modern day life only enhances people’s experiences.
I will be regularly updating this blog for EMAD, but I will also contribute some of my own personal work outside of class to this blog.
Feel free to leave comments on anything, they are always greatly appreciated.
And for my first post here is my response to an essay by Henry Jenkins:
Carson Schoellkopf
Response to “Eight Traits”
Intro to EMAD
January 6, 2009
Henry Jenkins’ text written about the eight traits of new media was an eye-opening piece to the culture behind progressing technology and media. As he states in the beginning of his paper, most people when discussing modern technology and the progression of new media they tend to mention the tools used within the discipline, this has become more and more apparent over the past ten years. A notable point in new media history is when the iPod came out. This is because the iPod created a new way to share music with others, people were able to hold hundreds and hundreds of songs in a small hand held device. Having iPods help spread the diversity of music because people were able to share their music with others. Henry Jenkins points out that the focus of most people’s conversations about new media is the focus on tools such as the iPod, and he could not be more correct. His focus on our relationship with media drives a good point that to be fully engulfed in a modern technologic environment with a better understanding of it, is what we should push towards as we advance farther into the future.
In his first trait of the new media Jenkins talks about the overall progress and development of new media and technology. He states that in recent history there has been a boom in the progression and development of technology. One way to help understand new media is through the understanding of how it effects civilization. Jenkins says that a new technology will be introduced but won’t be recognized and used until later on. This is probably because it takes the next generation who grows up with the new technology to fully utilize what has been invented or developed. He also talks about how in the 20th century there was a gigantic boom in the development of this media and that as we catch up to it we are just going to keep pushing farther ahead faster.
Another trait that Henry Jenkins talks about is the everyday aspect of new media and technology. This incorporates how we perceive technology in every day situations, and it talks about how eventually there will be technology surrounding us every where. This has already begun to happen with iPods and laptops along with new web-surfing cell phones. These are all ways to “disconnect” from the real word. It is a way to shut out your surroundings and be in your own place. This might not be the best of things because human interaction is always important in daily life. But, the positive side to this increase in new media and technology in every day life is the fact that world becomes much smaller. In other words, people are able to stay connected all over the world, sites like facebook and myspace are both good media centers to go through to keep in touch with any one around the world. This is a major cause of globalization, which is thought to have some negative impacts, but also many positive impacts.
The last trait of new media is the inequality of it all. This is one of the most important points to pay attention to; this is because there is a lack of information flowing into poorer countries. Education is becoming very important in modern society, in the past most could get by just doing manual labor. But in today’s world having an education is very important to make a living. Not only is it important to have an educational for making a living but it is also proven that a more educated populace will be less likely to be aggressive and they are more likely to be self-sufficient. Where technology and media comes into it all is that in the modern world to receive an adequate education you need the new technology of today. Things such as the internet and laptops, along with calculators and other learning tools are very useful in becoming educated at the level of modern times. The problem with the inequality is that poor countries cannot afford to provide schools with computers and internet and in that sense the richest countries will constantly progress at faster and faster rates while the third world countries will start to fall behind. It is a vicious cycle, because to keep up with the major countries a technological education is necessary.
A lot of what the traits come down to are the divides among new media. There is the age barrier of new technology, along with the rich and poor divide, and how people can use technology to leave their surroundings and enter their own world. Henry Jenkins purpose of this paper seemed like it was trying to push the idea of understanding new media so that we can learn to create better technology and adapt to it faster. He supported the idea of incorporating into modern day society, for instance he talked about how the school system is based on old principals and ideas, when we really need a new type of system to incorporate media into the schools. New media is a great way to express oneself and many people believe the incorporation of technology into modern day life only enhances people’s experiences.
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