Week two Digital Mediascape
•
0 likes•261 views
The document discusses remediation and immediacy in digital media. It provides examples of how older media forms become remediated through new digital technologies, making the medium itself increasingly immediate or hypermediated. These concepts are illustrated through films like District 9 and games like Superbrothers: Sword and Sworcery EP that remediate genres while drawing attention to the medium. The document traces how media have evolved from painting to projected virtual worlds, changing how users engage with and through different forms over time.
Report
Share
Report
Share
Download to read offline
Recommended
Safeguarding Humanity
The document discusses existential risks facing humanity and proposes ways to address them through bold action. It outlines over 20 existential risks from cosmic disasters and advanced technologies, and describes the Lifeboat Foundation's proposals to help safeguard humanity against these threats, including risks from artificial intelligence and nanotechnology. The document calls for bold commitment to action to help ensure humanity's long-term survival and transformation into tomorrow.
The Promise of VR
Virtual reality has its origins in the 1950s and 1960s, with inventors creating early prototypes of VR headsets and simulations. Key developments included the Sensorama simulator from 1957, a military training VR helmet from 1960, and Ivan Sutherland's concept of an Ultimate Display VR headset in 1965. While VR has since evolved significantly with new technologies, the promise of using VR for applications like empathy training, overcoming fears, pain management, and virtual experiences is still being explored, though it also opens up concerns about psychological manipulation and behavior modification that researchers aim to investigate.
Compression2011
The document discusses various aspects of compressing and distributing video content, including:
- Different compression techniques like intraframe compression, interframe compression, and lossy vs lossless compression.
- Factors that determine file size like frames per second, resolution, color depth, and audio sampling rate.
- Popular video codecs like MPEG, H.264, and how they compress content.
- Methods for video distribution including physical media, progressive download, streaming, podcasting, and HTTP streaming.
Screencasts
A screencast is a digital recording of computer screen activity, often including audio narration and sometimes webcam video. It allows for creating instructional videos that can enrich online learning materials. While screencasts provide an accessible way to create multimedia content, they require preparation, technical skills, and time to produce quality recordings. Effective screencasts are short, focused on key points, and make use of editing to support the narration. Proper audio, lighting, and environment are important for a professional finished product.
The mediascape
This document provides a summary of the evolution of media from ancient to modern times. It begins with early human communication through symbols, language, drawings and music. The printing press launched the Gutenberg era of mechanical printing and spread of knowledge. Graphic media grew with printmaking and design. Time-based media brought broadcast of images and audio. New media is digital, interactive and personalized across many platforms. Today's media landscape is volatile, challenges authority and generates uncertainty as new forms emerge rapidly. Opportunities exist despite advertising challenges from audience fragmentation across digital venues.
Auditoria typering engels
The document discusses different typologies for auditorium and lecture hall rooms based on their audiovisual (AV) infrastructure and capabilities. It outlines 6 types ranging from type 0 rooms with no AV infrastructure to type 6 rooms with a dedicated, fully integrated and automated setup for multipurpose use including videoconferencing. Key factors that define the types include the permanent AV equipment available, level of automation and integration of the room controls, and ability to support videoconferencing. The goal of the typology is to standardize room interfaces and functions to simplify AV presentation across different spaces.
H261
H.261 is a video coding standard published in 1990 by ITU-T for videoconferencing over ISDN networks. It uses techniques like DCT, motion compensation, and entropy coding to achieve compression ratios over 100:1 for video calling. H.261 remains widely used in applications like Windows NetMeeting and video conferencing standards H.320, H.323, and H.324.
Recommended
Safeguarding Humanity
The document discusses existential risks facing humanity and proposes ways to address them through bold action. It outlines over 20 existential risks from cosmic disasters and advanced technologies, and describes the Lifeboat Foundation's proposals to help safeguard humanity against these threats, including risks from artificial intelligence and nanotechnology. The document calls for bold commitment to action to help ensure humanity's long-term survival and transformation into tomorrow.
The Promise of VR
Virtual reality has its origins in the 1950s and 1960s, with inventors creating early prototypes of VR headsets and simulations. Key developments included the Sensorama simulator from 1957, a military training VR helmet from 1960, and Ivan Sutherland's concept of an Ultimate Display VR headset in 1965. While VR has since evolved significantly with new technologies, the promise of using VR for applications like empathy training, overcoming fears, pain management, and virtual experiences is still being explored, though it also opens up concerns about psychological manipulation and behavior modification that researchers aim to investigate.
Compression2011
The document discusses various aspects of compressing and distributing video content, including:
- Different compression techniques like intraframe compression, interframe compression, and lossy vs lossless compression.
- Factors that determine file size like frames per second, resolution, color depth, and audio sampling rate.
- Popular video codecs like MPEG, H.264, and how they compress content.
- Methods for video distribution including physical media, progressive download, streaming, podcasting, and HTTP streaming.
Screencasts
A screencast is a digital recording of computer screen activity, often including audio narration and sometimes webcam video. It allows for creating instructional videos that can enrich online learning materials. While screencasts provide an accessible way to create multimedia content, they require preparation, technical skills, and time to produce quality recordings. Effective screencasts are short, focused on key points, and make use of editing to support the narration. Proper audio, lighting, and environment are important for a professional finished product.
The mediascape
This document provides a summary of the evolution of media from ancient to modern times. It begins with early human communication through symbols, language, drawings and music. The printing press launched the Gutenberg era of mechanical printing and spread of knowledge. Graphic media grew with printmaking and design. Time-based media brought broadcast of images and audio. New media is digital, interactive and personalized across many platforms. Today's media landscape is volatile, challenges authority and generates uncertainty as new forms emerge rapidly. Opportunities exist despite advertising challenges from audience fragmentation across digital venues.
Auditoria typering engels
The document discusses different typologies for auditorium and lecture hall rooms based on their audiovisual (AV) infrastructure and capabilities. It outlines 6 types ranging from type 0 rooms with no AV infrastructure to type 6 rooms with a dedicated, fully integrated and automated setup for multipurpose use including videoconferencing. Key factors that define the types include the permanent AV equipment available, level of automation and integration of the room controls, and ability to support videoconferencing. The goal of the typology is to standardize room interfaces and functions to simplify AV presentation across different spaces.
H261
H.261 is a video coding standard published in 1990 by ITU-T for videoconferencing over ISDN networks. It uses techniques like DCT, motion compensation, and entropy coding to achieve compression ratios over 100:1 for video calling. H.261 remains widely used in applications like Windows NetMeeting and video conferencing standards H.320, H.323, and H.324.
Pyramid Song
This document provides an overview of the work of Hellicar & Lewis, a creative agency that specializes in designing interactive installations and experiences. The document includes sections on the company's approach of creating loops between people, things, and networks; case studies of past projects in music, art, and technology; and insights from various thinkers on topics like inspiration, education, creativity, and the future of work.
Baurillards hyperreality
Baudrillard was a philosopher who analyzed how media representations can distort perceptions of reality. He coined the term "hyperreality" to describe when simulated experiences from media become indistinguishable from real life. According to the document, Baudrillard argued that extensive exposure to idealized media representations can alter audiences' sense of reality by creating unrealistic standards and expectations. The document discusses how Baudrillard's concepts can be applied to analyze hyper-sexualized media portrayals and the way war events are framed for media consumption.
Baurillard & hyperreality
This document discusses Jean Baudrillard's concepts of hyperreality and simulacra and how they relate to media representations of reality. Baudrillard argued that the media can create idealized simulations of reality that become indistinguishable from reality itself. This leads to a "hyperreality" where audiences' perceptions of the real world are distorted by artificial media representations. The document analyzes how this applies to topics like gender and beauty standards in advertising, war reporting that constructs narratives, and how viewers may mistake simulations for reality. It also references Dove's "Real Beauty" campaign and the controversies around its approach to portraying women.
Post modern theory revision
The document discusses various concepts relating to postmodern theory and media. It examines theorists like John Belton, Jim Collins, Jean Baudrillard, Umberto Eco, and Marshall McLuhan. Some key ideas discussed include postmodern film and TV being characterized by pastiche, imitation, and self-referentiality. Collins distinguishes between knowing postmodern texts and more traditional narratives. Baudrillard explores ideas of hyperreality and simulacra. Eco discusses postmodern TV becoming self-absorbed in a concept known as "Neo-TV". The document provides examples and analysis of these postmodern concepts.
Baudrillard & hyperreality
The document discusses Jean Baudrillard's concept of hyperreality and how living in a postmodern society influenced by mass media can distort our perception of reality. Baudrillard believed that media simulations of reality become so idealized that they surpass reality and influence how we see the world. This can lead to feeling that our real lives do not measure up to the artificial realities portrayed in media. The document uses examples like highly produced war coverage and advertisements to illustrate these concepts.
The disaster genre
The document discusses the common themes found in disaster movies. It identifies the following key themes:
1. Relationships, particularly love and family, which provide an emotional connection for audiences.
2. Self-sacrifice, which creates heroes and allows characters redemption through acts of sacrifice.
3. Teams and cooperation, exploring how people must work together in the face of disaster.
4. Societal themes like corporate greed, the impact of science and technology, humanity's complacency, and nature's power, which question humanity's relationship with the world.
09. Contemporary Media Issues - Baudrillard Simulacra McLuhan The Gulf War
09. Contemporary Media Issues - Baudrillard Simulacra McLuhan The Gulf WarAlleyn's School Film Studies Department
The document provides an overview of postmodernist concepts related to media and reality as discussed by theorists Jean Baudrillard and Marshall McLuhan. It summarizes Baudrillard's view that media creates a "hyperreality" that replaces genuine social experience with artificial simulations and signs, while McLuhan believed media unified society into a "global village." Reality television is discussed as a prime example of how media constructs an artificial hyperreal version of reality that further distances people from lived experiences.01. g325 contemporary media issues intro to section b - what is postmodernism
01. g325 contemporary media issues intro to section b - what is postmodernismAlleyn's School Film Studies Department
The document discusses postmodern media theories around concepts of reality, truth, and value in a media-saturated society. It provides three key ideas:
1) The distinction between media and reality has collapsed, leading to a state of "hyperreality" where it is impossible to distinguish between the two.
2) All ideas of "truth" are just competing claims or discourses, and what we believe is merely the dominant discourse.
3) Postmodern media rejects the idea that any media product is more valuable than another, reducing all judgments to mere taste and relativism.
The document uses examples from reality television, celebrity culture, and art to illustrate these postmodern concepts and how they challenge traditionalMore pomo stuff (after easter)
This document discusses concepts related to hyperreality, simulation, and postmodernity. It provides:
1) Explanations of key terms like hyperreality, simulacrum, and simulation, describing a blurred line between reality and representation in technologically advanced societies.
2) Examples of how certain environments, media, and technologies can create hyperreal or simulated experiences that blend reality and fiction, such as Disneyland, Dubai, and virtual reality.
3) Insights from postmodern thinkers like Baudrillard, Eco, and Lyotard on how society has moved from believing in "grand narratives" to a state of moral relativism brought on by simulations and proliferating representations of reality.
WTD - horror (1)
The document discusses what makes a good horror film versus a bad one. It notes that good horror films are like puzzles that leave clues and require thought and analysis to understand fully. They scare audiences through imagination rather than explicit threats. As an example, it discusses the horror classic The Shining and how its ambiguities have led to many fan theories over the years, keeping audiences engaged. Bad horror films, on the other hand, clearly explain threats and don't require much imagination or thought from viewers.
The infinite screen virtual reality interfaces and dream
Slides presented at POPCAANZ17, Wellington, July 2017.
It's an exploration of the representation of virtual reality and dream in popular culture (mainly cinema and TV), but also the implications of these similarities.
Here are my notes for the reading:
Welcome to the infinite screen: virtual reality interfaces and dream
My name is Bruno Rodriguez, and I work with the department of media and communications at University of Sydney teaching new media audiences
Currently applying for a PhD
Thanks to Ryszard Dabek and POPCAANZ
To the question, everybody is asking themselves: Spanish. If at some point my accent gets too thick you’re more than welcome to raise your hand and ask me. If you don’t feel like that, you can also use Twitter to criticise this presentation, remember we’re using the hashtag #popcaanz2017.
THIS PRESENTATION WILL ADDRESS 2 MAIN THEMES
I’ll start with a story
During Google’s I/O 2016 conference, presented a new set of tools for VR
They called it daydream
-Set of tools for developers
-Specific hardware (controller + headsets)
-Daydream-ready smartphones
-Daydream-ready experiences
---SW for smartphones
---Through Google Play
---Still they don’t call them apps
---Full of terms like Dreamscape, dreamlike, etc.
By using the term Daydream, Google seems to draw a parallelism between the experience of virtual reality and the experience of dreaming.
But this is part of a bigger phenomenon.
Dream Vision is the company responsible for Dream360, a VR device that streams content directly from your phone and that also digged the oneiric branding reference.
Kortex, a project that was recently crowdfunded on Kickstarter receiving close to $117,000 is a project that delivers a low dose alternating current shocks to the back of your skull for reducing stress and helping sleep while using VR.
Relaxation, meditation and sleep apps are one of the most popular categories in VR media.
-Guided meditation VR
-Lumen - dev by Walter Greenleaf (Stanford) as a simulator for relaxation
-MindZenze Sleep - enter a dreamier state of mind
-Relax VR
Including an overwhelming support from the ASMR community, for those of you interested in this phenomenon.
And because this is 2017, there’s even an anime waifu sleep simulator, where you can sleep next to or over the lap of Rem, the famous character from RE: Zero - Starting Life in Another World
The selection of the name “Daydream” to invoke virtual reality can be interpreted as an intentional association between VR and dream, or an example of Google’s executives instinctively drawing the comparison between the two.
Either way, it highlights the historical connection between dream and visual media, and how it’s been stressed with each new iteration of visual media facilitated through technology.
They aren’t the first drawing this analogy between moving image and subconscious.
Motion Picture, World-Picture, and Surveyable Representation
This is the presentation of my talk "Motion Picture, World-Picture, and Surveyable Representation" I gave at the Film-Philosophy-Conference at Lancaster University, July 4-6, 2017.
Postmodernism
The document provides an overview of postmodern media theories and concepts. It discusses key postmodern thinkers like Baudrillard and Lyotard who rejected the idea of objective truth and reality. Postmodern media is described as challenging conventions by making the audience aware of texts as constructions. Examples of postmodern films, TV shows, and games are given that play with narrative structures and hyperreality. The Matrix is highlighted as a potentially postmodern film for aspects like breaking conventions with "bullet time" sequences and drawing attention to the film's construction.
Ethical Decision Making Perspectives in Visual Communications
Overview and examples of Categorical Imperative, Utilitarianism, Hedonism, Golden Mean, Golden Rule and Veil of Ignorance
Week twelve
The document discusses several topics relating to digital media including fears about new technologies, online surveys to evaluate university courses, guidelines for writing research essays, and themes to consider in the digital mediascape class. Key themes are how digital media relate to each other through links and shared practices, how they relate to and shape users, and how new technologies change culture through interactivity, virtual spaces, and new tools.
Week nine
This document discusses how digital technologies shape human behavior and culture. It outlines a lecture on critical studies of technology, including platform studies, software studies, and code studies. Case studies mentioned include the Blackboard learning management system, Farmville on Facebook, and how digital tools are designed to be addictive in order to generate revenue. The document warns that digital tools are not neutral and can have unintentional consequences on human attention and relationships.
Week eight
The document discusses the concept of cyborgs and how technology blurs the boundaries between humans and machines. It explores the idea through examples like prosthetic limbs, AI assistants, and transhumanist thinkers seeking to enhance the human body with technology. The main question discussed is whether humans shape technology or technology shapes humans, and if it is a combination of both along with other complex factors.
Week six
This document provides an outline for a lecture on radical digital culture and expanding the possibilities for video games. It discusses Anna Anthropy and other zinesters who push the boundaries of video game design. It also examines the concepts of "gamer" identity, procedural rhetoric used in games to make arguments, and how certain games can function as persuasive tools to illustrate complex ideas and arguments in an engaging way for players.
Week five
The document provides information about Week Five activities which include the first assessment being due on September 18th in a blog format, a lecture on play and labor that will discuss the documentary Indie Game: The Movie and how leisure and productivity relate to video games and reality, and readings from Huizinga's Homo Ludens and Suits' The Grasshopper about games, utopia, and life.
Week four
Week 4 of the document discusses how to study videogames, including providing a brief history of videogames and examining why they should be studied. It also mentions different modes of analyzing videogames. Week 5 will cover topics related to play, leisure and work, while Week 6 will discuss whether videogames represent a radical culture.
Week three - digital mediascape
The document discusses key concepts around image making and film music in the historical context of pirates films. It covers the post-medium condition brought about by digital technologies displacing live action and removing the indexical relationship between images and their subjects. This new digital filmmaking incorporates live-action, painting, image processing, compositing, 2D/3D animation. The document also discusses the evolution of film music from silent films to composers like Williams, Zimmer, and Horner scoring blockbuster films using new technologies. It questions whether new technologies necessarily lead to new types of films.
Digital Mediascape 2012 - Week One
The document summarizes the topics and schedule for a university course called "The Digital Mediascape". The course will explore the boundaries of digital media through examining concepts like new media, multimedia, and the work of Marshall McLuhan. Topics over the 12 weeks include remediations, digital cinema, videogames, theme parks, and the digital future. Assessment will include blogging and an essay.
More Related Content
Similar to Week two Digital Mediascape
Pyramid Song
This document provides an overview of the work of Hellicar & Lewis, a creative agency that specializes in designing interactive installations and experiences. The document includes sections on the company's approach of creating loops between people, things, and networks; case studies of past projects in music, art, and technology; and insights from various thinkers on topics like inspiration, education, creativity, and the future of work.
Baurillards hyperreality
Baudrillard was a philosopher who analyzed how media representations can distort perceptions of reality. He coined the term "hyperreality" to describe when simulated experiences from media become indistinguishable from real life. According to the document, Baudrillard argued that extensive exposure to idealized media representations can alter audiences' sense of reality by creating unrealistic standards and expectations. The document discusses how Baudrillard's concepts can be applied to analyze hyper-sexualized media portrayals and the way war events are framed for media consumption.
Baurillard & hyperreality
This document discusses Jean Baudrillard's concepts of hyperreality and simulacra and how they relate to media representations of reality. Baudrillard argued that the media can create idealized simulations of reality that become indistinguishable from reality itself. This leads to a "hyperreality" where audiences' perceptions of the real world are distorted by artificial media representations. The document analyzes how this applies to topics like gender and beauty standards in advertising, war reporting that constructs narratives, and how viewers may mistake simulations for reality. It also references Dove's "Real Beauty" campaign and the controversies around its approach to portraying women.
Post modern theory revision
The document discusses various concepts relating to postmodern theory and media. It examines theorists like John Belton, Jim Collins, Jean Baudrillard, Umberto Eco, and Marshall McLuhan. Some key ideas discussed include postmodern film and TV being characterized by pastiche, imitation, and self-referentiality. Collins distinguishes between knowing postmodern texts and more traditional narratives. Baudrillard explores ideas of hyperreality and simulacra. Eco discusses postmodern TV becoming self-absorbed in a concept known as "Neo-TV". The document provides examples and analysis of these postmodern concepts.
Baudrillard & hyperreality
The document discusses Jean Baudrillard's concept of hyperreality and how living in a postmodern society influenced by mass media can distort our perception of reality. Baudrillard believed that media simulations of reality become so idealized that they surpass reality and influence how we see the world. This can lead to feeling that our real lives do not measure up to the artificial realities portrayed in media. The document uses examples like highly produced war coverage and advertisements to illustrate these concepts.
The disaster genre
The document discusses the common themes found in disaster movies. It identifies the following key themes:
1. Relationships, particularly love and family, which provide an emotional connection for audiences.
2. Self-sacrifice, which creates heroes and allows characters redemption through acts of sacrifice.
3. Teams and cooperation, exploring how people must work together in the face of disaster.
4. Societal themes like corporate greed, the impact of science and technology, humanity's complacency, and nature's power, which question humanity's relationship with the world.
09. Contemporary Media Issues - Baudrillard Simulacra McLuhan The Gulf War
09. Contemporary Media Issues - Baudrillard Simulacra McLuhan The Gulf WarAlleyn's School Film Studies Department
The document provides an overview of postmodernist concepts related to media and reality as discussed by theorists Jean Baudrillard and Marshall McLuhan. It summarizes Baudrillard's view that media creates a "hyperreality" that replaces genuine social experience with artificial simulations and signs, while McLuhan believed media unified society into a "global village." Reality television is discussed as a prime example of how media constructs an artificial hyperreal version of reality that further distances people from lived experiences.01. g325 contemporary media issues intro to section b - what is postmodernism
01. g325 contemporary media issues intro to section b - what is postmodernismAlleyn's School Film Studies Department
The document discusses postmodern media theories around concepts of reality, truth, and value in a media-saturated society. It provides three key ideas:
1) The distinction between media and reality has collapsed, leading to a state of "hyperreality" where it is impossible to distinguish between the two.
2) All ideas of "truth" are just competing claims or discourses, and what we believe is merely the dominant discourse.
3) Postmodern media rejects the idea that any media product is more valuable than another, reducing all judgments to mere taste and relativism.
The document uses examples from reality television, celebrity culture, and art to illustrate these postmodern concepts and how they challenge traditionalMore pomo stuff (after easter)
This document discusses concepts related to hyperreality, simulation, and postmodernity. It provides:
1) Explanations of key terms like hyperreality, simulacrum, and simulation, describing a blurred line between reality and representation in technologically advanced societies.
2) Examples of how certain environments, media, and technologies can create hyperreal or simulated experiences that blend reality and fiction, such as Disneyland, Dubai, and virtual reality.
3) Insights from postmodern thinkers like Baudrillard, Eco, and Lyotard on how society has moved from believing in "grand narratives" to a state of moral relativism brought on by simulations and proliferating representations of reality.
WTD - horror (1)
The document discusses what makes a good horror film versus a bad one. It notes that good horror films are like puzzles that leave clues and require thought and analysis to understand fully. They scare audiences through imagination rather than explicit threats. As an example, it discusses the horror classic The Shining and how its ambiguities have led to many fan theories over the years, keeping audiences engaged. Bad horror films, on the other hand, clearly explain threats and don't require much imagination or thought from viewers.
The infinite screen virtual reality interfaces and dream
Slides presented at POPCAANZ17, Wellington, July 2017.
It's an exploration of the representation of virtual reality and dream in popular culture (mainly cinema and TV), but also the implications of these similarities.
Here are my notes for the reading:
Welcome to the infinite screen: virtual reality interfaces and dream
My name is Bruno Rodriguez, and I work with the department of media and communications at University of Sydney teaching new media audiences
Currently applying for a PhD
Thanks to Ryszard Dabek and POPCAANZ
To the question, everybody is asking themselves: Spanish. If at some point my accent gets too thick you’re more than welcome to raise your hand and ask me. If you don’t feel like that, you can also use Twitter to criticise this presentation, remember we’re using the hashtag #popcaanz2017.
THIS PRESENTATION WILL ADDRESS 2 MAIN THEMES
I’ll start with a story
During Google’s I/O 2016 conference, presented a new set of tools for VR
They called it daydream
-Set of tools for developers
-Specific hardware (controller + headsets)
-Daydream-ready smartphones
-Daydream-ready experiences
---SW for smartphones
---Through Google Play
---Still they don’t call them apps
---Full of terms like Dreamscape, dreamlike, etc.
By using the term Daydream, Google seems to draw a parallelism between the experience of virtual reality and the experience of dreaming.
But this is part of a bigger phenomenon.
Dream Vision is the company responsible for Dream360, a VR device that streams content directly from your phone and that also digged the oneiric branding reference.
Kortex, a project that was recently crowdfunded on Kickstarter receiving close to $117,000 is a project that delivers a low dose alternating current shocks to the back of your skull for reducing stress and helping sleep while using VR.
Relaxation, meditation and sleep apps are one of the most popular categories in VR media.
-Guided meditation VR
-Lumen - dev by Walter Greenleaf (Stanford) as a simulator for relaxation
-MindZenze Sleep - enter a dreamier state of mind
-Relax VR
Including an overwhelming support from the ASMR community, for those of you interested in this phenomenon.
And because this is 2017, there’s even an anime waifu sleep simulator, where you can sleep next to or over the lap of Rem, the famous character from RE: Zero - Starting Life in Another World
The selection of the name “Daydream” to invoke virtual reality can be interpreted as an intentional association between VR and dream, or an example of Google’s executives instinctively drawing the comparison between the two.
Either way, it highlights the historical connection between dream and visual media, and how it’s been stressed with each new iteration of visual media facilitated through technology.
They aren’t the first drawing this analogy between moving image and subconscious.
Motion Picture, World-Picture, and Surveyable Representation
This is the presentation of my talk "Motion Picture, World-Picture, and Surveyable Representation" I gave at the Film-Philosophy-Conference at Lancaster University, July 4-6, 2017.
Postmodernism
The document provides an overview of postmodern media theories and concepts. It discusses key postmodern thinkers like Baudrillard and Lyotard who rejected the idea of objective truth and reality. Postmodern media is described as challenging conventions by making the audience aware of texts as constructions. Examples of postmodern films, TV shows, and games are given that play with narrative structures and hyperreality. The Matrix is highlighted as a potentially postmodern film for aspects like breaking conventions with "bullet time" sequences and drawing attention to the film's construction.
Ethical Decision Making Perspectives in Visual Communications
Overview and examples of Categorical Imperative, Utilitarianism, Hedonism, Golden Mean, Golden Rule and Veil of Ignorance
Similar to Week two Digital Mediascape (14)
09. Contemporary Media Issues - Baudrillard Simulacra McLuhan The Gulf War
09. Contemporary Media Issues - Baudrillard Simulacra McLuhan The Gulf War
01. g325 contemporary media issues intro to section b - what is postmodernism
01. g325 contemporary media issues intro to section b - what is postmodernism
The infinite screen virtual reality interfaces and dream
The infinite screen virtual reality interfaces and dream
Motion Picture, World-Picture, and Surveyable Representation
Motion Picture, World-Picture, and Surveyable Representation
Ethical Decision Making Perspectives in Visual Communications
Ethical Decision Making Perspectives in Visual Communications
More from dejei
Week twelve
The document discusses several topics relating to digital media including fears about new technologies, online surveys to evaluate university courses, guidelines for writing research essays, and themes to consider in the digital mediascape class. Key themes are how digital media relate to each other through links and shared practices, how they relate to and shape users, and how new technologies change culture through interactivity, virtual spaces, and new tools.
Week nine
This document discusses how digital technologies shape human behavior and culture. It outlines a lecture on critical studies of technology, including platform studies, software studies, and code studies. Case studies mentioned include the Blackboard learning management system, Farmville on Facebook, and how digital tools are designed to be addictive in order to generate revenue. The document warns that digital tools are not neutral and can have unintentional consequences on human attention and relationships.
Week eight
The document discusses the concept of cyborgs and how technology blurs the boundaries between humans and machines. It explores the idea through examples like prosthetic limbs, AI assistants, and transhumanist thinkers seeking to enhance the human body with technology. The main question discussed is whether humans shape technology or technology shapes humans, and if it is a combination of both along with other complex factors.
Week six
This document provides an outline for a lecture on radical digital culture and expanding the possibilities for video games. It discusses Anna Anthropy and other zinesters who push the boundaries of video game design. It also examines the concepts of "gamer" identity, procedural rhetoric used in games to make arguments, and how certain games can function as persuasive tools to illustrate complex ideas and arguments in an engaging way for players.
Week five
The document provides information about Week Five activities which include the first assessment being due on September 18th in a blog format, a lecture on play and labor that will discuss the documentary Indie Game: The Movie and how leisure and productivity relate to video games and reality, and readings from Huizinga's Homo Ludens and Suits' The Grasshopper about games, utopia, and life.
Week four
Week 4 of the document discusses how to study videogames, including providing a brief history of videogames and examining why they should be studied. It also mentions different modes of analyzing videogames. Week 5 will cover topics related to play, leisure and work, while Week 6 will discuss whether videogames represent a radical culture.
Week three - digital mediascape
The document discusses key concepts around image making and film music in the historical context of pirates films. It covers the post-medium condition brought about by digital technologies displacing live action and removing the indexical relationship between images and their subjects. This new digital filmmaking incorporates live-action, painting, image processing, compositing, 2D/3D animation. The document also discusses the evolution of film music from silent films to composers like Williams, Zimmer, and Horner scoring blockbuster films using new technologies. It questions whether new technologies necessarily lead to new types of films.
Digital Mediascape 2012 - Week One
The document summarizes the topics and schedule for a university course called "The Digital Mediascape". The course will explore the boundaries of digital media through examining concepts like new media, multimedia, and the work of Marshall McLuhan. Topics over the 12 weeks include remediations, digital cinema, videogames, theme parks, and the digital future. Assessment will include blogging and an essay.
Stupid social media
Daniel Golding is a PhD candidate at the University of Melbourne who is researching the concept of "magic circles" and how they apply to both traditional games and digital social media. Magic circles refer to the idea proposed by Johan Huizinga that games exist within their own self-contained rules and reality. Golding examines how social media platforms both emulate traditional games through features like chat, hashtags, and following friends, while also shaping user behavior through their interface designs, as described by theorists like Nicholas Carr and Marshall McLuhan.
The myopia hoax: cinema, sound and vision
This article discusses the "myopia hoax" and how cinema, sound, and vision work together. The author, Daniel Greene, is a professor in the School of Cinematic Arts and Communication at a university. The article will likely explore how movies and the elements of sound and images can influence viewers' perceptions.
Access talk
A talk I gave to some year nine students on campus to experience university life through the University of Melbourne Access program.
dangolding.com
More from dejei (11)
Recently uploaded
National Security Agency - NSA mobile device best practices
Threats to mobile devices are more prevalent and increasing in scope and complexity. Users of mobile devices desire to take full advantage of the features
available on those devices, but many of the features provide convenience and capability but sacrifice security. This best practices guide outlines steps the users can take to better protect personal devices and information.
Energy Efficient Video Encoding for Cloud and Edge Computing Instances
Energy Efficient Video Encoding for Cloud and Edge Computing Instances
UiPath Test Automation using UiPath Test Suite series, part 6
Welcome to UiPath Test Automation using UiPath Test Suite series part 6. In this session, we will cover Test Automation with generative AI and Open AI.
UiPath Test Automation with generative AI and Open AI webinar offers an in-depth exploration of leveraging cutting-edge technologies for test automation within the UiPath platform. Attendees will delve into the integration of generative AI, a test automation solution, with Open AI advanced natural language processing capabilities.
Throughout the session, participants will discover how this synergy empowers testers to automate repetitive tasks, enhance testing accuracy, and expedite the software testing life cycle. Topics covered include the seamless integration process, practical use cases, and the benefits of harnessing AI-driven automation for UiPath testing initiatives. By attending this webinar, testers, and automation professionals can gain valuable insights into harnessing the power of AI to optimize their test automation workflows within the UiPath ecosystem, ultimately driving efficiency and quality in software development processes.
What will you get from this session?
1. Insights into integrating generative AI.
2. Understanding how this integration enhances test automation within the UiPath platform
3. Practical demonstrations
4. Exploration of real-world use cases illustrating the benefits of AI-driven test automation for UiPath
Topics covered:
What is generative AI
Test Automation with generative AI and Open AI.
UiPath integration with generative AI
Speaker:
Deepak Rai, Automation Practice Lead, Boundaryless Group and UiPath MVP
Building Production Ready Search Pipelines with Spark and Milvus
Spark is the widely used ETL tool for processing, indexing and ingesting data to serving stack for search. Milvus is the production-ready open-source vector database. In this talk we will show how to use Spark to process unstructured data to extract vector representations, and push the vectors to Milvus vector database for search serving.
20240609 QFM020 Irresponsible AI Reading List May 2024
Everything I found interesting about the irresponsible use of machine intelligence in May 2024
Choosing The Best AWS Service For Your Website + API.pptx
Have you ever been confused by the myriad of choices offered by AWS for hosting a website or an API?
Lambda, Elastic Beanstalk, Lightsail, Amplify, S3 (and more!) can each host websites + APIs. But which one should we choose?
Which one is cheapest? Which one is fastest? Which one will scale to meet our needs?
Join me in this session as we dive into each AWS hosting service to determine which one is best for your scenario and explain why!
Presentation of the OECD Artificial Intelligence Review of Germany
Consult the full report at https://www.oecd.org/digital/oecd-artificial-intelligence-review-of-germany-609808d6-en.htm
Programming Foundation Models with DSPy - Meetup Slides
Prompting language models is hard, while programming language models is easy. In this talk, I will discuss the state-of-the-art framework DSPy for programming foundation models with its powerful optimizers and runtime constraint system.
Fueling AI with Great Data with Airbyte Webinar
This talk will focus on how to collect data from a variety of sources, leveraging this data for RAG and other GenAI use cases, and finally charting your course to productionalization.
AI 101: An Introduction to the Basics and Impact of Artificial Intelligence
Imagine a world where machines not only perform tasks but also learn, adapt, and make decisions. This is the promise of Artificial Intelligence (AI), a technology that's not just enhancing our lives but revolutionizing entire industries.
Let's Integrate MuleSoft RPA, COMPOSER, APM with AWS IDP along with Slack
Discover the seamless integration of RPA (Robotic Process Automation), COMPOSER, and APM with AWS IDP enhanced with Slack notifications. Explore how these technologies converge to streamline workflows, optimize performance, and ensure secure access, all while leveraging the power of AWS IDP and real-time communication via Slack notifications.
Artificial Intelligence for XMLDevelopment
In the rapidly evolving landscape of technologies, XML continues to play a vital role in structuring, storing, and transporting data across diverse systems. The recent advancements in artificial intelligence (AI) present new methodologies for enhancing XML development workflows, introducing efficiency, automation, and intelligent capabilities. This presentation will outline the scope and perspective of utilizing AI in XML development. The potential benefits and the possible pitfalls will be highlighted, providing a balanced view of the subject.
We will explore the capabilities of AI in understanding XML markup languages and autonomously creating structured XML content. Additionally, we will examine the capacity of AI to enrich plain text with appropriate XML markup. Practical examples and methodological guidelines will be provided to elucidate how AI can be effectively prompted to interpret and generate accurate XML markup.
Further emphasis will be placed on the role of AI in developing XSLT, or schemas such as XSD and Schematron. We will address the techniques and strategies adopted to create prompts for generating code, explaining code, or refactoring the code, and the results achieved.
The discussion will extend to how AI can be used to transform XML content. In particular, the focus will be on the use of AI XPath extension functions in XSLT, Schematron, Schematron Quick Fixes, or for XML content refactoring.
The presentation aims to deliver a comprehensive overview of AI usage in XML development, providing attendees with the necessary knowledge to make informed decisions. Whether you’re at the early stages of adopting AI or considering integrating it in advanced XML development, this presentation will cover all levels of expertise.
By highlighting the potential advantages and challenges of integrating AI with XML development tools and languages, the presentation seeks to inspire thoughtful conversation around the future of XML development. We’ll not only delve into the technical aspects of AI-powered XML development but also discuss practical implications and possible future directions.
Driving Business Innovation: Latest Generative AI Advancements & Success Story
Are you ready to revolutionize how you handle data? Join us for a webinar where we’ll bring you up to speed with the latest advancements in Generative AI technology and discover how leveraging FME with tools from giants like Google Gemini, Amazon, and Microsoft OpenAI can supercharge your workflow efficiency.
During the hour, we’ll take you through:
Guest Speaker Segment with Hannah Barrington: Dive into the world of dynamic real estate marketing with Hannah, the Marketing Manager at Workspace Group. Hear firsthand how their team generates engaging descriptions for thousands of office units by integrating diverse data sources—from PDF floorplans to web pages—using FME transformers, like OpenAIVisionConnector and AnthropicVisionConnector. This use case will show you how GenAI can streamline content creation for marketing across the board.
Ollama Use Case: Learn how Scenario Specialist Dmitri Bagh has utilized Ollama within FME to input data, create custom models, and enhance security protocols. This segment will include demos to illustrate the full capabilities of FME in AI-driven processes.
Custom AI Models: Discover how to leverage FME to build personalized AI models using your data. Whether it’s populating a model with local data for added security or integrating public AI tools, find out how FME facilitates a versatile and secure approach to AI.
We’ll wrap up with a live Q&A session where you can engage with our experts on your specific use cases, and learn more about optimizing your data workflows with AI.
This webinar is ideal for professionals seeking to harness the power of AI within their data management systems while ensuring high levels of customization and security. Whether you're a novice or an expert, gain actionable insights and strategies to elevate your data processes. Join us to see how FME and AI can revolutionize how you work with data!
How to Interpret Trends in the Kalyan Rajdhani Mix Chart.pdf
A Mix Chart displays historical data of numbers in a graphical or tabular form. The Kalyan Rajdhani Mix Chart specifically shows the results of a sequence of numbers over different periods.
HCL Notes and Domino License Cost Reduction in the World of DLAU
Webinar Recording: https://www.panagenda.com/webinars/hcl-notes-and-domino-license-cost-reduction-in-the-world-of-dlau/
The introduction of DLAU and the CCB & CCX licensing model caused quite a stir in the HCL community. As a Notes and Domino customer, you may have faced challenges with unexpected user counts and license costs. You probably have questions on how this new licensing approach works and how to benefit from it. Most importantly, you likely have budget constraints and want to save money where possible. Don’t worry, we can help with all of this!
We’ll show you how to fix common misconfigurations that cause higher-than-expected user counts, and how to identify accounts which you can deactivate to save money. There are also frequent patterns that can cause unnecessary cost, like using a person document instead of a mail-in for shared mailboxes. We’ll provide examples and solutions for those as well. And naturally we’ll explain the new licensing model.
Join HCL Ambassador Marc Thomas in this webinar with a special guest appearance from Franz Walder. It will give you the tools and know-how to stay on top of what is going on with Domino licensing. You will be able lower your cost through an optimized configuration and keep it low going forward.
These topics will be covered
- Reducing license cost by finding and fixing misconfigurations and superfluous accounts
- How do CCB and CCX licenses really work?
- Understanding the DLAU tool and how to best utilize it
- Tips for common problem areas, like team mailboxes, functional/test users, etc
- Practical examples and best practices to implement right away
Main news related to the CCS TSI 2023 (2023/1695)
An English 🇬🇧 translation of a presentation to the speech I gave about the main changes brought by CCS TSI 2023 at the biggest Czech conference on Communications and signalling systems on Railways, which was held in Clarion Hotel Olomouc from 7th to 9th November 2023 (konferenceszt.cz). Attended by around 500 participants and 200 on-line followers.
The original Czech 🇨🇿 version of the presentation can be found here: https://www.slideshare.net/slideshow/hlavni-novinky-souvisejici-s-ccs-tsi-2023-2023-1695/269688092 .
The videorecording (in Czech) from the presentation is available here: https://youtu.be/WzjJWm4IyPk?si=SImb06tuXGb30BEH .
Generating privacy-protected synthetic data using Secludy and Milvus
During this demo, the founders of Secludy will demonstrate how their system utilizes Milvus to store and manipulate embeddings for generating privacy-protected synthetic data. Their approach not only maintains the confidentiality of the original data but also enhances the utility and scalability of LLMs under privacy constraints. Attendees, including machine learning engineers, data scientists, and data managers, will witness first-hand how Secludy's integration with Milvus empowers organizations to harness the power of LLMs securely and efficiently.
Recently uploaded (20)
National Security Agency - NSA mobile device best practices
National Security Agency - NSA mobile device best practices
Energy Efficient Video Encoding for Cloud and Edge Computing Instances
Energy Efficient Video Encoding for Cloud and Edge Computing Instances
UiPath Test Automation using UiPath Test Suite series, part 6
UiPath Test Automation using UiPath Test Suite series, part 6
Building Production Ready Search Pipelines with Spark and Milvus
Building Production Ready Search Pipelines with Spark and Milvus
WeTestAthens: Postman's AI & Automation Techniques
WeTestAthens: Postman's AI & Automation Techniques
20240609 QFM020 Irresponsible AI Reading List May 2024
20240609 QFM020 Irresponsible AI Reading List May 2024
Nordic Marketo Engage User Group_June 13_ 2024.pptx
Nordic Marketo Engage User Group_June 13_ 2024.pptx
Choosing The Best AWS Service For Your Website + API.pptx
Choosing The Best AWS Service For Your Website + API.pptx
Presentation of the OECD Artificial Intelligence Review of Germany
Presentation of the OECD Artificial Intelligence Review of Germany
Programming Foundation Models with DSPy - Meetup Slides
Programming Foundation Models with DSPy - Meetup Slides
AI 101: An Introduction to the Basics and Impact of Artificial Intelligence
AI 101: An Introduction to the Basics and Impact of Artificial Intelligence
Let's Integrate MuleSoft RPA, COMPOSER, APM with AWS IDP along with Slack
Let's Integrate MuleSoft RPA, COMPOSER, APM with AWS IDP along with Slack
Driving Business Innovation: Latest Generative AI Advancements & Success Story
Driving Business Innovation: Latest Generative AI Advancements & Success Story
How to Interpret Trends in the Kalyan Rajdhani Mix Chart.pdf
How to Interpret Trends in the Kalyan Rajdhani Mix Chart.pdf
HCL Notes and Domino License Cost Reduction in the World of DLAU
HCL Notes and Domino License Cost Reduction in the World of DLAU
Generating privacy-protected synthetic data using Secludy and Milvus
Generating privacy-protected synthetic data using Secludy and Milvus
Week two Digital Mediascape
- 1. The Digital Mediascape Week Two Remediations and Retrovisions: The history of the digital
- 4. http://www.twitter.com/digmedia11 #digmedia11
- 5. Today’s lecture • Remediation • Immediacy • Hypermediacy • District 9 • Final example of both theories
- 11. Strange Days, Kathryn Bigelow, 1995
- 12. The Matrix (The Wachowski Brothers 1999)
- 18. Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres Louis-François Bertin 1832
- 19. René Margritte La condition humaine (The human condition) 1933
- 23. 1981 2010 20??
- 25. painting fixed perspective photography opera cinema home cinema videogames holodeck
- 26. I m m e d i a c y Painting Fixed perspective Photography Opera Cinema Home cinema Blu-Ray Videogames The holodeck
- 27. ‘at some point we will find ourselves looking through the medium instead of at it’ janet murray, hamlet on the holodeck
- 29. creator medium consumer
- 31. Superbrothers: Sword and Sworcery EP (2011)
- 50. District 9 Neill Blomkamp 2009