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New Media Jobs
November 4, 2008 – 3:00 pm
What do new media jobs look like in the cutting edge. Take a look.
Studio Wikitecture
October 18, 2008 – 9:51 pm
From Studio Wikitecture:
Because buildings are so expensive to build and modify in the real world, rarely are students and staff able to actively participate in the creation of the physical spaces they use. In a virtual space, however, the tables are turned. Anyone can easily prototype their idea in 3D, walk through it, [...]
New Media Accounting
October 3, 2008 – 10:44 am
A new media accounting of projected war costs
GOOD: The Hidden Cost of War
Microsoft and Generation Y
September 14, 2008 – 11:06 am
Dan Kimerling of TechCrunch has some interesting and arguable ideas on the relationship between Microsoft and future power users. He writes
Another example of Microsoft’s inability to understand younger users, comes in what I can only call their software design philosophy, which I can summarize as “Throw in More Features”. Yet, that seems antithetical to [...]
Andrade on Vannevar Bush
September 9, 2008 – 6:58 pm
David Andrade has a wonderful post on Vannevar Bush:
Hopefully Final Crisis will be as filled with revelations and jaw dropping moments as this piece was. Off the top of my head I related what Vannevar was predicting over 50 years ago to at least five different modern devices of media. For starters, we have the [...]
Web 2.0 Impacts
September 6, 2008 – 10:55 am
Trends are, we think, important to follow, especially when trends noticeably impact things. This from ReadWriteWeb
No matter which department you’re in, Web 2.0 technologies have had an impact. If you’ve been ignoring their prevalence and adoption, you’re at risk of falling behind in your career and your business is at risk of losing ground [...]
Twitter and Education
March 1, 2008 – 6:06 pm
Via Techcrunch we have a link to a new product forthcoming that mashes Twitter for educational use called Edmodo.
Music & New Media
February 17, 2008 – 11:22 am
One more idea for blog posts for today:
Perhaps the most talked-about effects new media has had (and continues to have) is how it has changed music, the music industry, as well as how we experience (listen) it.
From the advent of the CD, MP3s, the iPod, software, recording techniques, and more, how has new media changed [...]
Photography & New Media
February 17, 2008 – 11:03 am
Here is another idea for blog posts:
How is new media changing the concept of photography?
There is much going on in this field: cameras, printers, online photo galleries (such as Flickr), digital picture frames, software, and more. How is photography changed from the past and what might it hold for the future?
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Post-modern Writing: The Cell Phone Novel
February 17, 2008 – 10:49 am
Idea for ongoing blog posts:
Thumbs Race as Japan’s Best Sellers Go Cellular
How does this phenomena relate to the 5 principles of new media and to the concepts of readerly vs. writerly?
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GDC Indy Games 07
December 9, 2007 – 10:58 pm
Via Grand Text Auto.
Lots of interesting game ideas, until many of them find their public distribution, have found final positions from the Independent Games Festival contest.
World of Goo looks interesting, as does Fez, Tri-achnid, a Flash-based game that’s playable now.
and The Path from Tale of Tales, which I’m really looking forward to, being a [...]