Tuesday, 14 February 2012
Week 3 Summary
On Monday 13th February the following was covered:
The presentation can be found on the blackboard
- Postmodernism and New Media
(Looking at the new media theories, introduced in the handout: Chapter 1: Digital Theory: theorizing New Media, authored by Glen Creeber, from the key text:
Creeber, G. and Martin, R. (eds) (2009). Digital Cultures: Understanding New Media, Berkshire: Open University Press.
- Participatory Culture
(The differences between old media audiences (passive consumers) and new media audiences (active producers) and how this has created a participatory culture of active audiences)
- Life in a Day, directed by Kevin MacDonald, 2010.
(The largest 'user-gernated' and 'crowdsourced' film made, using YouTube videos. This is a key example of the topic new media audiences being active producers, we discussed what this film presented and achieved in terms of a participatory culture).
This film can be watched online for free here: http://www.youtube.com/user/lifeinaday/experience
Homework
- To register your Second Life avatar name and explore Second Life for the first time. Please follow the guidelines provided below.
- To read the New Media Glossary: a user-generated glossary, edited by the students of MECS1008. (This will be available on the Blackboard)
The presentation can be found on the blackboard
- Postmodernism and New Media
(Looking at the new media theories, introduced in the handout: Chapter 1: Digital Theory: theorizing New Media, authored by Glen Creeber, from the key text:
Creeber, G. and Martin, R. (eds) (2009). Digital Cultures: Understanding New Media, Berkshire: Open University Press.
- Participatory Culture
(The differences between old media audiences (passive consumers) and new media audiences (active producers) and how this has created a participatory culture of active audiences)
- Life in a Day, directed by Kevin MacDonald, 2010.
(The largest 'user-gernated' and 'crowdsourced' film made, using YouTube videos. This is a key example of the topic new media audiences being active producers, we discussed what this film presented and achieved in terms of a participatory culture).
This film can be watched online for free here: http://www.youtube.com/user/lifeinaday/experience
Homework
- To register your Second Life avatar name and explore Second Life for the first time. Please follow the guidelines provided below.
- To read the New Media Glossary: a user-generated glossary, edited by the students of MECS1008. (This will be available on the Blackboard)
Second Life checklist
Before the session in Second Life with Tim Johnson, you will need to create your avatar and have entered Second Life, to familiarise yourselves with this virtual environment and your avatars - also known as 'avi's'.
By Monday 20th February, you will need to have:
By Monday 20th February, you will need to have:
- Registered your SecondLife name: (Please consider what personality you want your avatar to have before doing this) https://join.secondlife.com
- Emailed your avatar name to r.gamble@worc.ac.uk and k.johnson@worc.ac.uk
- Downloaded Second Life viewer on to your computer: http://www.phoenixviewer.com/downloads.php
- Entered and explored SecondLife at least once.
- Accept or request the friendship request of Bluesky Larkam and Mariela Eyre.
- Accept the ‘teleport’ offer to the University of Worcester island (sent by Bluesky)
- Finally you will need to make this island you ‘home.
If you experience any problems, please email Tim.
Lots more information can be found here: http://digitalliteracyuow.wordpress.com
If you want to get started on the reading material for the Second Life session, you can find this here: http://digitalliteracyuow.wordpress.com/2012/02/06/getting-a-bit-late
Lots more information can be found here: http://digitalliteracyuow.wordpress.com
If you want to get started on the reading material for the Second Life session, you can find this here: http://digitalliteracyuow.wordpress.com/2012/02/06/getting-a-bit-late
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