NEW MEDIA CULTURES

Digital Aesthetics From croftoasis in new media cultures (655 days old)

Digital Aesthetics “Aesthetics is the study of sensory or sensori-emotional values, sometimes called judgements of sentiment and taste. Aesthetics is a subdiscipline of axiology, a branch of phil… more

From croftoasis in new media cultures (655 days old)

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From croftoasis in new media cultures (655 days old)

Without seeming to be acting ignorant to the world of new media cultures, which I understand now that I am not due to the concepts and theories covered in the module. I feel that it is something that… more

From croftoasis in new media cultures (655 days old)

Videodrome? Videodrome is a film released in 1983 and was written and directed by David Cronenberg. The film centres on a cable TV producer called Max Renn, a less than desirable character who d… more

An Epiphany From croftoasis in new media cultures (656 days old)

VJs The lecture that we had relating to the new wave of Video Jockeys was a lecture that particularly stuck in my mind and one that visually had the biggest effect on me. VJ’s were something tha… more

Visual aesthetics ? From TSHACKER1 in New media and complicated issues (671 days old)

"Aesthetics is the study of sensory or sensori-emotional values, sometimes called judgments of sentiment and taste. Aesthetics is a subdiscipline of axiology, a branch of philosophy, and is closely as… more

Shock and awww? worse with new media From TSHACKER1 in New media and complicated issues (671 days old)

"any publicity is good publicity" do producers include shocking scenes simply to help market there film? maybe maybe not but it seems to work so I wudent be suprised… more

Videodrome, art? From TSHACKER1 in New media and complicated issues (671 days old)

Videodrome directed by Cronemberg and produced in 1983 has been recognised since as a cult film in which sleazy cable TV programmer Max Renn encounters a strange new program known as "Videodrome". Und… more

VJ's From TSHACKER1 in New media and complicated issues (671 days old)

It is to my knowledge that the first ever DJ as we know them was Jimmy Savile. Although one of if not my favourite celebrity I dont believe him to be a poineer of the digital age. Do you? I mean you c… more

Lets get things straight From TSHACKER1 in New media and complicated issues (671 days old)

I am a sceptic of everything. Beleieve it when I see and still question it. Its the facts not opinion that realy matter in life. I find the study of new media and indeed media itself both tiresome and… more

New Media , Why ? From TSHACKER1 in New media and complicated issues (671 days old)

Why does new media exist? ever since humans evolved around 100,000 years ago we have desired creation and furthered our own evolution. The wheel, democracy, cars and many key investions to name but a … more

New Media? what ? From TSHACKER1 in New media and complicated issues (671 days old)

Is new media new? in order to understand things do we have to define them? "The forms of communicating in the digital world, which includes electronic publishing on CD-ROM, DVD, digital televisio… more

Sousveillance and society From jonboyjh in New Media Cultures 2008 (672 days old)

New media cultures have undoubtedly been at the forefront of the development of the 21st century and have attributed to the current society that we live in today. Within this blog I will look at speci… more

Film and Its Representations From louisecorser in newmediaculturesblog (672 days old)

Two films that we have studied as part of the New Media Cultures module are The 6th Day and Videodrome. This blog will look at the two films, what they are about, what it is they represent, and some o… more

Orlan From louisecorser in newmediaculturesblog (672 days old)

Following on from my technology and the body blog and looking at Stelarc, this blog will look at the artist Orlan and her work. Orlan was the topic of another of our lectures and one that I found jus … more

Stelarc From louisecorser in newmediaculturesblog (672 days old)

One of the lectures I found the most interesting was about Stelarc. During the lecture we watched video clips of him, showing us interviews with the man himself and also of him carrying out some of th… more

Technology and The Body From louisecorser in newmediaculturesblog (672 days old)

In the digital era we have found ourselves now living in, society has come to depend on technology more than ever before. In order to live a ‘normal’, modern everyday life in society today, it would b… more

New Media Cultures Blog - A Summary From louisecorser in newmediaculturesblog (672 days old)

As part of the New Media Cultures module, I have written a small collection of blogs in relation to the module. The blogs consist of an overview of the topics I have chosen to write about, includi… more

Virtual Reality within Film From dinning in new media cultures (672 days old)

'Obscenity begins when there is no more spectacle, no more stage, no more theatre, no more illusions, when everything becomes immediately transparent, visible exposed in the raw and inexorable light o… more

New Media Cultures: What does the future hold? From jonboyjh in New Media Cultures 2008 (672 days old)

In this section of my blog I will focus on the notion of the technological advancements of the body. Within the past 20 years technological advancements in medicine have had a significant impact on th… more

The Post-human Technological From dinning in new media cultures (673 days old)

"Are we still convinced that we must bend ourselves to the decisions of Nature, this lottery of genes distributed by chance?" Orlan.Human development has always induced all forms of question… more

New Media Cultures - An Overview From justb in New Media Cultures (674 days old)

New media cultures brings together cultural and new age issues. These cultures are continually changing in response to their relationship with products, networks, hardware and software. As the develop… more

Stelarc and Orlan From justb in New Media Cultures (674 days old)

Stelarc is said to be a celebrated performance artist, philosopher, robot builder and the man with three ears. Some individuals agree with this, others do not. I found studying Stelarc and his work an… more

Stelarc and Orlan Continued From justb in New Media Cultures (674 days old)

Stelarc grows an earAlso recently in the papers, Stelarc has been know for the growth of his third ear. Doctors inserted a prosthesis and encouraged stem cells to grow into the scaffold of performance… more

New Media Cultures - Movie Perceptions From justb in New Media Cultures (674 days old)

Films such as The 6th Day, Videodrome, Total Recall and The Matrix have all, in their own sense developed controversy, debates and ethical issues aswell as developing new ideas for futuristic technolo… more

New Media Technology and Globalisation From johnsagar in New Media Cultures (676 days old)

This section will look at the idea of globalisation and its relation to the recent developments in technology.  First of all it is necessary to grasp an understanding of what we mean by… more

The Impact of Technology on Music and its Production From johnsagar in New Media Cultures (676 days old)

New media technologies have substantially impacted upon the way that people consume, create and market music. Recent developments in technology such as the portable MP3 player, are a great e… more

Technology and the Body From johnsagar in New Media Cultures (676 days old)

In this section I will look at the way that technology has been used in relation to the human body.Humans have always been interested in improving the the body. technological advancements in this… more

The Portrayal of New Media Cultures in Film From johnsagar in New Media Cultures (676 days old)

The two films shown in the lectures were '6th day' and 'videodrome'. These films were interesting as they illustrated the potentially disastrous consequences of the continuous developme… more

New Media Cultures Overview From johnsagar in New Media Cultures (699 days old)

This blog is part of my assessment for the ‘New Media Cultures’ module , It allows me to offer my own outlook on some of the issues raised within the lectures.  Although I a… more