The switch from Analog Media (such as Film, TV and Radio) to Digital Media as the main source of information has presented many benefits, such as easy access to resources, the ability to ideate, produce and curate their own work, as well as allowing the audience to become active participants involved in the media as if it were a conversation. However, Digital Media has allowed users to bypass copyright laws and instead access and use content without paying royalties and giving credit to the owner.
As stated by Kevin Kelly, “The internet is a copy machine”, but also, “Unlike the mass-produced reproductions of the machine age, these copies are not just cheap, they are free”. Therefore, on the internet, Users may obtain, reproduce, edit and customise content however they like, and regulating this is a seemingly impossible task. The ability to produce and customise allows for all users to become involved, and often trends or themes, pick up, like memes and gifs having a “glitch” style as presented below.
Digital Media has allowed us “to boldly go where no one has gone before”
As an avid beach-goer, surfer and surf life saver, I am passionate about North Gong beach and having a website which gives daily information to myself and other Surf Club members could be extremely useful.
With the pre-purchased domain name northgongdaily.com, I shall research into creating this website through either WordPress, wix.com, or GoDaddy, whichever site has the best plan for what’s needed of the host.
One of the issues which may arise from this project, is how feedback will be obtained from users. To counteract this, the North Gong Daily facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/northgongdaily/) can be used to ask for feedback from users.
the site will consist of a home page and a videos page, and potentially a photo gallery page and a store, where users may buy North Gong Daily shirts and hopefully other items.
Potentially, If the feedback is positive, the next step that could be made could be developing an app to accompany the site.
According to Marshall Mcluhan – “The medium is the message”, however, 50 years on, this sounds convoluted and unnecessarily complex. But, take a step back and truly think about this statement and it becomes a whole lot clearer.
Most readers interpret this statement and Mcluhan’s work as referring to the Medium as the means of communication, for example, the Television or radio. However, it seems that many people “jump to the mistaken conclusion that, somehow, the channel supersedes the content in importance”. From this, it can be drawn that the “medium” that Mcluhan is speaking of instead refers to the effect of the message. Therefore, Mcluhan is actually theorising that whatever effect the message has on the reader (for example, sparking joy or sadness, or making the reader feel involved) is in fact the whole point of the message.
I’ve been here for two weeks, and already, my head hurts, every time Ted talks, it seems to be about this “Digital Artefact”, so, what is it???
The answer it seems, is “whatever you want”, which doesn’t help in any way whatsoever. Thanks, Ted.
But not to worry, as I have an idea, sort of. I’m heavily involved in North Wollongong Surf Life Saving Club, and two members have an Instagram and Facebook Page called North Gong Daily, and each day, they give a forecast of the conditions and review how the beach looks for that day, including high and low tide, wave size, temp. etc.
My DA so far consists of approaching the owners of these accounts and offering to create a website for their content for the term and so on.
Once the website is up and running, I can begin my research and development of an app to go with the website, with the aim of releasing an app sometime throughout this semester or the next.
Please enjoy this meme regarding the “BCM All-Stars” we were introduced to in the last lecture.
In 2011, Dad and I travelled to the Royal Sydney Golf Club for one of the most exhilarating events of my life so far. There, we watched World Famous tennis players Roger Federer, Lleyton Hewitt, Bernard Tomic and Stanislas Wawrinka go head to head in the 2011 Australia v Switzerland Davis Cup Qualifiers.
Two of my favourite players of all time, post-match in 2011
The matches lasted around 4 hours, and I remember cheering after every point, I was so excited that I finally got to watch two of my favourite players play live for the first time. the only negative of the day was the large crowd which threatened to swallow up little 10-year old me, their loud cheering drowning out all other sound.
From this experience, I witnessed just how influential and powerful an audience can truly be, as fans roared and cheered, jumping up at every opportunity. One highlight was seeing 10-ish men jump up and rip their shirts off, revealing their painted chests, which spelt out something along the lines of “Go Lleyton!”, obviously very excited to see the Australian star play live. The crowd were forced to quieten down by the umpire during the match on multiple occasions, their wild screaming drowning out everything else. Secondly, I also saw how much these athletes meant to this audience, and how despite not knowing them personally, they still influenced and were a large part of the audience’s life. These people stampeded in, the crowd forcing their way through the gates, then, on breaks, forced their way back out towards the multiple food stalls stationed around the stadium, queuing for what felt like hours in the hopes of getting food and drinks before the matches resumed play. Despite the matches lasting close to four hours, the audience never lost its energy.
The day consisted of 2 matches, with 8 sets played in total, and, by the end of the tournament, Australia had lost 2-3 to Switzerland. Once the day was over, the audience charged back out of the gates, eagerly awaiting the next day, when the matches would resume. Dad and I only watched the one day, and by the end of it we were exhausted, so much so that I slept during the whole drive back. The match was a loss but the crowd continued to cheer during every point despite their feelings of defeat.
Now, I’m not claiming to be good at creating gifs, but in order for me to succeed I must FEFO, therefore, here is my first attempt at it, and also a friendly reminder from Trump to drink some water.
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