MMEDIA 1A03 Study Guide - Final Guide: Michel De Certeau, Digital Photography, Digital Image
23 Oct 2014
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What is technological convergence: the fact that the same or similar tools (in particular, personal computers) are used to both create and partake in diverse media. What are some of its consequences: a blurring of roles in professional media creation, a blurring of the distinction between professional and amateur media production. Linear media: linear active content progresses without any navigational control for the viewer such as a cinema presentation. Non-linear media (and database form: non-linear content offers user interactivity to control progress as used with a computer game or used in self-paced computer based training, hypermedia is an example of non-linear content. Interactive media: some thinkers (for instance, michel de certeau) have emphasized the fact that agency, will and intention are enacted by audiences with traditional, linear media. Digital society and the digital divide: what does digital society mean, a modern, progressive society that is formed as a result of the adoption and integration of information and communication.
