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scifi129

Evolution of Media

Feb 21, 2008 22:28

We discussed in class through several readings, Langer, Ong and Abbot, how media has evolved and the impact of such evolution- audio tapes came about and there was an intriguing increase of printed media books (perhaps I am not the only one who reads and listens at the same time out of necessity and an inability to solely listen). We attempt to ( Read more... )

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jamiebussey86 February 22 2008, 05:16:05 UTC

Another item that your blog reminded me of is one of my fascination with the transitions between old media and new media technologies. Everyday I am constantly taking new media technologies and printing them so I can have hard copies or an old media produced form, and vice versa. I mean as much as there is a lot of potential with new media, we hold on to the old. I mean we even hold on to manuscripts, and sorry to sound cheesy, but I think this shows that with each media there is something we both gain and loose.

Afraid of Losing Text ammamc February 22 2008, 15:59:47 UTC

I feel the same way. Whenever I write a story or piece of work, I always write it by hand first in a little notebook because I do not trust the machine. Once, my laptop froze and all of my work was lost--I've never forgotten all of the things that were lost. When we have a physical copy of the text or object, we feel much more secure about our possession over those things. New media transforms those physical objects into something fluid, a sequence of numbers and algorithms floating here and there ( ... )

jamiebussey86 February 22 2008, 05:20:28 UTC

P.S. This video reminds me of the movie "August Rush" because the kid in the movie here's music in everything. It's hard to explain without seeing the movie, but at one point he's in New York City and manages to make music out of all the noise and chaos of the city.

caronbot February 25 2008, 02:04:50 UTC

Book vs Story vs Narration scifi129 February 25 2008, 02:18:17 UTC

Question, then:

What is a person writes a book for the first time by dictation? The book is created as an audio book first. That skips a skip. I think? Does that matter? Geez whiz I hope so...

-Matt

Is it still a book then? I always think book confines something a page. Maybe an audio narration? Oh, I am confusing myself here. Ok, a book, by definition is "A set of written, printed, or blank pages fastened along one side and encased between protective covers. A printed or written literary work." (Answers.com dictionary)

So the audio book implies that something written came first. But you bring up a good point, Matt. Do audio narrations that skip the printed version fit in the category of audio books? I think that audio books do not have to be made after the written book, that maybe an audio version comes out before the printed, but I think there still needs to be some printed form for the 'audio book' to be called a book. Perhaps audio narration or story, but book still has that feeling of confinement to pages.