Month: September 2013
Reading week nine ‘Culture and Technology’
To find the relationship between culture and technology, first the word ‘culture’ must be defined. Murphie and Pott look at many ways that the word culture is used and defined and ultimately find ... Read More
notes on mosaic niki
Shapur 1 the second King of the Sassanid Empire in Iran, he rules from 240/42 – 270/72 CE This mosaic Perso-Roman floor mosaic was at his palace, He was in heaps of wars including many with ... Read More
week eight reading ‘the 80/20 rule’
The two major ideas that I thought needed focusing on in this week’s reading were the 80/20 rule and the power law. I found these videos that helped me understand the concepts on a deeper level&... Read More
Symposium week eight
The three points from this week’s symposium that suck with me were: The difference between hypertext and narrative discussed in the conversation about whether or not a video game is hypertext or not... Read More
Gabs’ ‘fashion’
I love going through the other networked media blogs and seeing people blogging about fashion. It’s the same with some of my other friend’s blogs. They’re great. And I am so envious. I am what y... Read More
reading week seven ‘the long tail’
The two major constraints on entertainment in the physical world that stop things such as Joe Simpson’s book, Touching the Void, in being successful: ONE: The local aspects of shops and theatres in ... Read More