What is New Media?

VJ & DJ's - Sound From louiseruddick in (667 days old)

I have always been of the opinion that music is a powerful influence, and has the ability to provoke strong emotions. But after looking more closely as DJ's, the whole thing is much more in depth than… more

Globalisation & Convergence From louiseruddick in (667 days old)

The Emergence of Globalisation There are 3 main catalysts which can be identified when considering the emergence of glabalisation: 1) The end of The Cold War 2) Modernism 3) The development of… more

The Post-Human Technological From louiseruddick in (667 days old)

Many modern films have explored the possibility of future generations experiencing the introduction of 'cyborgs' or 'robots' into society. This idea of a 'cyborg' represents an impossible desire, and … more

Introduction - What is Media? From louiseruddick in (667 days old)

The first, and probably most important thing to consider before beginning this module, is to consider what the media actually IS. It is only then that we can ascertain what a NEW media culture is. … more

The Posthuman Technological 2: Becoming Information From panzerattack in (674 days old)

The 6th day The film the 6th day relates to the notion of the cyborg, the Post-Human again relates to the notion of human development to the state of immortality. Can technology develop the biolog… more

Digital commerce hits record high in '07 From sarahbriggs in Sarah Briggs - New Media Cultures (677 days old)

I came across an article on Yahoo news today which I found interesting and relevant to this blog. It speaks of how US digital download sales had reached an all time high for the fourth year in a row, … more

Digital Aesthetics From sarahbriggs in Sarah Briggs - New Media Cultures (678 days old)

With all the recent advances and developments within technology, digital aesthetics and the practice of photography have dramaticaly changed. In the past technological advancements made the … more

What is New Media ??? From sarahbriggs in Sarah Briggs - New Media Cultures (678 days old)

As a Media, Culture and Society student, the types of media which crop up in my head are film, tv, magazine, newspaper and so on (the more traditional varieties), I had never really thought of 'new me… more

What is new media? an introduction From panzerattack in (679 days old)

As part of this blog, i believe its important to describe exactly what "New Media" is. The "New" media relates to a change from the old, the main progress within the mediated sphere is that of digita… more

The Post-Human Technological From panzerattack in (680 days old)

This section relates to the relationship between the body and technology, the close relationship which it holds is getting undeniably closer. A mobile phone has become metaphorically attatched to the… more

VJ's and DJ's From panzerattack in (680 days old)

With the development of the mediated sphere, Music is not an exception in this. The development of music has soared in not just the instance of new sounds and directions but in the way in which a mus… more

Videodrome (Cronenburg 1982) From panzerattack in (680 days old)

The film created by Cronenburg in 1982, is a piece in which the age of digitalism in every day life is analysed. Looking into the distance between the real and the virtual, the film arguably stati… more

Link to an article on ceonews.org I came across From sarahbriggs in Sarah Briggs - New Media Cultures (703 days old)

I came across an interesting article on the on the net titled 'Our web not theirs' by Steve Anderson on www.coanews.org concerning how much of our lives are consumed by the internet … more

VJ's and DJ's - DJ SPOOKY From sarahbriggs in Sarah Briggs - New Media Cultures (729 days old)

"In the electronic age we are living entirely by music." This is a quote by the founder of modern media studies Marshall McLuhan and it is very true. Wherever we are we are surrounded by music whe… more

The post-human technological From sarahbriggs in Sarah Briggs - New Media Cultures (747 days old)

The two people I am going to talk about here, Stelarc and Orlan - personally I find them very strange. I cannot understand why people would use their bodies as 'art' in other ways than having tattoo… more

David Cronenberg's Videodrome - 1983 From sarahbriggs in Sarah Briggs - New Media Cultures (753 days old)

"First it controlled her mind, then it destroyed her body... Long live the new flesh!" David Cronenberg directed 'Videodrome' at the beggining of the video era and suceeded in cre… more