Wow, it's finally the final post on this blog!
The first few weeks of this course, I really enjoyed it as it was focused on one of my favourite things: technology.
I feel as though the course was a little too easy and therefore I didn't put in my best effort over the weeks. I got lazy and stopped going to lectures and tutorials after a few weeks as I found out I could do everything online and didn't need to make the 2 hour trip to Uni 2 days in a row for just 1 or 2 hours of class. Towards the end of the 10 weeks, I went on a trip to Sydney and wasn't able to make it, but then I got sick and couldn't attend but that excuse does not apply for weeks 5-7. I loved the lectures that Josh did on Film as I am planning to study film for the next 2 years at Uni.
Overall, I feel as though the tutorials could have been one hour and the lectures two hours, which I heard is how the course ran last year as there was no need to spend more than an hour on the blog. Also, I would make the course more interactive with other students - not necessarily group work as that can be awkward and annoying to organise, but class discussions on the topic.
Sunday, October 10, 2010
9 - Response to Lecture
I found this weeks content extremely confusing and hard to understand. I find it difficult to grasp the concept of cyberpunk and why it would be so popular. To me, it seems similar to fanfiction, except way less interesting and much more limiting due to its term.
I watched the youtube video Prepare for ZERO HISTORY by William Gibsonand was even more confused. I still don't know what cyberpunk is.
I looked at the website Cyberpunkreview.com and just found the design to me ugly and the website hard to navigate. Does cyberpunk need images or is it purely text based?
I'm not sure and will have to investigate 'cyberpunk' more before tomorrow's tutorial.
I watched the youtube video Prepare for ZERO HISTORY by William Gibsonand was even more confused. I still don't know what cyberpunk is.
I looked at the website Cyberpunkreview.com and just found the design to me ugly and the website hard to navigate. Does cyberpunk need images or is it purely text based?
I'm not sure and will have to investigate 'cyberpunk' more before tomorrow's tutorial.
9 - Tutorial Task
Hi there!
MY CHOSEN ESSAY TOPIC IS:
I chose this topic because privacy on websites such as Facebook are such a big deal these days. Despite the fact that Facebook can sell its members information, it has millions of members and it is the most accessed web page every day. Facebook provides privacy options to its users, allowing them to display photos, posts and other personal things to select groups of people, though most users do not utilise this feature. Ultimately, I chose this topic because I feel like there is a lot to discuss. There are many websites in which users have profile and privacy concerns so I feel I can expand on the topic.
Until next time..
MY CHOSEN ESSAY TOPIC IS:
Why is privacy such a contentious issue for internet users? Discuss with reference to at least ONE social network service (or other web2.0 service).
I chose this topic because privacy on websites such as Facebook are such a big deal these days. Despite the fact that Facebook can sell its members information, it has millions of members and it is the most accessed web page every day. Facebook provides privacy options to its users, allowing them to display photos, posts and other personal things to select groups of people, though most users do not utilise this feature. Ultimately, I chose this topic because I feel like there is a lot to discuss. There are many websites in which users have profile and privacy concerns so I feel I can expand on the topic.
Until next time..
8 - Tutorial Task and Tutespark
This subject matter is very confusing for me but I'll try my best to get the blog done.
Cyberpunk is about expressing ideas about human nature, technology and their combination in the near future. Usually cyberpunk has dark and gloomy outlook on the subject matter. Many writers have used cyberpunk as a way of social, political and cultural theory.
I'm not sure if this is on track but the description of cyberpunk makes me think of the Tom Cruise film, War of the Worlds. In the film, robotic objects take over existence and ruin the world as we know it (despite the somewhat happy ending). My research told me that Bladerunner is a good cyberpunk film.
Cyberpunk is about expressing ideas about human nature, technology and their combination in the near future. Usually cyberpunk has dark and gloomy outlook on the subject matter. Many writers have used cyberpunk as a way of social, political and cultural theory.
I'm not sure if this is on track but the description of cyberpunk makes me think of the Tom Cruise film, War of the Worlds. In the film, robotic objects take over existence and ruin the world as we know it (despite the somewhat happy ending). My research told me that Bladerunner is a good cyberpunk film.
8 - Response to Lecture
Week 8 was all about cyber reality and the way it has and will influence society. Cyber reality is like having a secondary life that you can step into through your computer though sometimes we find it difficult to tell the difference between our reality and our cyber existence. Many people use their cyber realities to express a part of themselves that they can't in their real life as they can choose how to portray themselves through uploading images, the way they write online, what they choose to talk about and even their profiles or how many friends they have on Facebook or followers on Twitter. Everyone has a reputation in real life, but also in their cyber reality and they do not mirror each other.
Clearly there is not going to be any technology that can replicate smell and taste anytime soon but maybe that's for the best. I mean, we are already so consumed in our cyber worlds that we don't need it to truly become an alternate reality.
Clearly there is not going to be any technology that can replicate smell and taste anytime soon but maybe that's for the best. I mean, we are already so consumed in our cyber worlds that we don't need it to truly become an alternate reality.
Tuesday, September 7, 2010
7 - Tutorial Task and Tutespark
Research and provide short answers to the following questions. Provide references where applicable.
1. What is creative commons and how could this licensing framework be relevant to your own experience at university?
'Creative Commons is a nonprofit organisation that works to increase the amount of creativity in "the commons" - the body of work that is available to the public for free and legal sharing, use, repurposing and remixing'.
Source: http://creativecommons.org/
2. Find 3 examples of works created by creative commons and embed them in your blog.
a) http://freemusicarchive.org/
b) http://creativecommons.org/legalmusicforvideos - This website allows all video makers to use the music provided on the website for free and without copyright.
c) http://www.flickr.com/creativecommons/ - Flickr is a great website where SOME photographers allow their work to be distributed and used under a Creative Commons license.
3. Find an academic article which discusses creative commons using a database or online journal. Provide a link to and a summary of the article.
Implementing a web site that will provide technical and legal support for Latin-American publishers of academic journals to satisfy open journal standards.
This article is a proposal to design, develop and implement a website that will provide technical and legal sipport for Latin-American publishers of academic journals.
4. Have a look at Portable Apps (a pc based application) – provide a brief description of what it is and how you think this is useful.
I was not able to do this as I only have a MAC.
TUTESPARK
My chosen application is VLC Media Player. VLC is a great free program that is available to both Windows and MAC users. The features I use most often are the 'screencapping' feature as well as the fact that it can play a variety of video types, such as .mov, .avi, .flv, .mp4 and others, as well as being able to play my dvds. I love this program and don't know what I would do without it. I would recommend it to every computer user.
1. What is creative commons and how could this licensing framework be relevant to your own experience at university?
'Creative Commons is a nonprofit organisation that works to increase the amount of creativity in "the commons" - the body of work that is available to the public for free and legal sharing, use, repurposing and remixing'.
Source: http://creativecommons.org/
2. Find 3 examples of works created by creative commons and embed them in your blog.
a) http://freemusicarchive.org/
b) http://creativecommons.org/legalmusicforvideos - This website allows all video makers to use the music provided on the website for free and without copyright.
c) http://www.flickr.com/creativecommons/ - Flickr is a great website where SOME photographers allow their work to be distributed and used under a Creative Commons license.
3. Find an academic article which discusses creative commons using a database or online journal. Provide a link to and a summary of the article.
Implementing a web site that will provide technical and legal support for Latin-American publishers of academic journals to satisfy open journal standards.
This article is a proposal to design, develop and implement a website that will provide technical and legal sipport for Latin-American publishers of academic journals.
4. Have a look at Portable Apps (a pc based application) – provide a brief description of what it is and how you think this is useful.
I was not able to do this as I only have a MAC.
TUTESPARK
My chosen application is VLC Media Player. VLC is a great free program that is available to both Windows and MAC users. The features I use most often are the 'screencapping' feature as well as the fact that it can play a variety of video types, such as .mov, .avi, .flv, .mp4 and others, as well as being able to play my dvds. I love this program and don't know what I would do without it. I would recommend it to every computer user.
7 - Response to Lecture
Week 7's lecture focused on 3 key words: community, collaboration and choice. It also discussed the differences between freeware and copyrighted software.
These days, there are so many programs that require you buy them such as Photoshop. Purchasing Photoshop can set you back thousands of dollars these days so most people just download it for free via the web. When purchasing a computer, also purchasing Microsoft Office is generally a necessity, especially for students and people who work in an office or business, as applications such as Word, Excel and Powerpoint are a part of many people's everyday lives.
The lecture also discussed writing code. Having done HTML and CSS assignments for Writing for the Web, I can say it can be a frustrating thing for a lot of people but I find it quite easy and fun to do. I've coded my own layouts for websites such as Livejournal and have also made my own websites since I was around 13 years of age but programs such as Dreamweaver are a life saver for people who find coding difficult, though it can cost over $100. There are dupes for programs such as Photoshop and the most popular one seems to be GIMP or Paint Shop Pro.
Source code is freely available to everyone and consists of certain applications such as VLC Media Player, Firefox and OpenOffice. These are usually developed by internet communities through collaboration methods. These communities come together to create programs and codes that will serve their needs, without having to pay large sums of money for a program or modifying software and having legal trouble.
As a consumer, we havechoice. We have many options when it comes to software and free source software so that we are able to run our computers the way we'd like to without paying extreme amount of money for numerous paid programs.
I use many free software applications, the most used one being VLC Media Player. VLC is a great alternative to programs such as Quicktime, Windows Media Player and other video/media players and even offers extra bonuses that those programs don't have, as well as the fact that it's free and available for both Windows and Apple computers.
These days, there are so many programs that require you buy them such as Photoshop. Purchasing Photoshop can set you back thousands of dollars these days so most people just download it for free via the web. When purchasing a computer, also purchasing Microsoft Office is generally a necessity, especially for students and people who work in an office or business, as applications such as Word, Excel and Powerpoint are a part of many people's everyday lives.
The lecture also discussed writing code. Having done HTML and CSS assignments for Writing for the Web, I can say it can be a frustrating thing for a lot of people but I find it quite easy and fun to do. I've coded my own layouts for websites such as Livejournal and have also made my own websites since I was around 13 years of age but programs such as Dreamweaver are a life saver for people who find coding difficult, though it can cost over $100. There are dupes for programs such as Photoshop and the most popular one seems to be GIMP or Paint Shop Pro.
Source code is freely available to everyone and consists of certain applications such as VLC Media Player, Firefox and OpenOffice. These are usually developed by internet communities through collaboration methods. These communities come together to create programs and codes that will serve their needs, without having to pay large sums of money for a program or modifying software and having legal trouble.
As a consumer, we havechoice. We have many options when it comes to software and free source software so that we are able to run our computers the way we'd like to without paying extreme amount of money for numerous paid programs.
I use many free software applications, the most used one being VLC Media Player. VLC is a great alternative to programs such as Quicktime, Windows Media Player and other video/media players and even offers extra bonuses that those programs don't have, as well as the fact that it's free and available for both Windows and Apple computers.
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