The second reading for this week was The Long Tail by Chris Anderson. I actually found this reading really interested and I think this is partly because it was written in a much more conversational tone, which I find easier… Continue Reading
The first reading for this week was called the 80/20 rule. This immediately made me think of an article I read on Miranda Kerr, which said she ate according to this rule. Meaning she was healthy 80% of the time… Continue Reading
So this week I couldn’t attend the symposium. Classic me. Anyway I did make a point of reading through other people’s blogs and listening in class to get the general idea. In today’s tute there was a lot of discussion… Continue Reading
This week’s readings I found quite interesting, in particular the discussions surrounding the ‘small world problem’. This being the idea that our world is one huge network where everyone is connected to each other. I had heard of the ‘6… Continue Reading
Better late than never right? Featuring in Vlog # 6 first up is 8bit. I (as per usual) liked the look of this new burger restaurant on Instagram and decided I definitley wanted to check it out. The idea behind… Continue Reading
Without a conventional narrative structure, how much control does an author lose? The above Q ^^ was addressed in this week’s symposium. Although not worded in this exact way, I have found that this question / issue has been touched… Continue Reading
One of this week’s readings was Culture and Technology by Murphie, Andrew and John Potts. It was quiiiiite long I must admit and I did have to skim read a few parts. Anyway, these are some ideas that stuck out to me. Firstly… Continue Reading
First off I don’t recommend watching if you, like me, hate becoming old and would much rather return to being either 16 or 6, as this might provoke some serious flashbacks. E.g. Britney Spears, Kelly Clarkson and The Pussycat Dolls… Continue Reading
When I found out we were required to maintain a blog this semester, I was initially a little apprehensive as I had tried and failed at blogging in the past. However, despite this apprehension I was actually looking forward to… Continue Reading
Both of this week’s readings were extracts from Douglas, J. Yellowlees’ ‘The End of Books — Or Books Without End?: Reading Interactive Narratives’. The first quote in reading one was written in 1939 by Vannevar Bush who said the he couldn’t… Continue Reading