Integrated media…mmm while I am still a little unsure of what this semester holds and feeling a little overwhelmed, I am also looking forward to it!

I am usually someone who likes structure and clear guidelines. I make lists….all the time! To do lists, wish lists, shopping lists. I never refer back to these lists but I can’t describe the sense of calmness that floods over me once I have completed my list.

Straight away this course has challenged my initial belief that a narrative must be linear – a clear beginning, a middle and an. However as Adrian mentioned in the lecture by broadening these parameters it becomes apparent that a non-linear narrative allows for the audience to move independently throughout a piece, often creating new meanings from discovering connections that otherwise would have gone unnoticed.

I am looking forward to learning more about interactive media and am hoping to further extend on the techniques, ideas and concepts learned in Networked Media while continuing to explore new territory.