I’ve been scouring through my colleagues’ blogs, and admittedly some of the material I’ve found is amazing.

Let’s take Mia’s post about 3D printing as a first example. She explores the debate on whether technology advances due to, or independent of society and culture. Her analysis of how a simple Nike runner is now produced as an artificial model constructed by a 3D printer illustrated how the modern era is being influenced by this new technology, more than we know. But what was truly astonishing for me was the accompanying video, which i’ll repost here. It demonstrates the creation of a living 3D printed ear. The ink is living with cells and after it is reformed and set through the printing process, continues living.

It lives inside the body or out, and this has a whole host of advantages over conventional technology

In Jamie’s I.R.W.Y.W (I review what you watch), he introduced the TV series Brooklyn Nine-Nine, which was previously unknown to me. One of Jamie’s opening comments really resonates, being that

in recent years [Network TV] had suffered due to the rise and popularisation of cable and streaming television

He mentioned the Big Four. ABC, CNN, NBC, and FOX, are the dominant TV networks across the USA. However with the rise of companies such as Netflix and Hulu, among others, Jamie is correct in saying that Network TV is going down the drain.

Over the past few weeks my home city has been host to the annual MIFF (Melbourne International Film Festival). Unfortunately I couldn’t muster up the time to go to any of the events, obviously being too preoccupied with Networked Media blogging and too many late night trips for Messina ice cream (It’s worth it, go there). The festival is definitely on my to-do list for next time though. In fact, I think I’ll wonder over to Fed Square’s ACMI more often, with many fantastic exhibits on the constant rotation, including technological, film, animation, gaming, and anything Moving Image . It is great to see that some other students found the time to visit MIFF, including Tilly who’s attendance has become a tradition. She discusses both a Spanish film and a French film. Fingers crossed next time I’ll be able to score some tickets, as international movies provide a great insight into alternative audiovisual methods as well as portraying culture and society of unfamiliar places.

Keep up the great work fellow bloggers!