Adrian very firmly held that databases are merely lists. Even though we can make a story from a list of things, a list is still a list. Betty on the other hand argued that there were parallels between databases and narratives. I forgot to write them down, but I think her argument is also valid. Not all stories have causal relationships or linear. The film ‘Playtime’ screened in Cinema Studies followed an older man and his interactions with modern technology, it felt like an observation of several difficulties/gags and somewhat random.

There was also discussion about ‘interaction design’ and it was the first time I had heard of that phrase, something I probably shouldn’t be proud about….. Betty talked about the difference between linking and embedding media, and finds embedding to be more ‘inviting’ since viewers would be given a snapshot of that content. While I understand that, I think people find linking the safer option because it’s not something hosted on your site, it’s just a link for people to navigate there, whereas if you embed it, copyright issues may arise.

Adrian also started talking about difference, though I can’t exactly remember why. He said something along the lines of ‘difference is neither negative or positive, its just a difference’. However I’d like to disagree with that. Difference is a positive thing because the world would be so boring if there was no diversity.