The final symposium for Networked Media focused on protocol and the issues of technology and social etiquette. The conversation itself was pulled between theory based learning and application, making points on such references like TAFE, workplace exchanges and IP addresses. While Adrian discussed the readings and the connections he drew, there was a distinct shift […]
During this week’s symposium, there was an underlining concept to destroy the physical and reproduce meaning as meaning. With technology changing beneath our fingertips, the question lies between media and how we control, curate, produce and connect to it. While the focus in the conversation was fixed on databases and the aesthetics surrounding the stream, it was […]
Investing time into what you create is nothing unless you receive feedback or review. Work in progress is a behaviour and unmistaken sign of growth, I mean, even The World Wide Web was once a WIP by a computer jock. Presently, the symposium seemed to scatter across these ideas in planning our future assignment and the […]
Stepping back to earlier this week, the symposium led me to question a few things. Firstly, what does it truly mean for things to be connected? Does this connection effect the relationships they resonate? What is the relevance between yourself and writing? When there’s no middle, end or beginning, what matters most? What matters less? […]
On leaving the symposium, one question seemed to linger in my mind. When understanding and discussing art, culture and technology, can we fully unpack the semiotics and distinctions that underline these terms? Through Betty’s Nelson-esque interpretation and Adrian’s persistent deconstruction, the questions of hypertext and untapped potential reminded me of my own musings, caught up […]
