Chris Holmes
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May 19 2018
Final Paper
Esports is defined in the Webster dictionary as a multiplayer video game played competitively for spectators, typically by professional gamers. Esports are the future of competition and has the potential to be just as popular as physical sports. Esports is already growing in popularity and financial opportunities for viewers, players, and sponsors. Through a mix …
May 10 2018
May 10 Assignment
What I found most interesting in the articles was just how impactful digitizing things really are. Although I didn’t fully understand what exactly bitcoin and blockchains were from the reading I did get a sense of how impactful and disruptive they could be to everyday society. By taking transactions, commerce, and wealth and making it …
May 03 2018
Mashups and their consequences
Mash Ups are an interesting thing. On one hand it is the pinnacle of online creativity, when done well, and on the other hand it is hard to distinguish copyright issues and how much credit the original should get when the mashup becomes more popular or successful. Mashups can happen in all types fields. Applications, …
Apr 19 2018
Social Software and groups
I found the readings to be interesting because they’re relevant to the times. The readings touched on the positives and negatives of being able to so quickly and seamlessly create groups and communities online. In my own personal experience I found the ease of gathering people and getting in touch with people to be very …
Apr 12 2018
Medium is the Message
From what I understood about the article the term “Medium is the Message” means that where the message comes from is just as important as the message. The properties of the message provides certain elements to the message that one shouldn’t ignore. Technology has the ability to mold and shape the way that we perceive …
Mar 26 2018
Class Activity
On March 22nd I assigned the class an activity. The activity was to split up into four groups and explain different images using different traits and characteristics of New Media, What I had hoped to accomplish was to prove that New Media could only be learned and taught when interacting with it and also to …
Mar 22 2018
Class Activity March 22, 2018
The class will split into four groups. After grouping up the groups will act as astronauts on a mission to teach Media Literacy to an alien that has no clue about Earth’s customs. To do so the groups will take 20-30 minutes to interpret one of four images using the eight traits and characteristics from …
Mar 22 2018
Media in a Changing Global Culture
I found that I could relate to this week’s topics because I felt that it related to things I want to do in the future and my career path. I found the reading about Media Literacy to be especially interesting. We live in a climate where Media Literacy is a necessity in the ever changing …
Mar 15 2018
The Internet of Things
I find the concept of the “Internet of Things” to be really interesting; especially as it pertains to my own life. Just last week I felt like a “blogject” when Google asked me if they could track my texting patterns and where I am when I text. Of course I declined. It also reminded when …
Mar 08 2018
Digital Media and Television
There was once a time when media companies were the sole messenger and there were limited channels in which to deliver messages and content to us, the receiver. Now there are multiple channels and multiple messengers and the audience does more with the content than just receive it. The audience decides what content is good …
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