I enjoyed this lecture as i actually felt like i understood most of it, maybe :) First we discussed instant messaging. i had no idea there is soo many different types, or servers. We then went on to discuss portable audio and podcasting, i must admit i dont have a mp3 player, but my kids do so i have some understanding of them. podcasting i had no idea about but im assuming from the lecture that its when you attatch your ipod it instantly downloads whatever you may have signed up for updates from, if that makes any sense??
we then moved on to p2p file sharing. i have just joined limewire so i found what was discussed interesting. i feel that if i have purchased something i am entitled to do with it as i please, as well with music especially, the more people listen to their music the more likely they are likely to purchase other merchandise or go see them in concert, as nothing beats live music!!! Next was voice over IP, like Skype. i love skype as it enables me to interact with friends and family overseas for FREE :)
Video games came next (well after watching an ipod blended. . . .). first we discussed the difference between narratology (basically that games are just a story, made up of lots of units of information - semiotics, games are a literary form) and Ludology (games are just for fun, not necessarily a story - the story is an incidental part). we finished by discussing different types of video games and the ontology and asthetics of them, and how they can have persistant effects, and effect our dreams and emotions, which led to a discussion on the positives and negatives. . . . all in all another interesting day :)
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