The theory of Media Convergence posits that new technologies bring together different mediums and consequently redefine the media environment. According to the theory, changes in communications and information technologies reshape and change everyday life, altering patterns of creation, consumption, learning, and interpersonal interaction. New technology redefines media content and alters human interaction with social institutions such as government, education, and commerce. This paper is highlights
the digitalization of every perspective of human life. Most of the human activities have adopted a technology; a move normally referred to as digitizing, in their operation. Education has not been left behind. There has been an incorporation of the digital process of learning at all level of education. The process has had a very large influence on the field of education today. Before the introduction of technology in education, learning was being done based on the old tried and tested ways. Learning
communications instant. Instead of waiting for a document to reach a client by mail, you could shoot it over in a few minutes by fax. Whenever you save time, you save money. Additionally, even though TopToys still may make hard copies of many documents, digital storage allows them to save time and money on paper and storage
innovation, forever changing the make-up of cultural institutions, and by extension, film and media museums and archives. There are new forms of (digital) museums and archives being developed, for instance via the Internet, ‘that make use of participatory media to
in which The Wellcome Collection is utilising digital media is through the use of digital storytelling. This is a relatively new term that describes a form of digital media production that allows people to share stories through video, animation, photography, and audio. This makes the stories compelling and emotionally engaging, and, like narrative based computer games, often involve user interaction. The resources available to incorporate into a digital story are virtually limitless, giving the storyteller
contracts with the theaters and negotiate the percentage of box office sales they will receive. Many of the distribution companies are integrating with the production studios because the need for distribution is diminishing with the conversion to digital. This makes these suppliers a strong force. On the concession side the bargaining power is weak due to economies of scale. Theaters earn most of their profits on concessions so they use their power to reduce their costs from their suppliers. 4
receive a 25% interest in the company. They were expected to equally work as a team and therefore no one was given a title in the company. 4. The business model for Artemis Images lies within Chris’s vision; “to preserve and enable the past using digital technology and the transportability of the World Wide Web in a company that will create a digitized collection of image, audio,
Pushing the peas around my plate, I looked around at my family. Sunday lunch at my Grandmas had been a tradition in our family for as long as I could remember. We always sat around the table talking and watching TV if something interesting was on that we all agreed upon. This particular Sunday CNN was on and we were listening to continued reports on Chik-Fil-A and their media frenzy dealing with opposition to gay marriage, but it seemed like something was bothering my Grandma. After watching her
more information to users comprising of individuals twenty years old or younger, known as “digital natives” (Prensky, 2001). Authorship, meaning to be the originator or writer of an idea (Oxford Dictionaries, 2014) is valued by “literate man”(McCluhan,1969) compared to that of a “digital native”. Controversy is created concerning the use of Wikipedia since “literate man” value authorship much more than a “digital native”. In order for Wikipedia to acquire legitimacy from “literate man” Wikipedia must
I 201 brought many important highlights about digital technologies to my life. Coming from a 1:1 Apple Distinguished high school, I had been exposed to a lot of technology in the classroom, which gave me an interesting start to CI 201. A highlight for me was creating the technology lesson plan. Doing this assignment was significant because as a future educator I will be making lesson plans daily, so it is extremely important that this is a skill that I continue to work on. Along with this, it was