Sunday, September 23, 2007

What is New Media - Manovich

Lev Manovich's definition that new media is based around the computerization of the globe also fits in with my capstone. With my capstone bringing people together online for a chance to be mutually beneficial to each other all from their keyboard, I feel that my capstone synches pretty well with his definition but mostly because it fits the vehicle that he says is the the main part of new media. I think my project fits best with the transcoding principle in that it will have a computer layer as the vehicle (being the site that will be created as a meeting center) and a cultural level where interactions occur. I think least like my capstone is the automation principle because my community will be entirely user based and any creation or interaction will come from the designers or the business owners. I'm not sure how I could integrate Lev's principles into my capstone better so I will need to spend more time on that and see what I come up with.
I certainly agree with Lev Manovich's definition and I read a lot of discussion of how it effects culture but I dont see as much as I would like to see of how culture effects his version of new media and how they play off each other and continue to grow.

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