Well Hello. I guess I’m back from not posting for around a month (lucky you) and now I am able to share my thoughts on various cybernetic, information networking, internet and technology topics. I’d like to think of this space …
These past Two Years
I feel like during these past two years I have done the most growing that I will ever do in my entire life. Through becoming more independent, trying to identify what I want from life being my goals now and …
Why is Otakunism frowned upon?
At the moment, the majority of Western Culture seems to name and shame those who thrive and live on Otaku culture (which I have nicknamed Otakunism). The immediate consensus of an Otaku is someone of whom does not go out …
Am I wearing a Mask?
In this weeks lecture, the idea of an online persona was discussed and the ways in which these personae are created through twitter, Facebook and other social media platforms. Individual’s create these online personae to escape their real lives in …
How to Become a Journalist
In the modern society, anyone can grab their camera, press record and BOOM! They’re a Journalist. Where will a Journalism degree take you when individuals run rampant with their devices recording information and positing it online as their own news …
Annotated Bibliography
This is the annotated bibliography for my digital artefact: Five Second Summaries 1: [‘Pop Up’ https://www.youtube.com/user/popuptalk] I was first inspired by ‘Pop Up’ in my BCM112 lecture as it was a great idea which had almost unlimited possibilities and avenues …
Remixing your Life
What is a remix? A remix is a mashup, blended, polymerisation (yu-gi-oh reference lol) of two or more texts which encompass an individual creative energy and originality. Much like social media today, individuals create personas as a remix of themselves …
Death Note. A Transmedia Narrative?
Once there was only novels. Then came the television. Then the internet. Yadayadayda. In the modern world in which we consume media, it is not uncommon for series of television programs, movies or books to be spread across multiple media …
SURVIVOR – The Public Sphere
This week, BCM110 introduced me to some interesting thoughts on how the media can influence society in different ways, these ways being described as theories. The theory which was focused on was ‘The Public Sphere’, being a collection of individuals, …
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