This week really showed how our world has changed dramatically with the introduction of digital media. The What is Digital Media and Did You Know videos highlight the overall impact of digital media on society and the world. Manovich's articles help put into perspective everything that digital media has become and how we use it. The digital sampling rate article gives practical information on how information is digitized, using the same principal as calculus and scientific research; the larger and finer your sample is, the better and more accurate your data will be. Charlie Chaplain's video also gives a commentary on how new media has affected our daily lives. The atomic tom and Girl Talk videos show an interesting use of digital media and show how it has transformed art in modern times.
What was most interesting to me was the idea of new media and the internet being a massive pool of shared information to be recomposed by every consumer. This means that anyone could be a 'digital artist,' using the information and materials available to create something new from something stale. The internet is in one way an art gallery of the age, with pieces and compositions from everyone and everything as the exhibits.
As a visitor to this exhibit I have realized that this world of ideas and pieces is rich in diversity and is the culture of the world. Here is where everyone comes to meet and exchange their ideas, where the new and the old mix to make the future.
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