This piece by Lev Manovich discusses the language of new media across five principles. First is numerical representation. According to Manovich, new media can be contained to algorithmic manipulation, mathematical form, and function. With the rise of emergent technologies, new media is … Continue reading →

As someone who is always on the lookout for new music, I enjoyed the documentary. I am grateful that they introduced Girl Talk to me, and found it to be an enigmatic beginning to draw the viewer in. As I pursue Transmedia Storytelling … Continue reading →

After reading this excerpt, I took some time to critically consider the title, “Seeing the Brick”. After discussion about the history and context of animation and its role in the cinematic uproot, I thought about the almost synonymous nature of … Continue reading →

Digital Technologies as Tool examines digital manipulation as a powerful force that permanently alters our process and outlook on art moving forward. Walter Benjamin brings up the point technology allows for greater accessibility for manipulation, opening opportunities to reproduce and reinvent images. … Continue reading →

“The major advances in civilization are processes that all but wreck the societies in which they occur.” – A.N. Whitehead In reading “The Medium is the Massage”, my first instinct was to understand the piece as a uniform whole, or at … Continue reading →