Dear Medianuts, Blog. Think. Do. Study. Most importantly, learn. Adaobi P.S. I seriously enjoyed this class and gained so much insight from it. Thanks colleagues for the riveting class discussions, thanks Dr. C for coaxing the medianuts out of us, and thanks Mrs. Filgo for being our efferverscent, omnipresent virtual (and physical) librarian! Hope you [...]
Entries Tagged as 'baylor_nms_f09'
An Open Letter to Present and Future NMSers
December 16th, 2009 · Comments Off
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Final Project Report
December 4th, 2009 · Comments Off
What follows is a report that represents not only the culmination of my New Media Studies class but also the extent of my own achievement in programming (not too extremely exciting but a learning experience to say the least). The report covers the iPho…
Tags: baylor_nms_f09 · final project · iPhone App Dev
FROM PAGE TO [WEB] PAGE: New Media and Fashion
December 2nd, 2009 · Comments Off
What is fashion? According to Merriam-Webster’s online dictionary, fashion is “the prevailing style (as in dress) during a particular time or a garment in such a style.” My preferred definition of fashion is that of Edwin Hubbel, “Fashion is the science of appearances, and it inspires one with the desire to seem rather than to [...]
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Windows Movie Maker (Final Project)
December 1st, 2009 · Comments Off
Windows Movie Maker is a video editing program included in Microsoft Windows that allows users to easily edit and develop videos/ movies. Making a movie using Windows Movie Maker can be divided into three easy steps: import, edit, and publish.
When using Windows Movie Maker, you first import the videos or pictures you wish [...]
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C What I Mean? Here, Take A Look
November 27th, 2009 · Comments Off
I was reading a couple of nights ago about Objective-C, the programming language that the physical portion of my final project deals with and I reached an eye-opening point in that reading, a point that can be compared, in feeling, to finding an oasis …
Tags: C-Programming · baylor_nms_f09 · final project · iPhone App Dev
SecondClass in SecondLife
November 22nd, 2009 · Comments Off
Our second virtual class meeting held in SecondLife last Thursday was a refreshing experience for me considering my first one was not as engaging as I would have liked all at the expense of assisting a friend… apparently the past likes to repeat …
Tags: Initial Blog Entries (Novice Level) · SecondLife · baylor_nms_f09
W3
November 18th, 2009 · Comments Off
This essay was intended to give the reader of what the World Wide Web is, what it does compared to other systems, and what the future holds for it.
These authors say that the “World Wide Web was developed to be a pool of human knowledge, which would allow collaborators in remote sites to share their [...]
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“Afraid?! *twitch* I’m n-n-not afraid…”
November 17th, 2009 · Comments Off
Are you afraid of change? I am. It just feels… unfamiliar, uncomfortable… like the very core of my world, my “bubble,” has been ripped from me, leaving me cold and surrounded by an alien world. Suitable for this story isn’…
Tags: Immigrant · Initial Blog Entries (Novice Level) · baylor_nms_f09
“I Am Not My Brother’s Keeper”
November 17th, 2009 · Comments Off
Well I haven’t had to critically think about a literary character since senior English, so pardon if I’m out of practice! lol When I was reading “Immigrant”, I could acknowledge that Maxine was an important character, but couldn’t put on a finger on what role she plays in the novella. I first dissected. The name “Maxine” [...]
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Losing and Finding Oneself Simultaneously
November 16th, 2009 · Comments Off
This essay was basically a reading on how video games have gradually assimilated into our lives and “have become a part of the cultural landscape.”
Now, I must admit I am not a very big video game player. Sure, I play the traditional Guitar Hero, Rock Band, Wii Sports, etc. but I have never felt the [...]
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