One of the main things I picked up from reading Lister is the idea of digital being a state of flux, whereas analogue is much more fixed. When the change from analogue to digitial occurred it meant that data was much more malleable and wasn’t set in stone to such a degree. For example, when television was analogue you had a number of channels and you picked which one you wanted to watch. However, when it changed to digital the form became much more variable. For example, presenters are frequently inviting the audience to “Press Red” to find out more information on a cookery programme, or to see more detailed commentary and different camera shots during a football match, or to vote someone out of I’m a Celebrity Get Me out of Here.
This change I believe meant that the viewer was able to personalize their television watching experience to a greater degree, which I would argue meant that they were getting a better experience from it as it was less “one size fits all” and was more changeable to personal preferences and tastes.
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I thought the most interesting point lister made about Flux was when he talked about things being publishable online (p17) and that any user can interact.
ReplyDeleteIt made me think of Wikipedia (and any other online Wiki's) and just how uselful they are. Minus the problem of them being unnoficial (think of the Vernon Kaye death rumour...that came from Wikipedia!)But the same goes for most content published online; we can't reply on it. At least with wikipedia we know this is a distinct possibility. I still find it one of the most useful resources on the web for basic info.
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