Factual information
The Nintendo wii is a newly released games console. It uses a handheld remote that senses your movement, and echoes it on screen. It follows the trends set by the playstation eyetoy, of trying to make games consoles more active, as it encourages physical activity in gamers. It is perhaps the gaming industries way of fighting back against the negative portrayal of young gamers.
Audience
It has also proved quite successful. Since its release in the UK it has attracted not only young gamers, but parents, and young to middle aged adults as well.
The console itself has changed/influenced gaming, and made it into a more inclusive activity that can be enjoyed by the family or a group of people at the same time. It range of games, also mean that it can be used by hard core gamers, and well as those who are less serious about it.
Institutions
Promotes a healthier more active and family friendly status for Nintendo, and their use of mew technology makes them appear modernised and innovative.
It effects exhibition, as it is a whole new way of playing games, and is therefore different to any pre-existing games consoles.
Key concepts
Interactivity: the gamer is physically involved in the game
Widened reach: because the technology is a bit different to previous consoles, different audiences are gaining interest because it appears less daunting to them. it also seems like the ‘healthier choice’ of console, an idea that is heavily promoted in today’s society.
Tuesday, 24 April 2007
Free choice: Wireless internet connection
Factual information
Wireless internet is a new technology that is becoming increasingly popular and widely used. It enables consoles such as computers, mobile phones and even games consoles to connect to the internet without the need for wires. It may not be an obvious new technology to pick, but it has enabled improved quality of consumption relating to many other new technologies.
Audience
The impact on audiences is great as it widens the potential for many people to use the internet, and makes it more convenient.
It allows people to
· Use multiple computers or laptops in one household, using 1 connection.
· Access internet from many access points in the city
· Link to a school or work network
· Use a laptop to access the internet from anywhere (for example, me sitting in bed on my laptop)
· Access the internet using a mobile phone or hand held/desktop computer, making mobile surfing much cheaper that access through service providers.
Overall, wireless connections increase the accessibility of other new media technologies, enabling audiences to use them in a much more convenient way.
Institutions
Wireless connections influence distribution and marketing of media, as it widens the potential audience by making internet usage more convenient and portable.
Media Texts
BT internet offers a wireless internet connection that can be accessed in various places throughout the city.
Key concepts
Flexibility/convenience: wireless connection allows the audience to access the internet potentially from any place and at any time.
Proliferation/Increased reach: the potential for accessing the internet is increasing, so more people will use it.
Wireless internet is a new technology that is becoming increasingly popular and widely used. It enables consoles such as computers, mobile phones and even games consoles to connect to the internet without the need for wires. It may not be an obvious new technology to pick, but it has enabled improved quality of consumption relating to many other new technologies.
Audience
The impact on audiences is great as it widens the potential for many people to use the internet, and makes it more convenient.
It allows people to
· Use multiple computers or laptops in one household, using 1 connection.
· Access internet from many access points in the city
· Link to a school or work network
· Use a laptop to access the internet from anywhere (for example, me sitting in bed on my laptop)
· Access the internet using a mobile phone or hand held/desktop computer, making mobile surfing much cheaper that access through service providers.
Overall, wireless connections increase the accessibility of other new media technologies, enabling audiences to use them in a much more convenient way.
Institutions
Wireless connections influence distribution and marketing of media, as it widens the potential audience by making internet usage more convenient and portable.
Media Texts
BT internet offers a wireless internet connection that can be accessed in various places throughout the city.
Key concepts
Flexibility/convenience: wireless connection allows the audience to access the internet potentially from any place and at any time.
Proliferation/Increased reach: the potential for accessing the internet is increasing, so more people will use it.
Music consumption on iTunes.
Factual information.
iTunes, is a computer program that enables music consumption. It is made by apple and works with a range of iPods. It enables the consumer to:
· rip music from CD’s
· burn cd’s
· download/buy
o music
o podcasts
o audiobooks
o games movies
o TV shows
· organise music into playlists, or according to specific details
· play music
· add music to your ipod
The technology replaces traditional way of consuming music, such as buying an album or single, or listening to the radio.
Audience
The iPod and iTunes are used by an incredibly wide audience. They are used by a very large group of teens and young people, but the audience also stretches to business men and women, and middle aged people. It allows the audience to choose from a much wider range of music and media, allowing more niche audience groups. It also allows people to purchase single tracks, rather than having to buy a whole album. iTunes can also suggest similar music, to what is in you iTunes library, meaning that it introduces artists or tracks that you might not find otherwise.
Institutions
Institutions that are involved are Apple, who produce the program. The music industry and institutions are also involved as it is a platform that allows them to distribute and promote their music and artists.
In recent developments, television and movie institutions are becoming involved, as the new iPods enable movies and television to by viewed.
Its main influence is on the distribution of music, as it provides a new method of selling music. It is a convenient and quick way of selling, that is much easier than buying a CD in a shop, and so it enables distributors to widen their audience reach.
Relevant media texts
iTunes, iPod,
Key Concepts
Convenience: iTunes allows the audience/consumes to access their music at any time of day. They can buy it from the comfort of their own home, and do not have to buy tracks that they do not like.
Convergence: iTunes and iPod enable the consumer to access TV, movies, radio and music on one program or handset.
iTunes, is a computer program that enables music consumption. It is made by apple and works with a range of iPods. It enables the consumer to:
· rip music from CD’s
· burn cd’s
· download/buy
o music
o podcasts
o audiobooks
o games movies
o TV shows
· organise music into playlists, or according to specific details
· play music
· add music to your ipod
The technology replaces traditional way of consuming music, such as buying an album or single, or listening to the radio.
Audience
The iPod and iTunes are used by an incredibly wide audience. They are used by a very large group of teens and young people, but the audience also stretches to business men and women, and middle aged people. It allows the audience to choose from a much wider range of music and media, allowing more niche audience groups. It also allows people to purchase single tracks, rather than having to buy a whole album. iTunes can also suggest similar music, to what is in you iTunes library, meaning that it introduces artists or tracks that you might not find otherwise.
Institutions
Institutions that are involved are Apple, who produce the program. The music industry and institutions are also involved as it is a platform that allows them to distribute and promote their music and artists.
In recent developments, television and movie institutions are becoming involved, as the new iPods enable movies and television to by viewed.
Its main influence is on the distribution of music, as it provides a new method of selling music. It is a convenient and quick way of selling, that is much easier than buying a CD in a shop, and so it enables distributors to widen their audience reach.
Relevant media texts
iTunes, iPod,
Key Concepts
Convenience: iTunes allows the audience/consumes to access their music at any time of day. They can buy it from the comfort of their own home, and do not have to buy tracks that they do not like.
Convergence: iTunes and iPod enable the consumer to access TV, movies, radio and music on one program or handset.
Webzine. –AskMen.com
Factual information
An webzine is an online magazine. It has all the features of a normal magazine, but uses the internet instead of a physical magazine. Obviously, this offers the possibility for improved interactivity, and a potentially improved satisfaction.
They are regularly updated, some parts daily, some parts weekly. Uk.askmen.com is an example of a webzine.
Audience
Askmen.com is a lifestyle magazine targeted at young to middle aged men. It includes a wide range of features including:
· dating
· sexuality
· entertainment
· fashion and lifestyle
· health and sport
· money
· cars and gaming
· etc
these features are quite broad, and attract a wide range of men. The home site also includes features such as the daily stories or news, and quotes or facts of the day. The use of internet also allows videos to be used.
Institutions
The website is produced by IGN entertainment who are responsible for a range of other male centred websites such as gamerMetrics and rotten tomatoes.
Publishing an online magazine, influences all processes:
Production is perhaps quicker and more regular, because the website must be updated daily, rather than weekly like in traditional lifestyle magazines.
Distribution is obviously different because it is online, rather than in the shops in the form of a physical magazine.
It allows the institution to widen yet fragment their audience reach, as different areas of the website attract different types of man.
The online facility brings with it advantages and disadvantages.
The advantages are obviously that the audience can choose their favourite sections and features, and can choose from a less limited supply of resources.
Disadvantages are that because anyone can create a website, there is potentially much more competition, and less ‘brand loyalty’ as a result. Many webzines are also free, so the institutions will be earning less money.
Key concepts
Online surveillance: the institution can track what their readers are enjoying, and this may influence production
Narrowcasting: there is the potential for much more specialised webzines based around particular hobbies or interests.
Convenience: the audience can access the webzine from anywhere using an internet connection. Interactivity: the audience can become more involved with the webzine and can contribute to it much more than in traditional magazines.
An webzine is an online magazine. It has all the features of a normal magazine, but uses the internet instead of a physical magazine. Obviously, this offers the possibility for improved interactivity, and a potentially improved satisfaction.
They are regularly updated, some parts daily, some parts weekly. Uk.askmen.com is an example of a webzine.
Audience
Askmen.com is a lifestyle magazine targeted at young to middle aged men. It includes a wide range of features including:
· dating
· sexuality
· entertainment
· fashion and lifestyle
· health and sport
· money
· cars and gaming
· etc
these features are quite broad, and attract a wide range of men. The home site also includes features such as the daily stories or news, and quotes or facts of the day. The use of internet also allows videos to be used.
Institutions
The website is produced by IGN entertainment who are responsible for a range of other male centred websites such as gamerMetrics and rotten tomatoes.
Publishing an online magazine, influences all processes:
Production is perhaps quicker and more regular, because the website must be updated daily, rather than weekly like in traditional lifestyle magazines.
Distribution is obviously different because it is online, rather than in the shops in the form of a physical magazine.
It allows the institution to widen yet fragment their audience reach, as different areas of the website attract different types of man.
The online facility brings with it advantages and disadvantages.
The advantages are obviously that the audience can choose their favourite sections and features, and can choose from a less limited supply of resources.
Disadvantages are that because anyone can create a website, there is potentially much more competition, and less ‘brand loyalty’ as a result. Many webzines are also free, so the institutions will be earning less money.
Key concepts
Online surveillance: the institution can track what their readers are enjoying, and this may influence production
Narrowcasting: there is the potential for much more specialised webzines based around particular hobbies or interests.
Convenience: the audience can access the webzine from anywhere using an internet connection. Interactivity: the audience can become more involved with the webzine and can contribute to it much more than in traditional magazines.
Podcasting
Factual information
Biology 2120: Lectures on Anatomy and Physiology podcasts, take advantage of quick internet connections and download speeds in order to allow the audience to download previous shows and listen to them at any time of day. They can catch up on any they have missed or listen to shows they have particularly enjoyed.
Audience
This pod cast is targeted at university students. It allows them to catch up on any lectures they have missed, or re-listen to any they may not understand. It is also useful for revision purposes as they can look back and re-listen to them.
It is a quick any easy way of making information, or entertainment available to anyone at any time, and is a whole new way of distributing the media.
Podcast.net
http://www.podcast.net/show/74174
Podcastalley.com
Key Terms
Democratisation: this technology enables anyone to be involved. Anyone can create or download podcasts. This is made possible by cheap digital audio recorders, and high speed internet connections.
Diversification: the possible subjects upon which podcasts are based are limitless, meaning that the potential for extremely niche audience groups are phenomenal. Anyone can produces podcasts where they can air their views or opinions on any topics, or create ones for particular genres of music for example.
Biology 2120: Lectures on Anatomy and Physiology podcasts, take advantage of quick internet connections and download speeds in order to allow the audience to download previous shows and listen to them at any time of day. They can catch up on any they have missed or listen to shows they have particularly enjoyed.
Audience
This pod cast is targeted at university students. It allows them to catch up on any lectures they have missed, or re-listen to any they may not understand. It is also useful for revision purposes as they can look back and re-listen to them.
It is a quick any easy way of making information, or entertainment available to anyone at any time, and is a whole new way of distributing the media.
Podcast.net
http://www.podcast.net/show/74174
Podcastalley.com
Key Terms
Democratisation: this technology enables anyone to be involved. Anyone can create or download podcasts. This is made possible by cheap digital audio recorders, and high speed internet connections.
Diversification: the possible subjects upon which podcasts are based are limitless, meaning that the potential for extremely niche audience groups are phenomenal. Anyone can produces podcasts where they can air their views or opinions on any topics, or create ones for particular genres of music for example.
Sunday, 15 April 2007
Weetabix week on youtube.com
Factual information
The technologies used to create this vlog are:
· Cheap digital cameras
· Editing software
· Music downloading
· Quick internet connections
· Host site- youtube.com
Audience
Vlogs are produced and exhibited by people of all ages all around the world. People use them in many different ways:
· like a diary,
· to voice their opinions
· to create fan films
· for comedy/entertainment
· etc
Vlogs are made by the audience, for the audience, something that is very different to conventional technologies. They are produced using only amateur equipment, as mentioned above and are exhibited online using host sites. The audience can rate your vlogs, and there are channels which allow different genres to be classified.
From an institutional point of view, vlogs are new and very different because the audience do all of the jobs that would be done. They produce their own videos, distribute them on the internet and promote them by sending a link to friends. All id needed is technologies such as the internet, and sites such as youtube.
Key concepts
Interactivity: the audience are completely interactive with the media as they create and distribute it.
Democratisation : sites like youtube and the cheap cost of equipment, allow anyone to create videos in this way.
Capital fm: Hit 40 UK
Factual information
Hit 40 UK is a show on Sundays, which plays the top 40 songs of the week. The webpage offers a range of special features related to it:
· Find out about songs/artists
· Listen to ‘exclusive interviews’
· Enter competitions
· Watch music videos and listen to music
· View fan sites
· Talk to other fans
· Post on message boards
· Buy music
· But concert tickets
· Find out about the top singles, albums and DVD's
· Register and receive exclusive information, and offers
· Vote for your favourite song, producer, artist etc
Audience
As with most capital programs, the show is aimed at quite a wide audience, however with its flash, modernised format, the website appears highly attractive to a younger audience of teens and young adults.
Institutions
The site allows the institution to track their audiences tastes.
Music institutions can also use the site to promote their songs and artists.
Key terms
Flexibility and convenience: the audience can check out the charts at any time, and they can listen to the songs. This means that they can consume the radio show after it has been broadcast.
Online surveillance: capital fm can track their audiences interests.
Hit 40 UK is a show on Sundays, which plays the top 40 songs of the week. The webpage offers a range of special features related to it:
· Find out about songs/artists
· Listen to ‘exclusive interviews’
· Enter competitions
· Watch music videos and listen to music
· View fan sites
· Talk to other fans
· Post on message boards
· Buy music
· But concert tickets
· Find out about the top singles, albums and DVD's
· Register and receive exclusive information, and offers
· Vote for your favourite song, producer, artist etc
Audience
As with most capital programs, the show is aimed at quite a wide audience, however with its flash, modernised format, the website appears highly attractive to a younger audience of teens and young adults.
Institutions
The site allows the institution to track their audiences tastes.
Music institutions can also use the site to promote their songs and artists.
Key terms
Flexibility and convenience: the audience can check out the charts at any time, and they can listen to the songs. This means that they can consume the radio show after it has been broadcast.
Online surveillance: capital fm can track their audiences interests.
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