RIAA Shenanigans
Another brick in the “we sue you long time” file sharing wall…
Post-Structuralist Contradiction or Complementation
Certain aspects of a post-structuralist perspective are very cohesive and useful for analysis. But how can post-structuralism prematurely claim we cannot discover truth about the world without stating this as its discovered truth? Perhaps this might be perceived as a play on words, but doesn’t every theory attempting to explain the world indulge itself in some proclamation of…
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structuralism account in design methods
I think I would like more think about things in structuralism approach. And from this account, I thought, there is no totally new things or innovative things. Hypothetically, human have 100 English words in total to compose a sentence in order to describe an object. Based on the permutation and combination, there are definitely limit…
On the way to find and fight for the meaning
“Wa, look at these mp3 players, they looks just like iPod, and the price is as same as iPod too!…” “But they are not belongs good brand! no brand at all!” “Who cares! Do you know that now in China every mp4 players looks just like iPhone, same interface, touch screen, the difference is that…
Death and Facebook, Grief Online
So this morning, for the second time this year, my high school graduating class lost one of our own. She wasn’t a close friend of mine, but she was definetely someone who I loved talking to, always seemed to be smiling or laughing loudly, and had a close group of friends that loved her very…
Paper Topic
So…here’s the short version: A structuralist/semiotic analysis of diegetic and non-diegetic sound in the game BioShock and how signifiers are decoded by users and how user experience is affected by whether or not they pick up on dated references. Part of what makes BioShock such an incredible game is the setting/environment and sound is a…
paper idea continued: mobile phone faceplates
I think more about my paper and try to narrow down the topic today. For now, the rough title is: Design mobile phone faceplates: appearance as experience and interaction. In this paper, I would like to focus on how mobile phone faceplates improve user experience. Mobile phone faceplates in Asia are designed by the following…
Oops…
So, the fun thing about technology and the availability to the average person is their ability to create “stuff.” We talked in class about viral videos and game videos and anything else you can do with youtube and other online places that create networks. So my question is, wtf is Britney Spears still making money…
My Paper: Goffman’s Presentation of Self and YouTube
Goffman’s Presentation of Self in Everyday Life was published in 1959 with the intent of establishing a description of meaning in social interaction. Goffman said that people present an “idealized” version of themselves in public (front stage). People present more consistent versions of themselves to coincide with norms and societal laws. When not in public…
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the 21st century breakup phenomenon
This article posted today to CNN speaks to the impact of technology on culture in a big way. When I was a teenager, many moons ago, you were considered rude or “chicken” to break up with a girlfriend over the telephone. You had to “face the music” as they say. But now things are much,…
Interaction Culture 