What did you learn that was new to you during the multimedia history presentations? What do people in our field view as most important from that period? Do you see parallels today?
Group 1 presentation history of multimedia 1940 - 1980
Group 2 presentation history of multimedia 1980 - 2000
Group 3 presentation history of multimedia 2000 - 2010
Group 4 presentation history of multimedia 2010 - 2022
The information presented by my peers seemed to pick up speed as did technology during the time periods of 2000-present. They showed both how media and multimedia proliferated for the public but also for the education industry. One leading thought after the presentation is that the rate of technology use and multimedia use in our schools, cities, and homes are converging.
The presentations reflected the rapid development of technology from 2000 to today.
The theme that I picked up on from the development of technology from 2000-2010 could be labeled “citizen media”. With the rise of personal cell phones, cameras in these phones, and messaging services everyday people had access and the ability to record daily events and share them with friends and on the World Wide Web. Additional developments that sparked “citizen media” was the digitization of books, films, and photography, and records as well as digital radio, music, and TV. With expanding access to digital information and avenues for sharing both digitally and using USBs, it is no surprise that personal websites, digital messaging portals, and blogs proliferated. I not only learned about but was a participant in these blogs through AOL Instant Messenger and Live Journal.
The theme that I picked up on from the development of technology from 2010-2020 feels a bit more nefarious than the previous decade. What I mean by that is the technology from the previous decade allowed people to connect and interact socially in digital ways and that continues into present day. But what else arrises is the advent of digital forensics, doxxing (aka digital bullying), competitive cryptocurrencies, and the dark web.
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