Augmented Reality

1.     Augmented reality is a view of something or meaning something was enhanced or changed by an electronic aspect (such as a hyperlink).

2.     Currently it is only used in electronic aspects, but hopefully one day it will be able to be used in paper means as well. Such as presentations in classes or meetings, news, magazines, books, etc.

3.     Since people are hoping to be able to figure out how to connect print media with augmented reality, publishing and story telling would be changed by adding that aspect to it but it could also possibly boost sales, ratings, etc.

4.     The future of augmented reality is that they hope they will be able to connect all print media (books, news, posters, etc.) with it so that way the piece of paper can interact with an electronic device and a person will be able to see all of the data digitally.

The Future of Entertainment

I found it interesting when Jenkins stated that it should be called “spreadable media” instead of “viral media” so that it would be more understood to have been collaborated on, which I understand, but I feel like he discards the media that is considered “viral” at the moment that isn’t collaboration but just one person creating it. I also wasn’t too sure if I agreed with what they said about measuring success, because I feel like people are pretty good at being able to measure it in this day and age. Overall I thought that the convention seemed very interesting and I enjoyed how they were putting new perspectives and ideas out there, but I don’t think I agree with everything they were saying.

Technologies influence on media narrative is crazy. The advances in technology since the beginning have improved the way people are able to communicate, edit, improve and collaborate on everything that is on the Internet. I think that stories or narratives still have the aspect of being created and completed as one process, but I feel like it’s the after effects and once consumers are able to go through read it and address their thoughts on it is really where the influence of technology comes in to play.