Keeping Up

I agree with you that it's important to study Digital Media, especially since it's so profound and prevalent in our modern lives. I definitely enjoyed listening to your insight and thoughts on Digital Media.

Lev Manovich's articles and readings are always interesting, but I really didn't enjoy either of these chapters. I thought they were a bit too technical.

A lot of the stuff covered in this article had already been covered in my Sound Editing class, but it's always good to get a refresher.

I've also seen this particular scene in my American Cinema class and I think it goes nicely with our discussion on keeping up with the digital age. I feel like people over a certain age are just like Charlie, striving to keep up with all of the new information and technology that is always being updated.

As with the previous scene, this short video covers the same topic. I think it's awesome that these bandmates improvised and were able to continue making music (art!) with their digital instruments.

I'm absolutely in love with Girl Talk and have been for a while. I love the blending of multiple tracks into one coherent track.

Focus

I'm going to focus on the Charlie Chaplin scene, because I love the implications it has. I love the scene in general, but I especially love what it has to say about technology now-a-days. I know all of us have--at one point in our lives--felt like Charlie.

I know that both of my parents feel his pain. Just recently, my dad gave his smartphone to my brother, while he bought a "regular" phone. My mom also gave up her BlackBerry in favor of a simpler phone. My brother and I are the only one in our immediate family with the data plan--all because my parents feel so overwhelmed with the technology of the day.

Even as someone who uses technology everyday, I often feel overwhelmed at the vastness and complexity of technology. It is truly scary how far we've come in the past few years.