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Postman’s overarching idea is that the television has changed not only the way in which news is presented to the public, but also that it has changed the very way we think. Although his book has two parts, I would like to divide it into three. First, Postman writes about the nature of information and how it relates to both the medium that is conveying it and the audience that is receiving it. Next, Postman takes us through a brief history of the multiple revolutions in communication as well as…

movie was about a young man named Pi who survived a disaster at sea. While cast away at sea, Pi bonded with a fearsome Tiger, and he experienced an adventurous journey due to the disaster (Life of Pi). However, this movie could be evaluated by entertainment, then theme, social issue, or relevance. Lastly the art of Life of Pi can be evaluated. Despite this movie being entertaining, having…

technologies drastically changed the way society experiences media. Before media was easily accessible in the palms of our hands, we would rely on our home entertainment systems to listen to or watch what we wanted. According to Stephen Groening’s article, we are losing a sense of privacy, or as it may be seen to some people. Our home entertainment systems were clearly something that we would use while at home and strictly at home, which made watching television or surfing the web a private act,…

lives has transformed into some form of entertainment. He first states that some American cities were metaphors for what the U.S stood for at that time in history. For example, Boston was the center for a political radicalism, New York City for being a melting pot, and Chicago for its industrial energy. Postman feels that the current major city that reflects the United States now is Las Vegas, Nevada. Vegas is a city devoted to bright lights and entertainment. In…

Funniest Game of the Year, Kudos… I think that we can all agree that, for a long time now, the word “horror” has been losing its meaning throughout all kinds of media and entertainment, mostly because of the incredibly infamous “jumpscares” and lack of creativity when it comes to build up tension with the player/viewer. So, when I saw Albino Lullaby (a game that brags about its inventive methods of horror, and how it promises to be a horror game without jumpscares nor gore) I was pretty excited,…

Reality TV: Just Entertainment or is it Causing People to Pursue Conflicts in Their Lives? What began as a new form of entertainment with The Real World in the 1990s, has progressed to become reality TV, a questionable influence to millions throughout the country. The specific sub-genre of documentary-style reality television, such as Jersey Shore and 16 and Pregnant, follows the lives of either regular people or celebrities, showing their everyday activities. These shows contain a lot of…

Gone Home is a narrative exploration game by the company Fullbright that stars Kaitlin Greenbriar returning to her family home after being overseas. Gone Home is often questioned on the complexity of its game play, and is often thought to be more of an interactive story, however it does fulfill the requirements of a game and I will be discussing various game play mechanics in Gone Home such as the different objects and their attributes, rules for game play and the overall design that help to…

breaking important social norms, where else can one openly watch humanity’s live unapologetic hurting, crying, screaming, laughing, and loving? Why, nowhere but the theater! For this reason, the theater is a one of the best creative destinations for entertainment. It is a safe space that allows audiences to observe what otherwise would not be possible, and this opportunity to witness carries immense potential for social change. This is why things like political theater exists. The theater’s…

Review of Undertale Undertale is an indie game title from 2015 created orchestrated by Toby Fox. This game is one of the most unique titles of 2015. The game was made in the program GameMaker. Originally the game was going to be released in late 2014 but the creator decided to take the time to make a good game a great game. Undertale is a story about a young non gender specific human that had fallen into a pit that led to a world underneath the mountain called Mt. Ebbot. The world is inhabited…

Video games, this is a type of media that has become very popular in society today. Just like any other media source, video games have gotten a lot of hate from parents, media, and many other places for showing violent images and graphic material that is not suitable for kids and even some adults. However, video games alone cannot be the only thing that people should blame for causing harm to kids. So many other factors play a role for causing potential harm with the media today and some parents…