today's notes

By -
1. Gesamtkunstwerk (p.4) means "synthesis of the arts". Wagner thought opera was a Gesamtkunstwerk, combing music, architecture, painting, poetry, and dance together.
In this technology-dominated world, this term also refers to computer by which we can process sounds, images, videos, texts, etc.
p.s. Bayreuth Festival is an annual musical festival held in Bayreuth, Germany, where Wagner's operas, representatives of Gesamtkunstwerk, are performed.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bayreuth_festival

2. What distinguishes new media from traditional media is that individuals can interact with new media. (e.g., cinema-television-computer)

3. The idea of story: to envision something positive about the future!

4. The advancement of media: some cool stuff you should know.
Magic Lantern
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magic_lantern

Phantasmagoria
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phantasmagoria

View Master
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/View_Master
http://www.fisher-price.com/fp.aspx?t=page&a=go&s=viewmaster&p=landing_flash&site=us

Body Wars
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Body_Wars
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ybLGzie1mfU

Simulator ride
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simulator_ride

Digital Throw Up!
http://digitalthrowup.com/

Panolab (iPhone App)
example 1
http://www.panolab.com/index.php?action=show&img=e4e57b0f
example 2
http://www.panolab.com/index.php?action=show&img=f06f6b0a

Pink Floyd-Another Brick in the Wall (Live)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VZbM_MIz4RM

5. Must-Watch Movies
Blade Runner
Naked Lunch
Freaky Friday
Surrogates
Minority Report (right?)

6. Bring some landscape images Thursday.

7. Plz read chapter 10, 36, 29.

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