Videogames-are they art?

Q1: How does Adams define arts?
Q2: According to adams, what is nedded for videogames to be considered as art?

• the degree to which all elements of the games work together in harmony, without any false notes
• the content of art can lead a communicate between the artist and the viewer

digital game

Should games be more like fantasy and less like real-world war?

I think the games should be more fantasy because it is the space for people to show their creation. Something that cannot happen in real world, can be shown in the games. It can satisfy what people want and make their dream to come true. Games are for people to relax and build up a new identity in the "Game World", i think games can set up with the elements that inrealistic. So that people can have a chance to get away from the real life.

However, I do not prefer the real-world war games. As games are for relaxation, it is not suitable for violet to show in them. Also, we cannot restrict which age group to play the games. And people may addict to the plot of the games, therefore, it is not suitable for the games to promote violet.

Final presentation preparation

Week 9- Technologised Bodies

Q1: To what extent are we already experiencing a man-machine symbiosis that has turned us into cyborgs (or posthuman bodies)? Chirstiane Paul (Digital Art, p166)

Recently, our world become improving a lot. More technology is used in our life, we can be be seperate from technology. For an example, using mobile phone is being a part of our life. If one day i forget to bring my mobile, i will be very nervous and feel uncomfortable. Technology also make our life become more perfect. Such as glasses, it can make people with eye problems see things clearly




Q2: What are some pros and cons of becoming a cyborg

Pros:

• can help people to work
• can satisfy people's want(eg. stronger)
• everything can be mended
• can cover the weakness of human body

Cons:

• less of human emotion
• cannot exactly replace human
• unnatural
  
  
  

Q3: What do you think of Stelarc's work?

Stelarc Exoskeleton 1999Stelarc Ping Body 1996Stelarc Third Hand 1992

• i can't imagine that a human can be explain like this way before watching Stelarc's work


• break the traditional art form


• showing human in a new angle of art
  
  
  
  
  

how amny online identities do we have?

record of mine:

• 7 emails account (yahoo, hotmail, gmail, LU, PolyU, hellokitty, memelody)
• 1 xanga
• 1 facebook
• 1 yahoo blog

Alison Chau:

• 4 emails( yahoo, hotmail, gmail, LU)
• 1 xanga

Anna Wong:

• 4 emails (yahoo, hotmail, gmail, LU)
• 1 xanga
• 1 facebook

Ching Ng:

• over 10 emails (at least 5 yahoo emails account)
• 1 xanga
• 1 facebook
• 1 my space
• 1 netvigator blog

my favourite net art

Jonah Brucker-Cohen and Katherine Moriwaki ,Umbrella-net

some challenges digital art presents to the art world

• art form is difficult to classify
• art culture is changing very fast, it is difficult to keep on the new art form
• difficult to set up of the exhibition, such as technology materials, software
• high cost on setting up or present the digital art
• special techiques and materials are needed to present the artwork
• digital art need more time for people to understand, people may still stay in the traditional art form
• digital art need more technical skills
• create troubles for people to appreciate the artwork, in the past, we just went to the museum or gallery to see the painting, but now, we may need to use the computer and use internat to look the digital artwork
• the digital art may not suitable for all age groups to understand
• digital art may easily to copy and cause plagiarism
• broad range of works

funny youtube video

this is the original karaoke video of the cartoon film "Ponyo on the cliff"

the japanese original karaoke video which sing by a little girl

same song with new lyrics of a shampoo advertisement which the spokenman is Jackie Chan

comments about youtube for computer users

comments about this new ability for computer usrs to make and widely distribute and respond to online film

positive:

1. the message can be spread out quickly to the whole world
2. everyone can be director to make a video
3. any topic can be use in the video because it is not commercial
4. people may become famous through the video since many people know it

negative:

1. no privarcy for people in the video if they are not willing to let people watch it
2. not enough supervise on choosing which video can be upload or which cannot

More Version of "Uncle Bus"

the 'uncle bus' video was so popular even TVB( one of hong kong local television company) used the concept of uncle bus and made a new version to promote World Cup

people make a new song for the video 'uncle bus'

youtube: Uncle Bus

it is a famous youtube video in Hong Kong in 2006, many people gave respones of it and even the news also report this video

in this video, a young man thinked that the uncle in front of him talking on the mobile so loudly and ask that guy to keep quiet, however the uncle shouted to the young man with foul language and said that he had his freedom to talk on the phone and the young man should not disturb him, at the end, the young man apologize to the uncle

the famous sentences of uncle bus are " you have pressure, i have pressure too"

" not yet solved"

because the uncle is so rude, citizens named him as " Uncle Bus"

the most important thing is that, after this video had been uploaded on youtube, hong kong citizens started to know what is youtube and use it, the news programme also interviewed the founder of youtube

software companies VS open-source software

Q1: Is there any problem with simply using the products that these two companies( Microsoft and Apple) create for us?

Ans:

1. need to update all the time
2. expensive to buy the license software
3. cannot do any changes on the software programmes, like puppet that control by the companies
4. the users are passive on using the software
5. need to follow the rules of using the software
6. unnessary software in our computers but we can do nothing on that(eg, Microsoft Vista),waste momery of computer

Q2:Why do some people choose to use open-source software such as Linux?

Ans:

1. they have enough knowledge on changing the software
2. the software is much cheaper
3. save time and money for update the software as we can do it by ourselves
4. users are more active on using the software

Q3: Who owns the right to modify your digital tools? Does it matter at all? Why or why not?

Ans:

1. Nowdays, only Microsoft and Apple own the right to modify my digital tools as they invent the software, they are the owners of sofware, users are people who buy one license copy only
2. and those companies do not open the code of the software so that people do nothing on changing them
3. however, i think if people have enough knowledge( not include me) on computer and software, they should have the freedom on changing the software to satisfy they wants
4. users try to become active on using the software but not passive

About Steve Jobs

• co-founder and CEO of Apple Inc.
• former CEO of Pixar Animation Studios
• member of Walt Disney Company's Board of Directors
• founded NeXT Computer

• individualistic Silicon Valley entrepreneur, emphasizing the importance of design and understanding the crucial role aesthetics play in public appeal
• develop of products that are both functional and elegant has earned him a devoted following.
• mac computer has it owns software which totally different from microsoft
• mac computer seems more aesthetic than the others
• most artists like to use mac computer

wikipedia."steve jobs" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Jobs

Trying photoshop

1st photo: yellow cake cake (original colour of cake)

2nd photo: blue blue cake( it seems that blue cake is more aesthetic

Difference between digital photography and traditional photograhpy

traditional photography:

• more focus on the technique using by the photographer, eg.angle, light
• we cannot see the photo immediately after we taken and need to wait
• using frame

digital photography:

• we can do adjustment on the photo in computer by using software
• we can see the photo immediately after taken
• using memory card
• easy to share the photo through internat

PHOTO

stop motion with wolf and pig

just watch a funny video from youtube in special studio lesson
called 'stop motion with wolf and pig'
it combine many photos to form a 'video"

enjoy the video!!!!

wikipedia

let know more about

wikipedia in wikipedia :

1. Wikipedia is a free, web-based and collaborative multilingual encyclopedia project.
2. it is supported by the non-profit Wikimedia Foundation.
3. Its name is a portmanteau of the words wiki (a technology for creating collaborative websites, from the Hawaiian word wiki, meaning "quick") and encyclopedia.
4. Wikipedia's 13 million articles have been written collaboratively by volunteers around the world, and almost all of its articles can be edited by anyone who can access the Wikipedia website.
5. In departure from the style of traditional encyclopedias such as Encyclopaedia Britannica, Wikipedia employs the open editing model called "wiki".

wikipedia."wikipedia" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia

wikipedia in Encyclopedia Britammica:

1. free, Internet-based encyclopaedia operating under an open-source management style.
2. It is overseen by the nonprofit Wikimedia Foundation.
3. Wikipedia uses a collaborative software known as wiki that facilitates the creation and development of articles.
4. The English-language version of Wikipedia began in 2001.

Online Encyclopedia Britammica. "wikipedia" http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/1192818/Wikipedia

information technology

today we watch the short video about technology revolution
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-4CV05HyAbM

technology really help in improve the way that knowledge is stored, created and shared

in the past:
we only find knowledge from books, magazines and newspaper,
however, it is quite time consuming that we need to find the book and then borrow or buy a copy;
it is also space-demanding in having a book;
it is inconvinent to share the knowledge with friends;
and not everyone can have the chance to create knowledge and share to publice

however, nowadays is a technolgy century:
most of the knowledge is post to the internat,
it really saves the space to store the book and save paper;
and all of us have the chance and right to have a look,
or maybe get a soft copy;
people can create the knowledge together such as wikipedia and share with others;
if there is any incorrect information, we can correct it through internat easily

pros and cons of the internet and new computer technologies

technology brings us both convenient and also troubles
Pros:

• convenient
• lower the cost
• save time
• easy to connect with people
• quality of product can be keep in standard

Cons:

• not many people can afford
• people rely too much on technology and if the technology have some problems, human cannot live .....(my own opinion)
• unreliable
• technology always have problems when we need them

first time

Hi, I am Carol, this is my first blog there, i am now in NAB204