Sunday, August 9, 2009
Week 1: Fourth Screen comment
Theater, television, computer, pocket device - The idea of the fourth screen borders on the Black Box Fallacy Jenkins mentioned in Convergence Culture (2006). I do believe that it is possible and even in progress as we speak, just think of the IPhone - people are watching videos, sending and receiving emails and text messages, carrying out business with this "black box." If there is an app, you can do it! One can only imagine what the next upgraded "black box" will be able to do.
Citations
Jenkins. H. (2006). Convergence culture: Where old and new media collide. NY: New York University Press.
Litchfield. S. (2007, October 6). Inspiration: Nokia - the fourth screen [video]. Retrieved August 8, 2009, from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5V-2qQS3NY0&feature=player_embedded
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Would that this commercial were "true," but the truth is that these tools can be used to either connect us or to further isolate us from the neighbor sitting next to us texting their friends.
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