The landscape for consuming entertainment media has changed. Traditionally, we have been enamored with Hollywood movie starts and actors or actresses on popular television shows, but YouTube and Vine are providing a more unique and relatable form of entertainment media. Rae Votta, one of the panelists for “YouTube Grows Up: Community and Culture,” writes for […]
Many Most of us are aware…we use our phones too much. And we’re similarly aware of the most popular past time within this overuse – checking in with social media. Experts have already postulated some of the consequences of this constant social media barrage. We’re sleeping less, because our glowing screens are keeping our brains awake. […]
Dr. Jason Jerald will be speaking at the panel Suspension of Disbelief in Virtual Reality at SXSWi. He will cover what is most interesting about virtual reality and augmented reality: its potential. Virtual reality is about transcending time and space by going other places and seeing and feeling other things that are wholly outside the […]
“When we dream of space we dream of transcendence.” Marina Benjamin When we go beyond our current capabilities and expand into an unknown, we take every aspect of ourselves with us. Our experiences, knowledge, sins, every bit of the human experience comes along for the ride. When we reach the new horizon it allows […]
When the words “overcrowded Asian cities”, images of crowded streets, polution and even chaos comes to mind. Rearly would you think “innovation” instead. However, these overcrowded cities are buzzing with new ideas and innovation primarily because of need and neccessity to overcome problems associated with maximum cities. Tara Hierbet is an Asian Trend, Innovation and Urban […]
When one thinks of branding and the pioneers in utilizing new media and second screen effectively to build a brand and ultimately an empire, a lot of organizations come to mind. One that probably doesnt, is the WWE. The WWE, or World Wrestling Entertainment for the uninitiated, was founded in the 1950s. It has been […]
With the ever increasing popularity of Twitter and the rise of video and image based social media such as SnapChat and Instagram, it’s natural to wonder if in fact human language is disappearing and evolving into pictures. This answer is – no. The truth of the matter is emoticons and emojis are the origins of language […]