Week Five - Tutorial Task

Scavenger Hunt

1.  Where was the first University established and in which year?

The first ‘official’ University was the University of Al-Karaouine in Fez, Morocco and was established in 859AD.

REFERENCE:

Via Dogpile Search Engine (dogpile.com):

Smith, S. E. 2011, Wise Geek: What are the Oldest Universities in the world?, viewed 26 August 2011, < http://www.wisegeek.com/what-are-the-oldest-universities-in-the-world.htm>.

2.  What is Stephen Stockwell's band called and what does he play? Can you name a couple of their songs?

The band is called The Black Assassins and Stephen plays the keyboard and contributes to vocals. Some of their songs are: Planet X, Death Take Me Now and Multinational Corporate Lifestyle.

REFERENCE:

Via Dogpile Search Engine (dogpile.com):

Macpherson, D 2011, The Black Assassins, viewed 26 August 2011, <http://members.optusnet.com.au/~toxicoh/blackas.htm>.

3.  What is the weight of the world’s biggest machine? How much did it cost to build?

The world’s biggest machine, the V Cat D8R weighs over 45,500 tons and cost A$100 million to construct.

REFERENCE:

Via Dogpile Search Engine (dogpile.com), then YouTube:

rjmbm 2011, The World’s Biggest Machine V Cat D8R, viewed 26 August 2011, <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GF-c5Tn-Xhk>.

The Largest Machine in the World 2011, viewed 26 August 2011, <http://edwindwianto.wordpress.com/2009/12/20/the-largest-machine-in-the-world-the-v-cat-d8r-awsome/>.

4.  Who is Justin Bieber's lawyer, and what is the best way (quickest, most reliable) to contact the lawyer?

Bieber’s lawyer is Kenneth Feinswog, his details are below and the best way to contact him is by phone as there is no email address provided.

6701 Center Drive W # 610, Los Angeles, CA 90045-1555      Phone: (310) 277-8211

REFERENCE:

Via Dogpile Search Engine (dogpile.com):

Justin Bieber and Lady Gaga in Bed Together Over Comics: Kenneth Feinswog Also in Sheets 2011, viewed 26 August 2011, < http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/5770032/justin_bieber_and_lady_gaga_in_bed.html>.

Kenneth A. Feinswog: Attorney 2011, viewed 26 August 2011,  <http://www.manta.com/c/mms3lh1/kenneth-a-feinswog-attorney>.

5.  What is the cheapest form of travel from the Gold Coast to Melbourne?

According to Flight Centre, at the present time flying is the cheapest however usually it is by Greyhound bus.

REFERENCE:

Flight Centre 2011, viewed 26 August 2011, < http://www.flightcentre.com.au/>.

6.  Who is Hatsune Miku? What company does she belong to? What is her birthday?

Hatsune is the main voice for the Vocaloid 2 computer music software program which is powered by Yamaha. Her birthday is August 31^st (2007).

REFERENCE:

Via Dogpile Search Engine (dogpile.com):

Hatsune Miku 2011, viewed 26 August 2011, <http://www.facebook.com/pages/Hatsune-Miku/10150149727825637#!/pages/Hatsune-Miku/10150149727825637?sk=info>.

7.  Find a live webcam in Belarus. Find a place to stay in Antarctica.

A) Webcam in Kirova St., Belarus: <http://www.webcamsmania.com/webcam/kirovastreetwebcam>

B) For just A$1554 per room accommodation is available on the Polar Star Icebreaker as it tours around Antarctica.

REFERENCE:

Via Ninemsn:

Kirova Street Webcam (Webcams Mania) 2011, viewed 26 August 2011, < http://www.webcamsmania.com/webcam/kirovastreetwebcam>.

Polar Star Icebreaker 2011, viewed 26 August 2011, <http://www.addictedtotravel.com/accommodation/polar-star_antarctica/62448>.

8.  What song was top of the Australian pop charts in 1991?

(Everything I Do) I Do It For You by Bryan Adams.

REFERENCE:

Via Dogpile Search Engine (dogpile.com):

ARIA Charts - End Of Year Charts - Top 50 Singles 1991, 2011, viewed 26 August 2011, <http://www.aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-end-of-year-charts-top-50-singles-1991.htm>.

9.  What type of car is used to make ‘Google Street View’?

                                              

Google uses different cars depending on the country. In Australia it’s the Holden Astra but the most widely used is the Subaru Impreza (pictured above).

REFERENCE:

Via Dogpile Search Engine (dogpile.com):

Sturgeon, J 2011, Google’s Street View car snapping pictures in the region [with sighting map], viewed 26 August 2011, <http://www.roanoke.com/news/roanoke/wb/296369>.

10.   Translate these questions into Spanish and then translate them back into English.

Spanish:

¿Dónde la primera universidad fue establecida y en qué año?

Cuál es Stephen Stockwell' ¿la venda de s llamada y qué hace él juega? ¿Puede usted nombrar unas par de sus canciones?

¿Cuál es el peso de la máquina más grande del mundo? ¿Cuánto costó para construir?

Quién es Justin Bieber' ¿abogado de s, y cuál es el mejor contacto de la manera (lo más aprisa posible, el más confiable) el abogado?

¿Cuál es la forma más barata de recorrido del Gold Coast a Melbourne?

¿Quién es Hatsune Miku? ¿Qué compañía ella pertenece?

¿Cuál es su cumpleaños? Encuentre un webcam vivo en Belarus. Encuentre un lugar para permanecer en Ant3artida.

¿Qué canción era la tapa de las cartas australianas del estallido esta semana en 1991?

Qué tipo de coche se utiliza para hacer el View'? de la calle de Google del `

Traduzca estas preguntas a español y después tradúzcalo nuevamente dentro de inglés.

Back to English:

Where the first university was established and in what year?

Which is Stephen Stockwell' the bandage of called s and what he does plays? Can you name a pair of your songs?

Which is the weight of the greatest machine of the world? How much it cost to construct?

Who is Justin Bieber' lawyer of s, and which is the best contact of the way (possible, more fast most reliable) the lawyer?

Which is the cheapest form of route of the Gold Coast to Melbourne?

Who is Hatsune Miku? What company she belongs? Which is its birthday?

It finds webcam alive in Belarus. It finds a place to remain in Ant3artida.

What song was the cover of Australian letters of the outbreak this week in 1991?

What type of car is used to make the View'? of the street of Google of `

It translates these questions to Spanish later and tradúzcalo again within English.

REFERENCE:

Yahoo! Babel Fish (Online Translator) 2011, viewed 26 August 2011, <http://babelfish.yahoo.com/translate_txt>.

Week Five - Response To Content

The standard plot framework for a mainstream film consists of three parts or acts; the set-up (equilibrium or introduction), the confrontation (disequilibrium or series of events) and lastly the resolution (re-equilibrium or conclusion). All of these parts are vital to the telling of the overall storyline and of the individual character’s personal journeys. This structure doesn’t always happen in order, with some filmmakers deciding to mix things up a little. Notable instances of this would be Memento (2000), Magnolia (1999) and Crash (2004) however they all stay true to the critical five elements of plot:

1.      Believability - usually through audience emotional recognition of a characters situation. E.g. feeling Tula’s pain of being single and unhappy with where her life is going in My Big Fat Greek Wedding (2002).

2.      Urgency – the issue in the film, whether it be a ticking bomb or the last few moments with their dying wife there is a timeframe set in place on the action faced by the characters within the film. E.g. getting to safety before the bus runs out of fuel in Speed (1994).

3.      Obstacles – the protagonist needs to get past a few hurdles in the road to get to their destination or the journey loses it believability and the film runs short. E.g. the many tasks and places that Frodo and Sam had to conquer in The Lord of the Rings (2003) before finally throwing the ring into the fires of Mordor, three films later…

4.      The Climax – usually more noticeable in big action blockbusters, but every film has a climactic scene e.g. Cary Grant hanging of Mt. Rushmore in North By Northwest (1959) or the Crowning Ceremony in Miss Congeniality (2000).

5.      Resolution – in most films the near end of the film triggers the emotional or physical epiphany that the main characters have been leading up to since they first set out on their journey. All ends are tied up in this part, or are they? There’s always room for that pesky sequel e.g. in Bend It Like Beckham (2002) the protagonist Jess achieves the main goal of her soccer career but also makes up with her bests friend and gets the guy.      

The film Rubber (2010) shows an interesting take on the conventional plot structure as the ‘protagonist’ is actually not a person but a seemingly inanimate object, a tire. However from what I saw and have read about the film, as the plot continues the audience is able to experience the same emotional connection to Robert (the serial-killer no brand tire) as they would with a living, breathing human; think more Dexter than Dorothy of Oz though. In Act I (the set-up) we see Robert in his element, killing everything in his sights from rabbits to humans. However it is too early to tell ‘his’ motivation for killing or even what will happen to him as the story progresses.
REFERENCE:
Thomson, K 2010, 'Film Art', McGraw-Hill, p.61-62.

Week Four - Tutorial Task

When I first read the brief for this week, it hit me that I’ve never gotten past the first page of any Term of Service agreement that I’ve ever agreed to. While I’m sure I’m not alone in this, it’s scary when you think about what you’ve causally yet legally agreed to. It’s even more shocking when you find out about all the privileges and entitlements sites like Facebook and Twitter have allowed themselves with the knowledge that most of us are too lazy to read through the 100+ pages of Terms and Conditions. However amongst that all that waffle and padding is some very relative information regarding our privacy and personal ownership. For instance, once a photo is uploaded to most mainstream social networking sites they have full rights to use that image as they please as it is now their property.

Also, while many of us set our profiles (and hopefully events!) to private Facebook and Twitter and legally within their rights to sell detailed and personal information that has innocently been uploaded to advertising companies and make a substantial profit from it. Although while writing this, it is difficult to point the fingers at the companies that have provided use with all the information up front and have given us the choice to say no. So while we may be selling our soul when we hit that I agree button it’s hardly Mark Zuckerburg’s responsibility to pick up the pieces of our dignity when drunken tweets or pictures of your cat wearing a cowboy hat end up in a coffee table book is it?

Week Four - Response To Content

Did social media cause the British Riots?

Recently, there has been a lot of reports and questioning about the part of social networking and social media in the current riots in Britain. Many believe that various youth involved in the riots used social networking sites such as Facebook and Twitter to gather more people to the ‘uprising’ and that due to this the companies who own these sites should be held somewhat accountable.. However on a personal level, I don’t believe that social media was the instigator or at all responsible for the disgraceful behaviour happening across Britain.

The riots began due a peaceful protest about police misconduct and have now, due to the immaturity of some turned into the worst public riots Britain has seen since the solid efforts of The Troubles. The British Prime Minister David Cameron expressed his wishes to ban those involved in the riots from all social networking sites, however Jim Killock disagrees, believing that by doing this he is taking away freedom of speech and possibly just fuelling the unrest, “Events like the recent riots are frequently used to attack civil liberties. Policing should be targeted at actual offenders, with the proper protection of the courts”.

I agree strongly with this, after all it’s the people using Facebook and Twitter causing problems not the social media itself and therefore it should be the people punished not them. Social media/networking can’t be held responsible for the actions of the irresponsible humans that use it or the sickening activities they carried out after the trouble began; such as looting and destruction of property owned by people that had nothing to do with the riots or the incident that allegedly begun the saga.

--- georgia-mary
Read more: http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/top-stories/2011/08/11/london-riots-david-cameron-considers-banning-suspected-looters-from-twitter-and-facebook-115875-23337345/#ixzz1W8uOozXa Viewed 20 August 2011

Week Three - Tutorial Task

What was Stephen Stockwell's first article in an academic journal? What year? Provide a full citation. What database did you use?

‘Kuranda Police Shooting’ was Stephen’s first journal article and was published in 1981. I found it via the HeinOnline Database.

REFERENCE:

Stockwell, S 1982, 'Kuranda police shooting', Legal service bulletin, vol.6, pp.
48, viewed 10 August 2011, via HeinOnline Law Journal Library.

In which comic did Governor Slugwell appear? Which Issues? Give their full citation for the earliest. Where did you find this information? What database did you use? (Check the trial databases)

Slugwell appeared in issues 7, 10 and 11 of the Flaming Carrot Comics.

REFERENCE:

Burden, B 1985, 'When the shoes aren't worth the shine', Renegade press, no. 7, p.p. 3 - 31. Viewed 16th August 2011 via. Trial Database undergound and independent comics.

What is the latest medical thinking on the dangers of mobile phones? Provide a full citation.
The latest article addressing medical thinking on the dangers of mobile phones is Association Allays Fears on Danger of Mobile Phones.
AllAfrica Global Media 2011, 'Associating Allays Fears on Danger of Mobile Phones', 16 Jun, viewed 13 August 2011, via ProQuest Central database.

In Bladerunner, what is Leon's reaction when Holden asks him about his mother? Quote the 1982 draft script and provide a full reference. (Check the trial databases)
“Leon looks shocked, surprised.” He then proceeds to shoot Holden.

REFERENCE:

Hampton, F. Webb, D. Roland, K 1982, 'Blade Runner', (script), Warner Brothers, Los Angeles, CA. Viewed 16th August 2011, via. Trial database American film scripts online.

<http://solomon.afso.alexanderstreet.com.libraryproxy.griffith.edu.au/pdf/FS001268.pdf >

What does Paul Soukup say Walter Ong saw as the main paradox in 20th century communication? Cite your source.

He says, “that a society given so much to the use of diagrams and to the manoeuvring objects in space, should at the same time develop means of communication which specialize not in sight but in sound”

REFERENCE:

Soukup, P 2004, ‘Walter J. Ong, S.J, A Retrospective’, Communication Research Trends, Vol 23, No 1, viewed 23 August 2011, via Library Database.

Week Three - Response To Content

Week Two - Tutorial Task

Here are some of the weblog addresses of other class members that I follow and have added to my webroll:

http://arajeong.blogspot.com/

http://irenslittlehead.blogspot.com/

http://rennie-newcomtec.blogspot.com/

http://melissapayne86.blogspot.com/

http://emilysnewcomtech.blogspot.com/

http://blue-inspiration2.blogspot.com/

Community Channel – Sorry:

I chose this clip because, shows how the family unit can be or is affected by social networking (a common NCT) in a humorous way.

Google Analytics is the site/application that I have chosen as my “application used to analyse aspects of the web more effectively” as it is the most authoritative and reliable source for help with anything Google as it’s made by the same people.  www.google.com/analytics

REFERENCE:

 Google Analytics 2011, viewed 14 August 2011, < http://www.google.com/analytics/>.

(http://www.zagg.com/community/blog/welcome-to-facebook-a-qa-with-a-facebook-newcomer/)

Facebook: the land of opportunity. The opportunity to see what people really think about you. Facebook is the place where hearts are broken, friendships implode, fights are started and self esteem crumbles into ash. It seems that along with the extra 7 million users the social networking site has gained, it has also incurred an influx of inevitable problems. So why do we keep logging on?

To many, Facebook acts as a safety wall in which they can hide behind whilst throwing insult-ridden grenades at the “enemy;” someone they will treat like a best friend the next time they see them in the non-virtual world. Many people would say that an insult is an insult no matter how it’s said. This little piece of philosophy is not apparent in the world of Facebook. The upmost dire abuse can be magically counteracted by the simple use of a sideways smiley face or the appearance of the word LOL (laugh out loud for those not in the know). Try attempting that in real life.

The amount of horror stories involving Facebook is endless. People getting fired after badmouthing their job and forgetting that they have added their boss as a friend and teenagers getting expelled for bullying other students and teachers online. Gone are the days of discretion, now everyone’s dirty laundry is posted publically, ready for comments and criticism. Imagine having a good old domestic when suddenly a person you only talk to once in a blue moon walks in and begins to commentate. The official Facebook home page announces “Welcome to Facebook” perhaps it should read “Welcome to the Slaughter House”, LOL.

--- georgia-mary

Week Two - Response To Content

Key turning points in Communication History

There are obviously many key turning points in communication history. To have evolved from typewriters and Morse code to E-mails and texting is a pretty far distance by itself let alone going all the way back to smoke signals and cave wall drawings! It’s interesting to look back at our own personal communication technology history and see how far we’ve come in such a short time. In my own short life I’ve used so many different mediums of communication technology and they’ve all tried their best to outdo and exceed their predecessors leaving me with the feeling of ‘How did I ever live without you?’

Nowadays I couldn’t live without my iPhone, but before now I have had four other iPod’s and I confess I was smitten with each and every one of them, thinking that this is as good as it can get and each time being wowed all over again. When it comes to the internet these days, what would we do without wireless and unlimited downloads while but a mere 5 years ago we were all listening to the dreadful sounds of dial-up and to access it on your phone was unthinkable.

               Also to be mentioned is that of social networking sites such as Facebook, Twitter and YouTube whose success seems to have boomed overnight. Last year the bar across the bottom on the news broadcast gave details about the current affairs, now they display the Twitter accounts of weatherman and sports commentators. I’m not saying that’s it’s a bad thing, just that (like all communicational upgrades) feels like too much too soon. But we’ll get used to it, just in time for it to change again.

Week One - Tutorial Task

Howdy!

My name is Georgia, I’m 19 years old and currently studying at Griffith University with the intention of graduating with a Bachelor of Arts (Film & Screen) late next year. I love reading, am an avid road-tripper and have a great love for most types and genres of music (in particular all things Woodstock). However it is my passion for film that drives my life; if only everyday were Oscars day! I am currently in my fourth semester and along with New Communication Technologies have chosen to study: Performing Culture, Communication Performance and Culture Community and Enterprise.

Whilst I’m eager to participate in the subject I’ll admit that blog or journaling of all kinds is not my strong point. Growing up I was one of those kids who each New Years eagerly jotted down “Keep A Diary” on my resolution list; though unfortunately along with “Be More Athletic” and “Marry Batman” it ended up as my annual pipedream. With that said, I will try my best to detail my experiences and knowledge throughout my newly acquired New Communication Technologies journey as honestly and as accurately as Georgerly possible.

Til next time,

georgia-mary

Week One - Response To Content

How do we distinguish between old and new communication technologies?

After initially reading this question I came to the conclusion that we distinguish this difference by its function, use and compatibility with the present day technology/society. For instance E-mail and IM’s, while a relatively older development are still used by the masses as an everyday communication device. While telegrams and telex (tele-printer) systems have been waned out of mainstream use due to faster and more efficient developments, therefore awarding them the title ‘old’ while E-mail still very much ‘new’. However after looking into it further ‘new’ communication technologies are in fact those that allow communication through digital means, by using electricity and telecommunications. While the ‘old’ communication technologies are those that are categorised as analogue (or manual). For example, handwritten letters or memorandums, hand gestures, even smoke or flag signals.

Under what circumstances will new communication technologies become old communication technologies?

When the need for the ‘new’ becomes obsolete due to the latest technological advancements and differing and constantly updated consumer wants and needs. As society changes, so must it’s technology therefore continuously turning new technology into old. It becomes old when society no longer has any use for it. For instance, the amount of hand written letters have slowly diminished over the years due to new communication technologies such as the telephone, or more recently E-mail, testing and the use of social networking sites.

Bibliography:

Johnson, D 2007, Comparison of Analogue and Digital Communication, viewed 5 August 2011, < http://cnx.org/content/m0074/latest/>.