Epic 2014
Hi guys,
I think this link provides a great insight into what the future could look like with the continued rise of Amazon.com, Google and the like. Its an 8 minute clip but well worth watching.
In the year 2014 the New York Times as gone offline. The Fourth Estate's fortunate have waned. What happend to the news? And what is Epic?
Find out here!
Keep it foolish!
Christian
posted by Anonymous @ 9:44 am
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Hmm, I can see what you're saying, Michael, but I don't agree that those formal aspects you mention (interactivity etc.) are always necessary for 'good' digital content. Sure, when I was watching this, the phone rang and I couldn't pause it, which was irritating. But beyond that, I wasn't craving more point and click interactivity as I was watching it. It seemed to have some intrinsic value without that. Here's one of my favourite pieces of Flash content (made a few years ago now) that consciously sticks two fingers up at the whole idea of interactivity: Heavy Industries
As for Broken Saints, I first came across this a couple of years ago. I thought it was visually and technically impressive, and also interesting for a number of reasons such as the hybrid of (static) comic book and (motion-based) anime conventions. Do I actually like this kind of content, though? Not remotely my cup of tea! In other words, I think we have to distinguish between content and formal characteristics and between what's culturally interesting or novel and what appeals to us personally.
I gotta say, i furthered this idea in a post in the main blog about it. I rather like the idea. Yes, it has its moments that are unclean, uncut, but your in the industry with a couple of us here so you see the things that bother you more readily. I showed that clip to my mom who is completly inept when it comes to computers (I love her anyway!) and she just loved it. Yes, you can do it with less, but you could also do it with more. They could have made it a 12 minute clip with even more melodic droning music and longer pauses, and burning images into your head and so on, but they didnt. I rather liked the pacing becuse if supplies you with that ample time to go, what the hell am i watching, who thought of this, and what is it really trying to say to me? I agree pausing would have been nice, but to see thier concepts on the future of google and microsoft was just great, being a self proclaimed geek, i really liked hearing every little bit of what they have come up with. Oh and for the grainy black thing, my thoughts onto that one would have to be they are following that avant style with the sort of, media pirate, leaking the truth. Often displayed as ripped, unfinished, grainy, uneven, bad color balences if even having color at all. I belive to more follow the Orwell 1984 idea which if youve seen at all, is very rough, rugged and void of color. Maybe i was just reading to much into it though and the guy was being an artsy bastard (thats ok in my book too)
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