Showing posts with label Terms. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Terms. Show all posts

Friday, 23 March 2007

New Media Tech - Key Terms!

Convergence

  • Process of multiple technologies being brought together to form a new product
  • EG - Ipod/Mobile phone/PS1,2,3?MP4 Player/MP3 - Advantages/Disadvantages for Audience
  • Film & Game BUSINES/HARDWARE
  • Company or Audience level

Personalisation

  • Characteristics of many NMT's offer users ability to a personalised experience with content and presentation taloured to the users/audience preferences - POSOTIVE

Interactivity

  • 2 way communication and the context of NMT's content reactive to audiences choices
  • Traditional TV un-interactive
  • Interactive TV - marginally more interactive but choices limited

Linear/non-linear

  • Consecutive order - e.g. Cinema
  • Non-consecutive order - e.g. DVD

Democratisation

  • Ability to communicate your opinions and ideas
  • Share creative output - Blogging
  • Creation own - TV schedule