Tuesday, November 30, 2010

Future of Media.


When I think ahead to the future of media, I consider how far the immersive quality of movies will go. I’ve always pictured the 3D movies as a passing trend but now it seems like its here to stay. I imagine the new technologies will eventually break the will of all those still holding out on said technologies. I have always refused to carry a smart phone or see movies exclusively in 3D, but I think eventually that will be all that is offered. We will one day realize that there things cannot be escaped and finally take advantage of all of these extremely modern indulgences. 3D will also find its way even further into video games and cell phones, so that eventually we will be able to carry a tiny 3D theater with us wherever we go.

In fifteen years, I imagine buying my children the latest video game system. With the advances in video gaming technologies, the consoles with be far more readily available and entirely more immersive. With motion-action systems like the Wii and the 3D portability of the 3DS, full immersion gaming appears to be the future. Said immersion could go as far as movies and the Internet as well. I don’t believe we’ll be living in a Futurama world where you can walk around in the internet, but that will be a close idea of what to expect. 3D virtual display screens may very well be a reality and interfacing with phones and computers could implement this technology as well.

In 50 years, everything we know of technology will have changed. Eventually, there may not even bee a need to leave home for anything. Work, play, and pretty much all of life could be accomplished through the airwaves. Global, fail-free internet will be a possibility, and the devices for communicating on these networks could go as far as to beam directly into ones brain. Hopefully, with the advancement of medical technology, I will be able to enjoy said technologies in my old age. I just hope the TV is still good.

Monday, November 15, 2010

The female body analysis


Even when given fantastic powers and responsibilities, women’s bodies are continuously subjected to man’s overall desire. No example better proves this that comic book heroines and villainesses. The anatomical disproportions of a Barbie have been causing girls to strive for the perfect figure for years, but it doesn’t help that comic book females adopt that same body type. Yes, the super heroine may be able to rip your car in half, but what does that matter when you can’t stop staring at her chest long enough to notice?

These women are obviously strong and independent, but none of that is important when she is designed. The heroines look strong, but not too strong; they are kept submissive looking by an ultra feminine body. Sure, well-toned arms and rock-hard abs keep our super ladies looking fit, but does a pencil thin waistline and a gigantic pair of breasts really imply a proper picture of health? This is living proof that no one can escape the Barbie figure standards. Where is the proper anatomy in there girls? Can all their organs really fit into that cinched waist? Shouldn’t it be entirely impossible to grapple with villains with those huge double D breasts? Is “defying gravity by having a tiny split costume hold ones boobs in” considered a super power? The writers and artists of the comic book industry seem to think so.

Tuesday, November 2, 2010

The Medium is the Masage - my page

Your Meal


Man eats. Constantly.
Man began by stabbing wild game to death with rocks and sticks.
Now, whole fields are harvested in one sitting and food can be kept on hand for years and years.

Americans eat three meals a day.
We eat whatever we can get our hands on, be it good or mediocre.
The same thing goes for our information.
Whatever is the most convenient
we immediately accept as the truth. We absorb it, digest it, and let it fuel us until we’ve milked it for all it is worth a pass it on.
Many foreign countries eat only when they are hungry.
They eat what they like and what gives them the most nourishment and energy to tackle their days.
America is truly a country of media gluttons.

Just as our stomachs gain nourishment, our minds and souls require the same.
Feeding one more than the other can make a person sloppy and unproductive or rigid and uptight.
As with food, the higher quality of information, the better it will serve ones mind.
What do you consider the junk food of the mind?
Is TV the equivalent of an entire chocolate cake?
Is newsprint a carrot? Is there a committee to decide where this information lies?
Are there really media gluttons?