Bolter & Grusin- Take 3

I found these chapters, where the authors show examples of their theories, more interesting. I think they did a good job (and thorough!) of finding information that the reader could relate to and/or easily understand. However, because this book was published in 1999, I can't help but wonder what the authors would have to say about the Nintendo Wii:



Wouldn't this be a step toward a more immediate experience?

While reading the chapter on digital photography, I am reminded of all of the bogus pictures forwarded in emails, especially the one of the tourist on top of the World Trade Center. We all have seen bogus pictures and unfortunately, they are perpetuated by the immediacy of email. In this age where photo manipulating software is readily available, most of us have learned to be more discerning about the images we see. Some people, however, believe anything that is sent to them in an email.

Bolter and Grusin go on to describe the remediation of photorealistic graphics. When reading this chapter, the example that came to my mind (incidentally- through email as well) is of the amazing chalk art:



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