Bolter and Grusin 160-195

While the idea of mediated space applies to both theme parks and virtual realities, I was most interested in the section that talked about the way Disney remediated folk stories and classic music. For example, the author says, "It [Snow White} was wildly successful and prompted Disney to try a further and even more ambitious remediation, Fantasia, in which he sought to create a multimedia form that would popularize classical music while it elevated animation."

This reminds me of the "remakes" of older movies or Shakespeare into modern day films--the way a story can be remediated to appeal to a different audience. Fantasia sparked a new interest in classical music to an audience through a remediated version. Likewise, movies like 10 Things I Hate About You, Lord of the Rings, and spoofs on the Cinderella story make audiences re-interested in familiar material. It isn't the suspense of an unknown ending, but rather the fascination of a new media representing old things in a fresh way.