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Tanya Tan

Will You Go Viral? Here's A Way To Predict - 0 views

  • Why do some things go viral while others, arguably better or more entertaining, remain in the dark?
  • “fear of missing out”
  • Roadblock Effectsimulates everyone talking about your story at the same time to the point where you can’t get past it.
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  • The Stagger Effect doesn’t require such intense coordination.  It still creates the same illusion that everyone is talking about you, but it is accomplished in a (you guessed it) staggered manner. 
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    Is there a way of predicting if content will go viral? This article, published by Forbes magazine, written by Roger Wu, attributes the viral success of a certain types of media such as videos, images and sound clips into two categories: the "Roadblock Effect" or the "Stagger Effect." Wu explains that viral content can be divided into these two categories and can therefore be used to determine whether or not content will go viral.
Sasha Ross

Augmented Reality - 0 views

  • Augmented reality (AR) is a live, direct or indirect, view of a physical, real-world environment whose elements are augmented by computer-generated sensory input such as sound, video, graphics or GPS data.
  • replaces the real world with a simulated one.
  • interactive and digitally manipulable.
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    Although this link is a very short paragraph, it is still very important and clear when defining augmented reality.  This link gives an easy to understand definition of the term, and very interesting things to think about once you are done reading.  At the bottom of the article there are also many other links related to augmented reality, and the new things happening around the creation.  
ryley Hughes

Main Film Genres - 0 views

  • high energy
  • exciting storie
  • new experiences or exotic locales
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  • light-hearted plots consistently and deliberately designed to amuse and provoke laughter
  • sinister actions of criminals or mobsters
  • serious, plot-driven presentations, portraying realistic characters, settings, life situations, and stories involving intense character development and interaction
  • dramas, historical dramas, war films, medieval romps, or 'period pictures' that often cover a large expanse of time set against a vast, panoramic backdrop
  • often paired with other genres
  • Musical/dance films are cinematic forms that emphasize full-scale scores or song and dance routines in a significant way
  • centered on combinations of music, dance, song or choreography
  • quasi-scientific, visionary and imaginative
  • They are sometimes an offshoot of fantasy films (or superhero films), or they share some similarities with action/adventure films
  • horror and heartbreak of war
  • frighten and to invoke our hidden worst fears, often in a terrifying, shocking finale, while captivating and entertaining us at the same time
  • easily evaluate a film within its genre and allow for meaningful comparisons and some judgments on greatness
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    This webpage relates to our earlier discussion about genre theory which depicted some forms of media are more prone to fit into a particular genre label.  More so this page outlines the main types of genres in film which could be helpful for the media episodes project, in order to help identify an appropriate audience and content per the given episode content.  
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