How Tinder is increasing confidence in the digital arena

I have created a short film that focuses on how social media has increased an individual’s confidence in the online arena. During the development process, I redesigned this concept as social media could contain a multitude of mediums so decided to concentrate on the platform Tinder. The choice for me to concentrate on the increase…

A Reflection in Blogging

Throughout this process of blogging I have discovered two things: I love to blog. I don’t have time to blog. It’s so ironic; if I loved to blog I would make time to blog? Josh Pulman in his Somewhere Else project states “Everywhere we go, we carry with us options far more enticing than the…

“You’ve just been catfished!”

Censorship of the media is a hotly contested topic. “The media reaches over a 100 million people a day” (Social Media Statistics, 2016) and gravitates great power to be able to change public opinion, policies, and revolutionize history. As violence has access to reach different online mediums, a growing concern for safety and protection is required…

The Maze Game

I am on Uni holidays and have come back home to visit my family. As I sit on my parents lovely, sun-filled balcony with my cat, Tilly, curled up and sun hitting her back, I realise the differences in lives. Both living beings, both with a heart and soul, with character traits and noticeably loud…

Who’s right? Who’s wrong? And who just doesn’t know?

The shift from private to public space is determined in terms of access and control. Sue Maloney (University Professor) in her 2016 lecture, spoke of traditional public spaces and how they are managed by traditional ideals; balancing risk (strangers), opportunity (profit), logistics (scheduling) and obligation (health and safety). In a day and age where monitoring…

What do Hagerstrand and Finding Dory have in common?

Cinemas…. I can either download the latest movie for free or spend up to $30 by the time you buy popcorn and drinks as well as having the inconvenience to get to the cinema. Is this reflecting the laziness of our society or a sign of a practical, intelligent civilisation? One of my earliest memories…

Have we just regained faith in society?

Last week I interviewed my Mum about her memories of television when she was growing up. This gave my Mum great joy and excitement for participating in my research as it gave her a recollection of positive memories and interestingly reflected on nothing negative. As fellow students were asked to reflect on their interaction with…

An introduction to television or introduction to shared learning?

In Nathan Jurgenson’s blog, Twitter isn’t a Backchannel, he mentions that Twitter should never be questioned as a good or bad thing but “how to best arrange your digital and analogue inputs and outputs in real-time’. Television can also be grouped into this category as it is not a matter of if the introduction of…

Aware of your space when travelling

My blog reveals my desire to travel, hence in its name “Wanderlust”. As we delve into the idea of media space, it closely aligns the concept of time and intercommunications. Travelling is the prime example of highlighting the physical space of a person and their surroundings but also how they communicate their space virtually. As…