Playing with the Media: Computer Games and Media Theory

Vannevar Bush
As We May Think
Douglas Engelbart
Ted Nelson
Nicholas Negroponte
Tough times? Go crazy
Being Wireless


Communication models:
Shannon and Weaver - transmission model

Characteristics of mass media:
Few senders, many receivers.
Organised senders, disorganised receivers.
Organised distribution, random response.

Characteristics of new media:
Many senders, many receivers.
Some organised senders, some disorganised senders, some organised receivers some disorganised receivers.
Organised disribution and random distribution, organised response and random response.