Yesterday, in class we wrote about an object that is of value in our life. The object I chose to write about was my Game Boy SP, and as we were discussing the objects with our classmates we kind of had a "remember back then" moment. I remember having that Game Boy SP and sharing my gaming experience to my friends around the neighborhood. We would all sit outside a house and talk about these games (Pokemon, for example, was one of our favorites). If you didn't have a Game Boy, all you did was sit and watch them play having no idea what they were talking about. In my homework, a day in the life of our internet usage I talked about games. I still play games while I'm at this age of transitioning into an adult. Although, it is a different gaming experience the Game Boy SP was one of the first and few game systems I had when I was a child. It was one of the sparks of how gaming became a hobby in my life.
The internet itself was a phenomenon and I'm glad to have it in my daily life. It has become my sort of communication to the outside world. To the people around the country or in different nations and share ideas. Now, I have the internet within my reach it has become a great tool to connect with people around the world playing MMOs. If this was taken away because of people in power fearing that they might lose control of what they have (in the video’s case profits), then I would most definitely protest against it. The United Nation is correct, in the most part the internet has been a tool to express opinions, and it promotes the progress of society as a whole. We can now connect to a different side of the world and have a diverse conversation. This can most definitely change the way the next generation thinks, as more websites bring together people of different backgrounds, engage in conversations/debates that can change the way people view other nations. I would disagree with the control over the internet and limiting the content on which it is show. This is now viewed as the government (or people in power, who have fortune) silencing those that have something to say. It is as simple as playing monopoly, where this one player has all this land and the other players are piqued by the fact that they have to cross that side of the board. Then, eventually leading to the other players paying the rent for landing in that player’s area.
I have no comments on the critic discussion. Okay, maybe one comment, critics are educated on what they should say for the readers to pick out the information that might interest them on what the critic is criticizing. They are professionals and are educated for criticizing. Some of the comments make a valid point that the internet did not take away critics jobs just create a large amount of critics.
I think it's becoming harder and harder to be a critic now... Interesting perspective.
ReplyDeleteForm what I learned in my Review in Film class a critic's job is basically looking at the plot and genre then giving your opinion based on different aspects of the film. Using different films to connect to that film and try to contrast it. They provide their knowledge on films to give their best interpretation on how well the film was created. Although, all we did in review in film was watch a movie and then write a review on the plot, characters, genre, and connect it to films we have watched.
ReplyDeleteI agree with your comment that "the internet did not take away critics jobs just create a large amount of critics." I feel that the internet gave the global audience the ease of providing their raw opinions, which adds onto a professional critics criticism. This creates a source of limitless feedback and information.
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