For Reading: Texts Without Context
The act of reading a book is becoming increasingly more social with the introduction of e-book readers like Amazon's Kindle and the increase in online "chatter" about books. Is this taking away from the true purpose of a book as a solitary experience, as an opportunity for the reader to be transported to another world?
The reading states "with the development of software for Amazon.com’s Kindle and other e-book readers that enable users to jump back and forth from other applications, he fears “one of the great joys of book reading — the total immersion in another world, or in the world of the author’s ideas — will be compromised.” This is becoming more apparent every day. We see business men and women on the lightrail each morning reading on their Kindles and their iMacs, usually only for the duration of a few lightrail stops, and occasionally switching between different applications.
The article Read Then Chat by Don O'Briant discusses how online book clubs are a positive thing. When once people were afraid of the internet and it's possibilities of taking from the experience of reading a book. Now people are enjoying the chance to gather online and discuss the books they enjoy.
Can fan edits of movies, television and music be considered unique, or are they just cheap imitations of something greater?
The reading gives the example of videogames and how there is a poorly made game for every movie that is released. They are obviously just an attempt to make money by riding the wave of a decent movie. Can this be true of all videogames though? Some are obviously better than others, and some shine even greater than the movie itself. This article on Gamepro.com gives reasons why it considers Wolverine the game to be better than the movie.
The reading mentions the 3D Guernica video on youtube which I was intrigued to watch. Though this can be said to be an imitation of the original art work, it actually takes on a form of it's own and I believe can be classed as a new piece of art.
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