In Clay Shirkys video "Web 2.0 Expo" he said many things that made me go hmm... but the one that really made me think was the thought of, media that is targeted at you but doesn't include you, may not be worth sitting for. In the world of technology, we are being faced with many new media options, and it is a trial or error process. Those who create are challenged to think of what the viewer is going to want to see. If the viewer is made to feel apart of the creation then the creator has been successful, but if it is the opposite the viewer is not going to be involved in the experience that the creator is trying to provide, and is not going to want to be apart of it. Is this really how the digital world runs? Are we as creators creating for the approval of our viewers or for ourselves?
In Larry Lessigs video he had a lot of good points that I agree with. He says that now in the 21st century, we are taking and re-creating other peoples creations, so that we can say things differently. This made me think about how in my own art I see myself looking at what others have created, and being inspired I take it and turn it into how I see it. I think that in today's culture we are constantly seeing things in the world that inspire us, but we all interpret them differently. Digital technology puts our thoughts and ideas out there so that the creators can help others to create. But how much re-creating is needed when using other peoples creations? How far do we need do go to change what has already been made?
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