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Final Paper Topic

My final paper will discuss apples unique business plan. Apples vertical integration put it at the front of the smartphone industry however I will explore how apples smartphone is slowly slipping to the past, by examining competitors strategies and demographics. Focusing on the apple company and its direct product competitors and how they have managed to keep consumers buying. This section will answer how the company has been able to continue consumer purchase. How competing industries like Google vs Apple spur the need to produce more choices in interfaces. After exploring these points I will look toward the future to see where these new interfaces plan to go in the future, how have these interfaces changed the way we do our daily activities.

- Melissa Brown

#FMS302 #Apple

Final Paper

My final paper will explore the abuses both today and in the past of the DRM goose-chase between consumers and content creators and the proposed solutions. For years, the content creators / copyright holders have been under fire for what's been dubbed copyright maximalism--the belief that copyright should be enforced heavily by law to the extent that copyright infringement, normally a civil issue, should be punished as a criminal charge. A major case that would be helpful to my paper would be the US Federal Government's persecution of Kim Dotcom's Megaupload. Piracy is the driving factor behind these actions, but the argument from opponents is that copyright maximalism and DRM punishes the legitimate consumers and in the end, doesn't really stop pirates. Lately, DRM has gotten so invasive as to require an internet connection for games that people would like to enjoy as a single player experience. Another example is the idea being introduced by corporations that we don't actually own the product purchased, we are just licensed to use it. Either way, I'd like to explore the problem of DRM and then present the proposed compromises or solutions to appease both consumers and creators.

Andrew Genova

Final Paper Overview

My paper will be examining Vimeo as a Distribution method. I bring up the differences between audiences of Youtube and Vimeo, specifically for episodic series.Some questions raised involve the monetary functions of each site (Vimeo has different levels of membership) as well as the exploratory ideas revolving around each company (Youtube spaces, Vimeo Video School & Film Festival). I also bring in Netflix's newest ventures with original series as well as references to Hulu, however the main focus of this paper remains the contrasting companies of Youtube and Vimeo.

Fun Fact: Vimeo was actually founded BEFORE youtube

-Katie Morris

#FMS302702

Final Paper

Want to discuss a new and emerging market between video games(in medium) and education. As a child I was always attracted to the visual side of life. Even in the classroom. I felt that those were the words in the books of my education. The teacher was also my other source of guidance and knowledge. This seems to be a similar problem among children in this generation. As ADD and ADHD seems to be overwhelmingly increasing in these children, is the systematically diagnosed problem the child's? I believe not. Children are as diverse as the differences in intelligence. It is just that we put them in a group that has a "track".

There has to be a way to tackle the potential in students. More than the one-time test for a grade with the homework. Interaction is the key.

xbox 360 achievements (metrics could show how to teach with video games)

Khan Academy, Code Academy, Online interactions. (outside and inside the class)

More than homework, classwork. Visual. Continual progression and investment in the work. Wrong work is not bad work. Wrong will move into Correct work. Its time to work towards better system of education.

How to listen and interact with the student, differently.

-Kieran B. Ford

Final Paper Blog

The focus of my paper will be on the transmedia campaign of Blizzard Entertainment’s Massive Multiplayer Online Game, World of Warcraft. The area of interest I will be looking at is Blizzard’s ability, and success, of turning a single video game franchise into successful multi-platform adaptations, and how the list can then be expanded by traversing into the areas of webisodes and films. The questions I will be looking at are:

Why has this not been done?

What benefit could it serve?

Is there an audience for such content?

Does it fit current trends in the company’s vision for Warcraft?

Class concepts I will be utilizing will fall under synergistic storytelling, transmedia campaign examples, economic convergence, and media strategies.

- Isaac Bradshaw

Final Paper

Final paper

My paper is going to focus on how small independent film company uses social media as a means to monetize their passion projects and gain exposure. I will mainly focus on what a specific independent company has been doing for the last couple months, RockHavenFilms, as their project prepares to drop in August. Some of the questions that will be answered by this paper are how the company intends on reaching a broader audience, using cross promotion, across different social media platforms, on a micro budget while still showing the film capabilities of the company.

Sam Jones

The Future of the American Music Industry

With digital media becoming more and more easy to acquire, whether it be through torrents, pirating, ripping, etc., how will the music industry continue to thrive? The focus of my final paper for this class will discuss alternatives to album sales as the main money-maker for musicians. One could make the argument that many musicians are currently making the bulk of the profit off of concerts and other events. This being said, there are alternatives being practiced in other countries that I believe to be more efficient, and thus, superior to how the American music industry operates today.

-Graham Penninger

Final paper blog post

For my final paper, I will be examining the concept of the audience as free labor. This is achieved through many ways, such as contests and sweepstakes to be able to participate in a show or movie in some way. Some of these contests ask for ideas for projects, allowing the companies to profit off of other people's thoughts without having to offer up much in return. Within this umbrella of free labor, I will be further examining Kickstarters. I will discuss what they are, a brief history of how they were used and how they are jetting to the forefront of the entertainment world of late. Veronica Mars was a smashing success, and although some others may not have had that level of success, many other writers and directors, such as Zach Braff, are now attempting to emulate Veronica Mars’ success. Another aspect of the current Kickstarter culture is that intense fans of shows or movies that were canceled or never expanded are joining together and creating petitions to try and get the attention of show-runners, and encourage them to jump on the Kickstarter bandwagon. An example of this is with fans of two of Joss Whedon’s creations: Firefly and Buffy the Vampire Slayer. So as I have mentioned before, Kickstarter is taking the idea of free labor to the extreme, and instead of taking someone’s intellectual property as many projects have done in the past, it is taking someone’s actual property: their money.

-Brenna Roffers

Final paper

TV has drastically changed over the past few decades with the advent of things like the internet, HDTVs, and internet connected platforms such as the Xbox 360, PS3 and tablets like the Ipad and Kindle. For my final paper i plan on writing about these recent additions to TV culture and how they have changed over the years. I will write about things like second screen, new tv boxes such as apple tv, google tv, and websites such as Hulu and Netfilx. I will also talk about how watching TV has changed over the years with these new inventions.

Jordan Borel

Final paper blog post

Spotify is changing the way the world experiences music. The music streaming service continues to launch in a number of countries, most recently in Asia, Singapore, Hong Kong, Malaysia and Mexico. It not only connects people to a global music community, but it encourages them to experience live music, in person on a local level by notifying them of upcoming concerts based on the user's location. Spotify keeps adding new, cutting edge features like the new "follow" feature which allows users to see what music their friends and favorite artists are listening to. Spotify is collecting and analyzing more data than any other music streaming service on the internet. They are also working to allow users to seamlessly listen to music from a smart phone device, to their car and then on to their home computer without interrupting a song or playlist. I will address Spotify's history, successes and challenges in their quest to be a leader in the industry.

Erin Manley

Final Paper Post

We all know about Facebook and Twitter and how much of a technical phenomenon they have become. Over half a billion people now have a Facebook account, and that number is only going to rise. Similar numbers are projected to show from Twitter in the not so distant future, thus this is the age of social media and all its “glory”. But there are certain issues that are worth noting, most notably regarding privacy. This is what i am going to discuss in my paper.

My focus for the paper will originate primarily from the real life scenarios that have occurred regarding privacy evasion on these two sites and what efforts are made to make these sites more safe for the users. Everyone who uses these cites should be able to feel 100% safe from intruders, however this has proven not to be the case.

Personally, i feel if one feels there is a breach of privacy on any of these two sites, that individual can just as easily deleted their profile. Remember, there is life after Facebook and Twitter. But for those who truly wouldn’t dare of leaving the social media world that easily, something must obviously be done. In this paper i will explore the new methods in which Twitter and Facebook

My main sources will come from reliable authors in the field and from those who have experienced this first hand. These sources will prove vital to my research of this topic.

- Patrick Eriksen

For my paper, I decided to focus on Hollywood’s growing obsession with advancing technological innovations and special effects. If you were to look back over the past few decades, you would notice a growing tide of new technologies aimed more and more at trying to replicate human beings and reality in general. We see this take shape with CGI (computer generated images), 3-D, motion capture and 48 frames-per-second, just to name a few examples. While there is no denying the positive progressive advancements that technological innovations have brought to Hollywood and the types of movies that are able to be created today that would not have been feasible fifty years ago, is there a point where there is an overload with all of these special effects and quality of narrative is forsaken as a result? That will be the main point I will pursue in my topic. One important component of my argument will be the inclusion of “the uncanny valley,” the scientific theory that states that the human mind will always be able to recognize the real from the fabricated, in terms of computer replication of reality. While not ignoring the positive attributes of any of these new technologies, I will rather look at what we might be missing in our films due to the obsession of many filmmakers desperately shoving a near endless amount of special effects into films in an attempt at making the fake look and feel real. By the time the credits role, we need to take stock and figure out whether these cutting edge innovations are helping our films at the expense of hindering them.

- Nathan Hammer

Notes:

Uncanny Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uncanny_valley

Research Paper

Athletes: Effects of Social Media

Going in depth with the effects that social media has on the athletes of today. The positive and negative effects social media has, plus the differences between the effects on collegiate and professional athletes. With the use of social media in sports it upgrades the overall experience and coverage for the normal fan. Without the use of such social media devices one would not be able to know the day in the life of their sports heroes. To be able to know what happens on and off the ice, field, court, etc.

Positive, Negative, Professional Athletes, and Collegiate Athlethes Examples

#Lukas Renard

Research Paper

I’m going to analyze the most recent social media, print and television campaigns for Target and how each one is focusing on a specific type of lifestyle.

I will aim at answering questions such as…

What type of person would be associated with shopping at Target?

-What do they look like?

-Where are they from?

-What do they buy?

What created this association?

How do the social media print and television campaigns contribute to the brand image?

Blog on Final Paper

For my final paper, I decided to cover something very near and dear to my heart. I focused it on Comic books and how they interact with new media. In my proposal, i discussed the question of whether or not new and digital media is good for the comic books industry. I focus on E-readers, film, cartoons, etc. and come to the conclusion that new media is best for all parties involved.

-Brett Phillippe

Final Blog

For my research paper, I decided to go with a topic about social media. My thesis is that social media has a positive impact on society. Some advantages from social media are: Staying connected with people around the world, advertising for companies, and the fact of knowing news within seconds of looking it up. Social media has exploded into a new online society. Twitter can keep a user updated on information about news, weather, or the latest sports scores. Advertising and social media now days go hand in hand. It is a way for companies to connect with their consumers. Social media keeps people connected no matter how far away from each other. These are some points I am bringing up in my research paper.

- Latasha Baderdeen

Final Blog Post - My Research Paper: Publish or Perish?

For my research paper, I decided to delve into the publishing world and determine what plans they had (if any) to continue to be able to compete with the current boom of transmedia storytelling. The printed book is more or less one of the more archaic delivery technologies for content, especially when held up aside the rest of the delivery technologies that run the transmedia gamut, as printed books adapt to the digital realm with less ease than any other storytelling medium. It thusly follows that the world of book publishing will have to reinvent itself more than any other media delivery technology if it intends to compete and effectively engage in the process of transmedia storytelling, and the ways in which this is possible are what I explored in my research paper.

Ultimately, as I was able to discern from my research, it’s not going so well. There are an ample amount of authors who are not suited for any other medium than the printed page, and those authors who might actually be cut out for writing a transmedia book would not necessarily be comfortable working in a “team” to get their vision out to the reader. Add to this, traditional management and planning processes on the part of publishing houses will need to undergo a severe overhaul to ensure that the author in question is supplied with the necessary resources. Also, these same publishing houses will need to engage with consumers in a way in which they never have before…in short, the publishing world needs to entirely reinvent itself, which is something they are not necessarily poised to do.

Digital-literacy is another pitfall that the publishing world will need to overcome, and is at present not something that they seem to consider a top priority. Rather, their top priority is what it has always been (even more proof that their business model needs revamping), which is a solid return on investment. Jenkins has stated quite clearly that transmedia storytelling does not require a particularly ample budget (citing works such as The Blair Witch Project and Paranormal Activity that had staggering showings at their respective box offices). Further, the publishing world seems to continuously forget that one of their top priorities should be the innovation of the realm of publishing.

On the whole, the publishing world seems about as stubborn towards change as some authors may be, and whether or not the “old way” of book publishing will remain steadfast (if transmedia storytelling should go out of style) is something that only time will be able to discern.

- Eric Johnson

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