My Experience in an Emerging Multimedia Technology Course
In the field of multimedia it is important to keep up with current trends to give the best quality experience to a client. Staying current is not limited to just graphic design, many fields can benefit from contemporary developments, especially in technology. In my Emerging Multimedia Technologies class I learned this fact and many others involving emerging and contemporary tech that I could take with me for the entirety of my knowledgeable life. What I expected from the course was pretty straight forward, what I learned was enlightening and what I retained from the course can help me move forward in my career field as a graphic designer/ animator.
Primary Expectations
I learned many things throughout Emerging Multimedia Technologies, but what I was expecting was very vague. At first I did not know what to expect and kind of figured I would be learning new software in multimedia and how I can use it in my future career. Not only did I predict what I would be learning throughout the course but I learned about new technologies that could change the way live life for the better and how close we are to reaching those goals. Being a student in multimedia, I thought we would stay on the path of graphic design and the business of graphic design but we dove beyond that into the entire world of future technology. I think I can say that the insight from this course was close but broader than what I had first thought.
What and How
A few of the topics that I learned from the course were pretty basic. We learned how to create a 3D printable object in Adobe Photoshop, which I had always wanted to learn how to do, and we learned about what the future of technology could bring to the world. One of the topics that intrigued me is how close we are getting to wearable technology and how smart cities are beginning to take rise in our contemporary life. I had heard about these things very vaguely on social media platforms but never thought that we could get so close to a future we thought could never exist.
YouTube documentaries and simple blog posts about certain topics were where I mainly got the information I learned about emerging technologies. One particular video our professor provided was the Best of CES video for this year’s emerging technology. Many of the featured products in the video reflected my thoughts on future technology and had me picking my jaw up off of the floor. The CES exhibition is something that I would take away from the course on keeping up with current trends in technology.
Key Takeaways
Speaking of key takeaways, besides the CES exhibition and 3D printable objects, I have loads of information on emerging technology that I could retain for my future career. I will definitely be spending some more time on Kickstarter to see what the next big innovation could be for the household and the modern world, even if I do not become a backer for any particular product or idea. Finding out ways to stay current is the simplest takeaway from the course but preventing security risks is something that may need to be practiced. Most prevention techniques I knew simply by hearing others’ ideas and suggestions so it may not be too difficult, but remembering how security risks could happen may come across as a little overwhelming. In retrospect, I can use many of the ideas in Emerging Multimedia Technologies in my personal life as well as my career.
In conclusion, a class in Emerging Multimedia Technologies can benefit anyone, not just multimedia majors. My expectations were underestimating but the class has exceeded my thoughts and ideas on why I needed to take the course as it can be useful for more than my future career. Learning why and how I could find information on future technology was pretty simple and very enlightening, as I did not know all of the innovative products that are currently in development aside from the norm. The takeaways from the course are important to understand and implement and I am confident about using the knowledge in the future, I definitely feel proud of the information I could share to my friends, family and colleagues. Thought the course does not seem like much just by the name, I would definitely recommend taking similar instruction to anyone, be it a student or techie.