Take a Pitcher…it will last longer

My investigation working towards my digital artefact will endeavor to analyse my time travelling Asia, with a specification on local beers throughout each country I travelled. Growing up in Australia, drinking seems etched in Australian culture and is evident more than ever. We are known and stereotyped for our ability as a nation to chug …

Digital Asia – A beer on arrival

This week I want to talk about the time I backpacked around Asia after high school. I was your typical backpacker, with a huge bag making my way around the globe. Over the 8 months, I was in Asia I gained a lot of weight, this was typically from the amount of street food I …

A Critical Reflection of Australian Media

 The purpose of this reflection is to discuss and analyse the key elements of Australian media, examining the significance of Market Failure regarding the funding and protection of Australian media content. It also looks to highlight the role Public Good plays in the Australian domestic market. The first feature film length production in the world …

Akira, an autoethnographic approach.

The term Auto-ethnography is not a new construct for me as I have completed assessments on this method in other subjects. This meant coming into BCM 320, was probably the first time I knew what was going on which is an amazing feeling. Ellis et al (2011) defines an Auto-ethnography as “an approach to writing …

Digital Asia – The Host (2006)

Back at it again with the blogging this semester in BCM 320, Digital Asia. Enrolling in this subject I kind of had an idea what this subject would be about (key hint being the title) but I was really interested to know on a deeper level what I was getting myself into. The first film …

BCM 212 – Reflection

Studying BCM 212 has enabled me to communicate and research in a way not done before, surveys. This subject allowed me to create my own topic on an issue of university life that I  was passionate about, and it helped me gain a deeper insight into the topic. My research surveys were based on the …

Algorithmic control III: Privacy, Surveillance, and the Price of Content

This week we learned about global systems of surveillance and control. On this topic, I would like to talk about China and their evergrowing number of surveillance cameras active in their country. In an article by ZDNET, I discovered that China has reportedly equipped about 200 million surveillance cameras around their nation. The article stated that this meant there …

Google breaks up with Huawei

Because it has been in the news recently, I want to talk about the whole Huawei/ Google debacle. On the news recently it was reported that Google would stop business operations with Huawei. This means that Huawei devices won’t have access to google play store, Android OS or any other Google-owned apps. The ban was …

Project Beta BCM 112

Moving down from the Blue Mountains I wanted to incorporate my love of swimming with my love of photography. When it was time to come up with a DA, Rock pools of the South coast was at the top of my list.  In this Beta video, we talk a look at the development of my …

The Social Network

This weeks topic was discussing copyright. Copyright is defined as the exclusive and assignable legal right, given to the originator for a fixed number of years, to print, publish, perform, film, or record literary, artistic, or musical material. I want to talk about the movie 'The Social Network' and discuss how this is a prime …