New media

So euhhh, new media? pretty much does what is say on the tin really.


 To begin touching on the subject Bill showed us a a film about a fireman, looked pretty historic to say the least, but followed the trend of view points. It was a bit odd to begin with as it started off like any normal narrative with the fireman bursting in, saving who ever, leaving, then it replayed the whole story from the start from another point of view, rather than picking up the story seamlessly but from a different view. It kind of threw me back to films like "blur witch" and a more modern, new media film, "Cloverfield". Initially i personally found it interesting because of the view as its not one that's commonly used however it feels somewhat restricted as you don't always get the full picture. 

Where the point of view technique is more commonly used is in games. Transforming from games like pacman with the Ariel view to games like call of duty, halo, half life and so on with the first person view. 




So the question really is, Does the effect of techniques like point of view in film or games really effect quality and how interesting new media is? or is it more down to realistic qualities or other modern attributes?


Personally i think that the majority of things are judged on the enjoyment gotten out of a subject, how much of a thrill you get from watching a film or how addicted you get to a game can be deiced by any technique or device used, i don't think it really is anything in particular, i think its more down to what works best with the subject or theme of what you are trying to create.