The conversation thing

While we’re at Channel 4 let’s take a look. It’s a gorgeously simple website. British like hell : perfectly balanced, colorfull, yet stylish and easy to read. Kinda old fashioned as I compare it to the new bbc beta face, but then again, channel 4 is more about entertainment than news, and even if it weren’t so, I would’ve still liked it.

Speaking of BBC, this personalised type of interface is going to mark a huge step for the mass-media. The news will no longer be delivered, but channeled while end-users will have different perspectives on the same amount of events the site provides. Normally, there will be a gaussian distribution in the users preferences, but still, 2 different users will access two different bbc homepages. This will bring a shift in media sociology: the provider of the news will no longer controll the way information is received. Maybe online ads will reflect your preferences, but a puzzling question is how will the user choices influence the posted information? TV works on ratings, but internet provides a more specific way of quantification… so will the change be major, what is your take?

This is an interesting festival, too bad I’ve just found about it today, as the deadline is only a few days away - August 25th. This thursday…. maybe short enough, but I also have to be fast enough to submit a significant work.

That’s one of the last year’s entries. I’d like to see the final exhibits, as the concept is quite challenging.

“THIS YEAR’S THEME: SHORT & FAST. Short and fast digital animations / films / works. We are looking for work that is small in file size and quick in linear time. The exhibits will be held at various airfields in the northern Orkney Isles, home of the “The Worlds Shortest Scheduled Flight”. Continue reading »