Review the learning resources for this week related to gamification. You will want to take notes on the videos in order to respond to the following prompts:
- What is “gamification?” Why is gamification so motivating?
- What are some important elements of gamification?
- What industries are using gamification to change behaviors?
- Use gamification to develop a plan to complete your final project or some other goal that is important to you.
Remember to use your own words, using your best writing skills, cite your sources, and provide a reference list.
Technology and Entertainment – Storytelling
BEHS 103: Technology in Contemporary Society
Week 7
Credit: Katherine Im (2021, July)
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What is “Entertainment”
entertainment [ˌɛntəˈteɪnmənt]
n
1. the act or art of entertaining or state of being entertained
2. an act, production, etc., that entertains; diversion; amusement
What are some forms of entertainment?
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Think about it:
In each form of entertainment, what are the technologies that allowed each form to advance?
Storytelling
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Origins of storytelling
Probably dates back to the beginning of language (50,000 – 70,000 years ago)
Two forms – artistic and verbal
Storytellers – good memory, creative imaginations, dynamic presentation style
Gained respect and status
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Verbal storytelling
Oldest recorded story from Sumeria
700 BCE
“Epic of Gilgamesh” – King of Uruk (Iraq)
First “book”
Tablet Image source: http://andyrossagency.files.wordpress.com/2010/08/gilgamesh-target.jpg
Gilgamesh Image Source: http://www.actorssceneunseen.com/gilgameshcd.aspx
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Verbal storytelling
500 BCE – Aesop’s Fables
200 BCE – fables written down for the first time
Kept alive through storytelling
Imagesource: http://appfinder.lisisoft.com/app/the-boy-who-cried-wolf-ibigtoy.html
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Transmitting stories to modern times
What technologies were important?
3300 BCE – Written language developed in Sumeria – “Cuneiform”
105 AD – Paper invented in China
1456 – Movable printing press
http://floatlearning.com/2012/03/a-brief-history-of-publishing/
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Religious texts
1 – http://carm.org/when-was-bible-written-and-who-wrote-it
2-http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/Bible/Quran.htm
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-1445–-425
Old Testament: written in parts between 1445 BCE to 425 BCE (approximate)1
1st century
New Testament: written mostly in the 2nd half of the 1st century1
610 AD
Qur’an: recitation began in 610 AD; written form 650 AD2
Ancient text meets modern technology
Dead Sea Scrolls: http://dss.collections.imj.org.il/dss_video
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2010/07/100727-who-wrote-dead-sea-scrolls-bible-science-tv/
http://www.theilluminerdy.com/2012/08/
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Evolution of printed materials
1690 –first English-American newspaper published
http://floatlearning.com/2012/03/a-brief-history-of-publishing/
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Self-publication
1776 – Thomas Paine wrote and published “Common Sense”
Sold 100,000 copies in 3 months
Best selling 18th c. publication
Ignited the American Revolution
http://floatlearning.com/2012/03/a-brief-history-of-publishing/
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Magazines
Magazines target particular audiences (e.g., trade, consumer)
1663 – 1st magazine published in Germany
1899 – National Geographic
1922 – Reader’s Digest
1899-1967 – Magazines proliferate
http://floatlearning.com/2012/03/a-brief-history-of-publishing/
http://www.uncp.edu/home/acurtis/Courses/ResourcesForCourses/MagazinesHistory.html
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1st e-book
1949 – 1st patented electronic book by Angela Ruiz – schoolteacher in Spain
1960’s Brown University – online texts and online discussions
1971 – Michael Hart credited with inventing the first true “e-book”
An aside….
What else happened in 1971?
Ted Hoff
…Intel introduced the first microprocessor
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Moore’s Law
The number of transistors that can fit on a microchip will double every two years.
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/00/Transistor_Count_and_Moore%27s_Law_-_2011.svg/667px-Transistor_Count_and_Moore%27s_Law_-_2011.svg.png
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…and the world changed forever
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sJQ_o48K_6Y
Think of what wouldn’t be possible in entertainment and other areas without the microprocessor.
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1st e-reader
1998 – Rocket e-Book
2006 – Sony Reader
2007 – Amazon Kindle – blended strategy to sell eBooks via Amazon
2009 – B&N Nook
2010 – iPad – 1st successful tablet computer
2011 – Android tablets
2011 – Amazon eBook sales exceeded paperback sales
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_tablet_computers
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And by 2015…
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Social media & Web 2.0
How is this related to storytelling?
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Self-publishing
Everyone is now a storyteller!
Blogging is a worldwide phenomenon
In the United States, 32 million bloggers (2021)
http://floatlearning.com/2012/03/a-brief-history-of-publishing/
http://snitchim.com/how-many-blogs-are-there/
https://firstsiteguide.com/blogging-stats/
Image: https://firstsiteguide.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/The-global-number-of-blogs.png
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Over 2.7 billion active Facebook users (2021)
Over 1.1 billion TikTok users (2021)
Over 293 million Snapchat users (2021)
Over 206 million active Twitter accounts (2021)
Almost 1.7 million self-published titles in the U.S. (2018)
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/05/17/facebook-user-numbers_n_3292316.html
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Joe Sabia: The technology of storytelling
http://www.ted.com/talks/joe_sabia_the_technology_of_storytelling.html (3:33)
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What do you think?
How has society been changed by the evolution of storytelling?
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Technology and Entertainment – Art
BEHS 103: Technology in Contemporary Society
Week 7
Credit: Katherine Im (2021, July)
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Art
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Prehistoric Art
(30,000 BCE – 8,000 BCE)
The earliest surviving nonfunctional objects from Paleolithic Era
Small stone and bone sculptures, often of female form
Cave drawings (15,000-13,000BCE)
Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History: http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/
http://www.historyofpainters.com/paleolithic_art.htm
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Egyptians
(3200 BCE – 1070 BCE)
Stiff and formal
“Frontalism”
Religious themes
http://www.historyofpainters.com/egyptian_art.htm
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Ancient Greeks
(700 BCE – 323 BCE)
Use of homemade pigments, often toxic
Art became more colorful, joyful
http://www.historyofpainters.com/greek_art.htm
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Ancient Romans
(500 BCE – 350 AD)
Loved art and beauty but were preoccupied with commerce and power
Borrowed art style and technique from Greeks
Artists known for portable panels, frescoes, and tromp l’oeil
Mythological and erotic scenes
http://www.historyofpainters.com/romanart.htm
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Christian Art (750-985)
During Constantine era – Carolingian Art
Very religious in theme
Use of illumination (highly ornate calligraphy)
http://employees.oneonta.edu/farberas/arth/Images/109images/Carolingian/Cod_Aureus_Chas_Bald.jpg
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Byzantine Era (527-1453)
No perspective
Use of Illumination
Mosaics
http://www.historyofpainters.com/byzantine.htm
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Gothic Era
(1100-1450)
“The age of faith”
Known for architecture
Highly religious
Individuals seen as followers of Christ – no individualism
Emphasis on heavenly beauty and angelic images
http://www.historyofpainters.com/gothic.htmghly religious
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Renaissance
(1350-1550)
Emergence of the individual and wealthy merchant class (patrons)
Paintings show figures that are powerful
Religion less important than in middle ages. More focus on natural world.
Introduction of oil painting
Emphasis on individual accomplishments
http://www.historyofpainters.com/earlyrenaissance.htm
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Baroque Period (1580-1770)
Art used as religious propaganda – reaction to the Reformation
Emotional depictions, use of color
Overall harmony of the painting – powerful and emotional to sway (convert) viewers
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Rococo Period
(1710-1750)
Focused on the wealthy
Hedonism
Flattering, unrealistic depictions of the aristocracy
Overly romanticized
http://www.historyofpainters.com/rococo.htm
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Romanticism
(1783-1830)
Valued courtly love and truth
Believed that beauty was inspirational and powerful
Decorative painting style designed to evoke emotional response
Inspired by folklore, mythology and fairytales
http://www.historyofpainters.com/romanticism.htm
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Impressionism (1860-1895)
Interested in effect of light on the eye, not on objects themselves
Introduced scientific way of thinking to their work
Intellectual and social group of painters
http://www.historyofpainters.com/impressionism.htm
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Art Nouveau
(1890-1915)
Heavily influenced by Japanese art using woodblocks
Stylized organic, ornamental shapes and patterns
How does this tie into the Industrial Revolution that was occurring at the time?
http://www.historyofpainters.com/nouveau.htm
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Surrealism (1920’s)
Reaction to classic art forms
Reaction to a world in turmoil
Drew inspiration from Freud
“Pure psychic automatism, by which it is intended to express, verbally, in writing, or by other means, the real process of thought. Thought’s dictation, in the absence of all control exercised by the reason and outside all aesthetic or moral preoccupations.”
— André Breton (The founder of the Surrealist Movement) 1924
http://www.historyofpainters.com/surreal.htm
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Art Deco
(1920-1940)
Roots in Art Nouveau
Geometric shapes, highly ornamented, symmetry
Use of beige, cream, silver, black, chrome, yellow and red
Represented luxury and glamour
Pop Art
(1955 – 1980)
Reaction to fine art
Use of culturally relevant, common objects
Reaction to abstract art
Meant to be ironic
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pop_art
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What do the trends in the art movements say about what was important in society over time?
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How technology changed art
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Pigments
Modern pigments were important to art as well as to fashion and auto industry
Worked independently on developing more advanced technologies for better pigments
Modern paints are lightfast because of the car industry
Timeline of pigments: http://www.webexhibits.org/pigments/intro/history.html
Photography
Aristotle and Euclid (~300 BCE) understood basic principles of optics
Alhazen (965-1040) – “Father of modern optics” – 1st to reflect an image onto a screen
http://giscreatio.blogspot.com/2012/03/o-tempo-e-os-tempos-na-fotografia-por.html
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Alhazen described and used early form of camera – “camera obscura”
1814 – Niepce (pictured) – 1st photographic image – 8 hours of exposure, faded quickly
http://www.onthisdeity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/3.jpg
http://0.tqn.com/d/inventors/1/0/m/3/1/Camera_obscura.jpg
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1837 – daguerreotype – 1st fixed, permanent image on silver plates, only 30 minutes exposure
http://www.artistsandalchemists.com/images/uploads/content/lincoln_daguerreotype.jpg
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First 35mm camera
(1913-1914)
http://inventors.about.com/od/pstartinventions/a/Photography.htm
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1st Digital Camera (1975)
Kodak developed the 1st digital camera
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Digital storage
1990 – Eastman Kodak markets CD as a digital storage device
1999 – First patent for USB flash drive
No need to develop film
Huge storage capacity for all types of media
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Cloud technology
Reduces need for hard storage
Allows access anytime, anywhere
Allows for easy sharing
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Motion Pictures
Merging of storytelling and art
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1st talking picture
1926 – Don Juan
1927 – The Jazz Singer
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Television
1927 – Philo Farnsworth – 1st to transmit a television signal
1936 – 1st public transmission in London
1948 – 1st television network program in the US – Texaco Star Theater with Milton Berle
1948 – Cable television
1953 – First color broadcast
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Television’s impact
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Told us how to think
Told us what to like
Told us how to behave
Shaped family life
Shaped gender roles
Shaped attitudes about race/ethnicity
Where are we today?
Movies, tv shows, music are all portable
Entertainment is immediate and personalized
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How has technology changed art?
How is this related to society?
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The meaning of art hasn’t changed
Greater range of media
More accessible to the masses
More accessible to a global audience
Democratizing for both artists and audience
More people can participate through digital tools (publishing software)
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Art museum apps
https://www.google.com/search?q=app+for+art+history+smithsonian&client=firefox-a&hs=vpw&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=GpYAUrLaJqjk4APHyYHYDA&ved=0CAcQ_AUoAQ&biw=1366&bih=645#bav=on.2,or.r_qf.&fp=284a79cc826a3748&q=app+for+art+museum&rls=org.mozilla:en-US%3Aofficial&sa=1&tbm=isch&facrc=_&imgdii=_&imgrc=WQ03iIpRE7D2ZM%3A%3B6hWaLeV19jpidM%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Fwww.tednguyenusa.com%252Fwp-content%252Fuploads%252F2012%252F10%252FScreen-Shot-2012-10-22-at-9.17.27-PM.png%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Fwww.tednguyenusa.com%252Fmobile-apps-for-museums-connecting-us-with-art-or-disrupting-the-arts-experience%252F%3B549%3B289
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Technology and Entertainment – Music
BEHS 103: Technology in Contemporary Society
Week 7
Credit: Katherine Im (2021, July)
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Music
Every culture has music
Not sure why
Parncutt theory (University of Graz)
May have evolved as a way for mothers to communicate with their children – “Motherese”
Unborn babies can hear rhythmic sounds from mother, understand mother’s state
Mothers respond to sounds babies make
Acoustic, gestural, emotional in nature
Theory is difficult to prove
makehttp://www.cosmosmagazine.com/features/the-origins-music/
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Evolution of music
Parallels the evolution of art
Response to social priorities of each time period
Prehistoric instruments
Medieval music
(0-1400 AD)
Saint Gregory (pope from 590-604) organized many chants for the Church – Gregorian chant
Monophonic chants – featured human voice, no instrumentation
Polyphony didn’t begin until 11th c.
Technological advances:
Notation of musical notes begin around 900
Notation of rhythm began in 12th or 13th c.
http://library.thinkquest.org/16020/data/eng/text/education/theory/history.html
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Sample of medieval music
As you listen, remember that this was high art in its day. Think how different this form of music is from what we listen to today.
http://oldtimecatholic.com/gregorian-chant/how-to-read-and-sing-gregorian-chant-online-lessons-by-cc-watershed/
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Renaissance music
(1400-1600 AD)
Individualism elevated status of composers
Famous composers: Tallis, Byrd, Palestrina (pictured)
Sacred music still written, but increasing emphasis on secular music (madrigals)
Instrumental music become more important
Invention of the modern keyboard
Polyphonic works
Example : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o4vE2lZWZVU
http://library.thinkquest.org/16020/data/eng/text/education/theory/history.html
Image source: https://www.bach-cantatas.com/Pic-Lib-BIG/Palestrina-17.jpg
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Renaissance instruments
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/83/ClavecinRuckers%26Taskin.JPG/450px-ClavecinRuckers%26Taskin.JPG
http://kindredsubjects.blogspot.com/2011/02/double-virginal-1581-made-by-hans.html
http://www.oldflutes.com/renai.htm
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Baroque music
(1600 – 1750 AD)
Famous composers: Bach, Handel, Vivaldi
Very ornate, brilliant, bright
http://library.thinkquest.org/16020/data/eng/text/education/theory/history.html
Bach image: http://www.geraldelias.com/music_DT_bach.html
Handel image: http://www.classical.net/music/images/composer/h/handel1.jpg
Vivaldi image: http://www.classical.net/music/comp.lst/vivaldi.php
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1607 – first Opera “Orfeo” – combines music with theater
Orchestras formed
Soloists featured – virtuosos
Music often celebrated nature
Classical period
(1750-1800)
Famous composers:
Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven
Reenvisioning ancient Greece and Rome
Balance, proportion, discipline
Simpler than baroque period
http://library.thinkquest.org/16020/data/eng/text/education/theory/history.html
Mozart image: http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.biography.com/imported/images/Biography/Images/Profiles/M/Wolfgang-Mozart
Beethoven image: http://www.npr.org/artists/15232481/ludwig-van-Beethoven
Haydn image: http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.classical.net/music/images/composer/h/haydnfj1.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.classical.net/music/comp.lst/haydnfj.php&h=268&w=230&sz=42&tbnid=2z8kqkUt-OZDXM:&tbnh=95&tbnw=82&zoom=1&usg=__VY1VbBwQlViWI6Dg44Y6Bp5701I=&docid=KWh3ql4RKZsoSM&sa=X&ei=9ioBUqmaIYyC9QSa2ICgAQ&ved=0CJwBEP4dMA4
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What else is happening in this era?
American Revolution
French Revolution
https://encrypted-tbn2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQEo2TWzNjlmgoLXWVGANituvY_P8K9Xu5HZ2XiU-_B1HshnNUB
http://media.npr.org/assets/img/2012/07/13/marieantoinetteexecute-a8b7aa02f3a17f0904724853bbfc83dc2b9c738a-s6-c30.jpg
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Music for the masses
Public concerts became popular
Music available to the masses, not just the rich
Venues larger, orchestras became larger
Gave rise to symphonies created – grand, exuberant
Example: http://listeninglab.stantons.com/title/beethovens-fifth/170458/
http://cso.org/uploadedImages/Learn/cso_muti_about.jpg
http://library.thinkquest.org/16020/data/eng/text/education/theory/history.html
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Romantic era
(1800-1900)
Famous composers: Chopin, Liszt, Schubert
Added new instruments to the orchestra
Music was emotional, less rigid
Operas had exotic and romantic themes
Virtuosos became very popular; music was written to show off skill
http://library.thinkquest.org/16020/data/eng/text/education/theory/history.html
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Impact of Industrial Revolution on music
Chopin’s Minute Waltz: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8PJqdkXDbSI
Major improvements to the piano:
Invention of high-quality steel for piano wire
Cast iron frames
5 octaves to 8 octaves – greater range
http://inventors.about.com/od/pstartinventions/a/piano.htm
Image source: https://www.google.com/search?q=piano&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a&um=1&ie=UTF-8&hl=en&tbm=isch&source=og&sa=N&tab=wi&ei=qTABUqDxJIr89QSt_oHQBg&biw=1440&bih=810&sei=qjABUpOXM5Dc8ASG7YGACg#bav=on.2,or.r_cp.r_qf.&fp=878287e9c1eca66a&hl=en&q=1800%27s+piano&rls=org.mozilla:en-US%3Aofficial&sa=1&tbm=isch&um=1&facrc=_&imgdii=_&imgrc=HRv_szAMzR8euM%3A%3BqZEr4Vzb1xgIsM%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Fwww.steinway.de%252Fimages%252Fpages%252Fwesle.jpg%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Fwww.steinway.de%252Fnews%252Farticles%252Fsteinway-unveils-william-e-steinway-limited-edition-piano%252F%3B600%3B605
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Contemporary classical
(1900-1990’s)
Very diverse, often a reaction against previous classical forms
Very secularized
Often nationalistic (Sousa, Copland, Gershwin)
Increasingly influenced by technology
Synthesizers
Recording technology
http://library.thinkquest.org/16020/data/eng/text/education/theory/history.html
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Modern music and technology
Audiences were larger, music needed to be louder
Industrial steel used for guitar strings
1930’s – Electric amps invented
1931 – George Beauchamp invented the first electrified guitar – the “frying pan”
http://invention.smithsonian.org/centerpieces/electricguitar/invention.htm
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Modern music and technology
Robert Moog – inventor of electronic synthesizer in 1964
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/08/22/AR2005082201215.html
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Sound mixing
1980’s – Recording studios mastered how to cut and splice, edit, and mix sounds together into one recording
Performers didn’t need to be perfect. Technology would fix problems.
Could perform in smaller groups and mix sounds together. Cut down on production time.
Changed how music sounded.
http://www.recording-history.org/HTML/musictech7.php
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Other ways technology changed music
Musical media – early days
Music perpetuated publicly through written music
Celebrity and notoriety based on live performance until 1877
http://www.ltu.se/cms_fs/1.114074!/img/img/Jenny_Lind_LTU.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_522/Jenny_Lind_LTU.jpg
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Beginning of recorded media storage
Phonograph invented by Edison (1877)
1924 – Western Electric used electric amplifiers to magnify recorded sounds
Mass marketed from the 1920’s to 1940’s
Late 1940’s – LP’s sold cheaply on the market
1980’s audio cassettes became more popular than LP’s
http://www.recording-history.org/HTML/musictech3.php
http://www.edisontinfoil.com/kruesi.jpg
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Digital recording
Borrowed technology from telephone industry
1990’s CD became more popular than audiocassettes
2000’s CD-RW, DVD
MP-3 – media free audio
http://www.recording-history.org/HTML/musictech11.php
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Music playing devices
http://www.xtimeline.com/timeline/History-of-Music-Playing-Devices
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Music streaming services
iTunes – 2003
Spotify – 2008
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https://i.insider.com/5ee8f1bd3ad8610d80629a57?width=1300&format=jpeg&auto=webp
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https://supreme.findlaw.com/legal-commentary/why-metallica-sued-napster.html
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Napster and copyright law
Napster founded in 1999
Allowed peer-to-peer sharing of digital content at a time when music was mostly purchased in the form of CD’s.
Napster case raised questions about the ethics of copying work digitally without paying for it.
Napster was sued by Metallica and lost, but it became clear that consumers no longer wanted to pay for physical copies of music.
Gave rise to the streaming music industry. Consumers pay a fee for unlimited access to music libraries.
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Music Industry Revenue: Physical media declining, streaming growing
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Technology and Entertainment – Modern Trends
BEHS 103: Technology in Contemporary Society
Week 7
Credit: Katherine Im (2021, July)
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TECHNOLOGY
Trends in modern entertainment
Reality TV
A partial list: http://www.realitytvworld.com/realitytvworld/allshows.shtml
Response to the proliferation of cable stations
Reality TV
Inexpensive and fast to produce
Smaller production staff needed
Professional actors cost a lot of money
No need for a writer
No need for expensive sets
Advertisers pay $200,000-$500,000 for a 30 second ad spot depending on the show.
Characteristics of reality TV watchers
Characteristics of people who watch (per Psychology Today)
More competitive
Place a high value on revenge
Higher desire for status
Live vicariously through reality stars, identify with them
http://www.psychologytoday.com/articles/200109/why-america-loves-reality-tv
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Gaming – a timeline
http://www.icheg.org/icheg-game-history/timeline/
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0a/AtariPong_(transparent).png
http://noyouare.lixlink.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/Pong-game.jpg
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Gaming – social implications
Relatively new form of entertainment
Roots in traditional games (sports, board games)
Made possible by the electronics era
Positive Consequences?
Improved academic skills due to educational software
Inherently motivating, encourages skill building
Video games can teach self-care skills for asthma and diabetes
Improves coordination skills
http://www.pedsforparents.com/articles/2791.shtml
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Negative Consequences?
Children as young as 2 are spending more time on video games, with no decrease in television viewing
Exposure to violence and inappropriate content
Some desensitization – more aggression and antisocial behavior
Can lead to gaming addiction resulting in functional problems
Alienating and isolating
Loss of sleep, irritability
Associated with obesity
Lack of social interaction in younger people may stunt social growth
In excessive amounts, can lead to poor academic performance
http://www.video-game-addiction.org/social-consequences.html
http://www.pedsforparents.com/articles/2791.shtml
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Entertainment technology changing biology
Daphne Bavelier: Your brain on video games (2012)
http://www.ted.com/talks/daphne_bavelier_your_brain_on_video_games.html
Average gamer is 35 years old
Older adults are active gamers
Adult gamers:
Better vision – better able to pick out details, better able to see shade of grey
Better able to track moving objects
Better able to switch tasks very quickly
How is technology changing our behavior?
Summary
Entertainment evolved in parallel with the advancement of society
Has always reflected social and political climate
Increasingly shapes social and political behavior
No longer tied to a place
Mobile devices give us access entertainment that is portable and personalized
Rules of social engagement are changing: less formal, less private, more engaged
references
https://www.ted.com/talks/jon_giegengack_the_price_of_free_entertainment
https://www.visualcapitalist.com/online-gaming-the-rise-of-a-multi-billion-dollar-industry/
https://www.gamify.com/what-is-gamification
https://www.gamify.com/gamification-blog/examples-of-gamification-with-dr-zachary-fitz-walter
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iX3zQo_TCM0
https://econreview.berkeley.edu/paying-attention-the-attention-economy/
https://time.com/5592329/experts-say-how-much-is-the-wrong-way-to-assess-screen-time/
https://psychcentral.com/lib/how-do-smartphones-affect-childhood-psychology
https://www.ted.com/talks/emmett_shear_what_streaming_means_for_the_future_of_entertainment
