Image-3

In the third image, I initially intended to demonstrate the evolution of the digital industry during three periods of times. I used the time frames as the verbal elements to demonstrate how people performed during different eras. As is shown, I used the green color for the background to make the images stand out clearly. The…

Image-2

In the second image, I also focused on the concept of “Old and New” in the digital industry. At the first stage, I intended to design an image that illustrates the mobile shopping revolution. But the traditional way of shopping is hard for me to design. Therefore, I tried to create an image to describe the…

A2 Project-The First Image

Draft 1: Draft 2: My idea of this image is about how digital technology changed children’s entertainment experience, as well as their imaginations and behaviors.   For my first image, I plan to make a comparison of audience experience to show how children changed their way of thinking and their behaviors in the digital age…

The Benefit of Selfie

Meese et al. argue that the selfie has been a usual form for expressing emotion. The virtual images can be considered as effective tools not only for representation but communication. Some selfie-makers intend to develop a sense of empathy, and then shorten the distance with other online users. For instance, posting the funeral selfies on…

How to help disabled people embrace digital technology

Dobransky et al. argued that the media participation between people with disabilities and those without disabilities are still unequal. People with disabilities lagged behind those without disabilities in online activities and skills (2016). Dobranskya discussed that the obstacles of technical accessibility still exist, which might be related to the forms of technologies. To be more…

understanding and Dealing with ‘digital divide’

The ‘digital divide’ is widespread between aboriginal people and non-aboriginal people in Australian society. In 2011, less than 4 in 10 aboriginal households in rural areas were able to access digital networks. (Rennie, E et al., 2016) Concerning whether digital inclusion would help people reduce social inequality, including education and health. Anderson and Tracey believed…

The Reason Behind Digital Divide

According to Prensky, young people who were born after 1984 that are “digital natives”. They are using digital devices more effectively than older generations since they have been living with digital technologies in their whole life. While “digital immigrants” means people who were born prior to 1984, and they would never be as sophisticated with…