Artifact # 10: Response

The article I picked is "Out There in the Dark, All Alone" by Manohla Dargis. This article is about how not as many people are "moviegoers" anymore. According to the article, the amount of people who went to the movies dropped from 90 million, in 1948, to 23 million today. I agree with Matthew Sigman when he says that he disagrees with how people in America don't watch as many movies as they used to. While many people still go see movies in the theater, there are many other ways to watch them. For instance, many people can get them bootleg, wait till they come out on DVD or wait until their cable company offers them. They can even wait for netflix. Because there are so many more options today than in 1948, people don't have to pay a whopping $10 to go see a movie more than once. Then the article goes on to say that a lot of movies that people went to see in theaters, were never viewed after that. They either sat on the shelf or "...[were] destroyed (or tossed into the Pacific Ocean...".  Over the years technology has changed movies drastically, from how they're made to how they're viewed. Like i stated earlier, there are many different choices on how to watch a movie. But to add on to that list, you can view movies through YouTube and many other websites. For instance, SideReel or Mega Video. In my opinion, I think that technologies have changed movies for the better. It is so expensive to see a movie in the theater these days, it's almost not worth it to go. I don't think I would go as much as I do if my boyfriend didn't pay for me most of the time. I would rather wait until the movie came out on DVD or online to watch it in the comfort of my own home. Also I don't like going to theaters because I don't feel comfortable, who wants to sit and watch a two to three hour movie in uncomfortable chairs in a filled theater? Not me. To sum it up, I don't think that we should only count the ratings on how many people go to the movies. I think we should include all of the new way to view the movies as well. Because even though people are the number of people that physically go to a theater is declining, people are still watching these movies.

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/10/movies/the-24-hour-movie-and-digital-technology.html?pagewanted=2&_r=3&emc=eta1

Artifact #9: The Spirit of Sharing

Shelley Berstein, cheif of technology office of the Brooklyn Museum, has made it possible for people to watch a 28 foot teepee being built and invited everyone to take a visual art quiz to participate in an upcoming demonstration!

Click here to read more and write what you think about it on your blog!
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/17/arts/design/museums-pursue-engagement-with-social-media.html?ex=1317182400&en=54dcf425fad684ae&ei=5087&WT.mc_id=AR-D-I-NYT-MOD-MOD-M195b-ROS-0411-HDR&WT.mc_ev=click

Artifact #8:Health Online

Watching this video, I am not at all surprised that so many people look up their medical problems online. And in my opinion, it's okay to do that if it's not a serious medical condition. You might put in your symptoms to WebMD.com and get thirty different sicknesses that you could have and if you narrow it down to one and try to treat yourself for the wrong diagnosis, then something worse can possibly happen. On the other hand, I don't see anything wrong with  if you have a could or the flu and you look up your symptoms online because you can't get an appointment at the doctor. Next, the video talks about seeking medical advice through your cellphone. There is an App created by MentalWorkOut that has to deal with meditation. This meditation app is actually the best selling app right now. Then, they bring up social networks are helping patients because people are wanting to be around others with the same illness as them. The website patientslikeme.com. The patients that are one this site talk to people about what's going on and what medicine their on. The last thing that is brought up in the video is gaming. There's a game somewhat like space invaders, it's called Remission. Remission is designed for kids with cancer and it consits of a Nanonbot that is shooting Kemo Therapy in someone's body. Kids have had better outcomes with their cancer after playing this game. This game to me, it a great idea because it is letting kids that have a very serious problem, understand a little more about it. And it makes them want to fight it more than they did before.