NEW MEDIA
New media are forms of media that are native to
computers, computational and relying on computers for distribution. Some
examples of new media are websites, mobile apps, virtual worlds, multimedia, computer games, human-computer interface, computer animation and interactive computer installations.
New media are often contrasted to "old media", such as television, radio, and print media,
although scholars in communication and media studies have criticized rigid
distinctions based on oldness and novelty. New media does not include television programs (only
analog broadcast), feature films, magazines, books, – unless they contain technologies that
enable digital generative or interactive processes.
Wikipedia, an online encyclopedia, is a good example of New
Media, combining Internet accessible digital text,
images and video with web-links, creative participation of contributors,
interactive feedback of users and formation of a participant community of
editors and donors for the benefit of non-community readers. Face book is another type of New Media, belonging to the
category of social media model, in which most
users are also participants. Another type of New Media is Twitter which also belongs to the social media category,
through which users interact with one another and make announcements to which
the public receive. Both Face book and Twitter have risen in usage in recent
years and have become an online resource for acquiring information.
5 Types of New Media
Blogs
Although
blogs are an early form of new media, they are still relevant and share several
characteristics of the most recent new media types.
Information
in blogs is easily accessed and searched for, and everything is typically
organized naturally. For instance, blog posts are often nested under
categories, and users can navigate posts by a specific category or tag or via a
search. And like other forms of new media where content is posted — such as
online newspapers and some social media platforms — entries often contain mixed
media such as photos and video to go along with the text.
Blogs
can also be interactive, despite some variance. For instance, the most popular
type of news coverage for blogs is overwhelmingly politics and foreign events.
Virtual Reality
Virtual
reality technologies simulate an environment along with the user’s physical
presence and sensory experience. Commonly, the user experiences virtual reality
through a special headset or on a computer screen.
Seemingly
limitless applications for virtual reality exist. In virtual reality, All
virtual reality delivers a highly interactive, immersive experience that places
the user in a lifelike or fictional environment. Some say that virtual
reality’s unrivaled level of immersion qualifies it as the “ultimate medium” in
new media.
Virtual
reality may be poised to become the future of new media. Media and
entertainment companies are investing in virtual reality and planning for it to
become the next entertainment Virtual reality can change journalism and the way
audiences view and engage with news from around the world.
Social Media
Social
media centers on creating, sharing and exchanging information, ideas and
content in online networks and communities. Highly interactive, social media is
a form of new media that relies heavily on the participation of users to
provide value.
As
opposed to forms of new media like virtual reality, social media is
commonplace. The average online user spends 1.72 hours per day on social
platforms, a survey of 170,000 Internet users found. Social networks consume
about 28 percent of all online activity.
The
future of social media is likely tied to other forms of new media. For instance. sees
technologies such as augmented and virtual reality, live video and the
integration of photos and storytelling as part of social media’s short-term
future.
Online Newspapers
Online
newspapers are considered new media for many of the same reasons as blogs.
Online newspapers blend multiple types of media and are easily accessed and
searched. Users can also interact with some online newspapers via a comment
feature.
Online
newspapers — along with social media and other forms of new media — are a major
part of why traditional newspapers are shifting to digital form. Only 56
percent of newspaper readership takes place exclusively in print. Newspaper ad
revenue from print dropped to $16.4 billion in 2014 from $44.9 billion in 2003,
while digital ad revenue increased to $3.5 billion in 2014 from $1.2 billion in
2003.
Digital Games
Digital
games are a part of everyday media culture and a unique type of new media.
“Digital games and game worlds open up cultural spaces themselves, and, unlike
other new media and virtual environments, these spaces are framed as ‘playful’
from the outset,” Johannes Fromme and Alexander Unger write in the book Computer Games and New Media Cultures.
Digital
games are also noteworthy for how they build interaction and community. “The
industry is producing a steady stream of games that continue to expand their
nature and impact — they can be artistic, social and collaborative, with many
allowing massive numbers of people from all over the world to participate
simultaneously,” The New Media Consortium’s 2014 K–12 Horizon Report says. More
than half of the most frequent gamers play with others, and around half feel
that video games help them connect with friends and spend time with family.
Certain
types of games demonstrate the possibilities of new media. Massively
multiplayer online role-playing games immerse gamers in virtual worlds that are
built upon social interaction — and these “artificial worlds have their own
structure, culture, ethos, economy and politics,” Tingly and Boston write.
Another example is how live video game streaming services are rising in
popularity. This trend has led to a legitimate new sport called “e-sports,” or
video games as professional spectator sports.
New media
have been the most popular trend for the last few years. It is now considered
as part of everyone's life and that is used daily. So what is new media? the
definition of new media changes daily and will continue on changing. New media
is technology, internet, and any form of communication such as social media and
websites. Do you think that social media have gotten disadvantages? Well
everything in our lives has advantages and disadvantages that will affect our
way of living.
The first advantage is that social media offers opportunities for professional online networking, and it is a valuable business tool. LinkedIn for instance, it is a tool that allows users to put an online resume and their CVs on their profile so that they stay connected with business people and get job offers by only looking through their profile. Moreover, instead of going through your business cards and remembering each person, you can easily look up their names and check their profile.
Furthermore, new media is accessible anytime and anywhere. It is considered as a news tool, you can check the news as soon as it happens and not have to wait for the morning newspaper every day. Twitter, Facebook, and online news serve in publishing the news in the same minute or even the same second. You can also spread news that happened around you and share it with friends and other users, while in newspaper or TV you cannot do so.
Another advantage is that you can always stay connected with people all over the world. Old friends, families who live far away, or colleagues. It has been easier for people to communicate with others, sharing the moments, sending pictures and videos through the social networking. This has made long distances between people, shorter.
On the other hand, new media is not always a reliable source to get news from, because everyone can be posting wrong news just for fun and grabbing attention. There is no publisher to check whether the information written is wrong or right unlike newspaper, TV, or radio there is always an editor and publisher that insures that information published to the audience is right.
Although social media has connected us with people all over the world, but this has affected our face to face communication. Now a days, people are preferring communicating through social media rather than face to face and this have increased the online relationships. Wherever you go now, you can realize how people are sitting together physically, but using their smart -phones communicating with others, so eventually they are mentally not together. This will affect our lives in a way or another, for instance, in business life you will not be able and not have the experience to communicate with employers and consumers and this will obviously affect your job.
Moreover, it has hacked our lives and privacy. For example, now a days through the social media you can know details about a person just by entering their account in any application. Seeing pictures where he/she has went, what have they done, and etc. You can't anymore have privacy like before and have your own life, you always feel like you to share it with others.
In conclusion, people are easily engaging with technology and you can rarely find people who do not use any type of the new media. It is been a trend, a useful one, and will always be, however people should always know that everything needs limits and so the new media.
The first advantage is that social media offers opportunities for professional online networking, and it is a valuable business tool. LinkedIn for instance, it is a tool that allows users to put an online resume and their CVs on their profile so that they stay connected with business people and get job offers by only looking through their profile. Moreover, instead of going through your business cards and remembering each person, you can easily look up their names and check their profile.
Furthermore, new media is accessible anytime and anywhere. It is considered as a news tool, you can check the news as soon as it happens and not have to wait for the morning newspaper every day. Twitter, Facebook, and online news serve in publishing the news in the same minute or even the same second. You can also spread news that happened around you and share it with friends and other users, while in newspaper or TV you cannot do so.
Another advantage is that you can always stay connected with people all over the world. Old friends, families who live far away, or colleagues. It has been easier for people to communicate with others, sharing the moments, sending pictures and videos through the social networking. This has made long distances between people, shorter.
On the other hand, new media is not always a reliable source to get news from, because everyone can be posting wrong news just for fun and grabbing attention. There is no publisher to check whether the information written is wrong or right unlike newspaper, TV, or radio there is always an editor and publisher that insures that information published to the audience is right.
Although social media has connected us with people all over the world, but this has affected our face to face communication. Now a days, people are preferring communicating through social media rather than face to face and this have increased the online relationships. Wherever you go now, you can realize how people are sitting together physically, but using their smart -phones communicating with others, so eventually they are mentally not together. This will affect our lives in a way or another, for instance, in business life you will not be able and not have the experience to communicate with employers and consumers and this will obviously affect your job.
Moreover, it has hacked our lives and privacy. For example, now a days through the social media you can know details about a person just by entering their account in any application. Seeing pictures where he/she has went, what have they done, and etc. You can't anymore have privacy like before and have your own life, you always feel like you to share it with others.
In conclusion, people are easily engaging with technology and you can rarely find people who do not use any type of the new media. It is been a trend, a useful one, and will always be, however people should always know that everything needs limits and so the new media.
I.K.K.Mihiranga
FTPT/16/B2/01
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