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a quote of Marshall McLuhan | a quote of Marshall McLuhan | ||
===[[User:Ben Ben]]s' thoughts:=== | ===[[User:Ben|Ben]]s' thoughts:=== | ||
* the medium influences the way we interact and communicate | * the medium influences the way we interact and communicate | ||
* there's a difference between writing by using a typewriter, a laptop or a pencil | * there's a difference between writing by using a typewriter, a laptop or a pencil | ||
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====in our transcontinental context==== | ====in our transcontinental context==== | ||
* our communication media and devices influence the quality of our communication | * our communication media and devices influence the quality of our communication | ||
* misunderstanding leads to new interpretation of the submitted content | * misunderstanding leads to new interpretation of the submitted content | ||
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====Ideas to work with==== | ====Ideas to work with==== | ||
# using the latency time as a metronome <br/> -> waves from Weimar to San Diego | # using the latency time as a metronome <br/> -> waves from Weimar to San Diego | ||
# using the artifacts of the sound-transmission for the esthetic of an impulse response<br />-> Live-Electronic improvisation | # using the artifacts of the sound-transmission for the esthetic of an impulse response<br />-> Live-Electronic improvisation | ||
# collect sound spaces <br/>-> sending claps to open spaces in San Diego and use them to convole with sounds of Weimar and vice versa | # collect sound spaces <br/>-> sending claps to open spaces in San Diego and use them to convole with sounds of Weimar and vice versa | ||
===[[User:ElisabetCurbelo Elisabet]]s' thoughts:=== | ===[[User:ElisabetCurbelo|Elisabet]]s' thoughts:=== | ||
As a composer I think that there are two different ways of creating: | As a composer I think that there are two different ways of creating: | ||
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I think that the sentence "Medium is the message" refers to the second way of creating I wrote above. It makes sense to use the characteristics of the tools as inspiration to create a message in our transcontinental context because we are using a limited medium. I think It does not make sense for us to try to improve some that seems impossible in 3 month but we can create a message using the defects of the medium as part of the message . | I think that the sentence "Medium is the message" refers to the second way of creating I wrote above. It makes sense to use the characteristics of the tools as inspiration to create a message in our transcontinental context because we are using a limited medium. I think It does not make sense for us to try to improve some that seems impossible in 3 month but we can create a message using the defects of the medium as part of the message . | ||
===Updated [[User:ElisabetCurbelo Elisabet]]s' and [[User:Ben Ben]]s' thoughts after the Skype discussion:=== | ===Updated [[User:ElisabetCurbelo|Elisabet]]s' and [[User:Ben|Ben]]s' thoughts after the Skype discussion:=== | ||
# How does the sentence “The medium is the message” by Marshall McLuhan applies to your practice? Comment on this quote in the context of your own work and in regards to this transcontinental collaboration, etc.<br />-> The medium influences and changes the content that is submitted. It also offers a new way of watching/hearing. For example if there is an error in the medium the message will be distorted. Another example is when we read a book or a music score we are reading and interpreting the medium which might give us a different message than the author wanted to. | # How does the sentence “The medium is the message” by Marshall McLuhan applies to your practice? Comment on this quote in the context of your own work and in regards to this transcontinental collaboration, etc.<br />-> The medium influences and changes the content that is submitted. It also offers a new way of watching/hearing. For example if there is an error in the medium the message will be distorted. Another example is when we read a book or a music score we are reading and interpreting the medium which might give us a different message than the author wanted to. | ||