Sunday, December 12, 2004

We're off on the road to Googlezon!

Hot on the heels of my previous post, is this great Flash short by Robin Sloan and Matt Thompson called "EPIC", which prognosticates the trends of media convergence, and its cause and effect within the media industry itself. Very insightful and definitely provocative.

posted by Paul at 2:08 PM

3 Comments:

Coyote Republic said...

EPIC is scary. It's all scary. Social responsibility and extensive ethics education are in order. EPIC would have your credit card information. Why stop with media convergence? EPIC could control the entire world of media, marketing, retail, banking... Yet there's something inherently cool and attractive about it. I'm just on the wrong side of the grid.

12/12/2004 10:14:23 PM  
Anonymous said...

this is Mu Nansen.

Interesting idea, but I still think "1984" is the most telling story of our present and future, just 20 years too early. Not the more sensational things like the Thought Police and TVs that spy on everyone, but the perpetual war and the proclaimed enemy that is always at bay, but never in sight and especially never portrayed as human, all in the name of supporting the perpetual war.

12/14/2004 10:13:02 PM  
Booklad said...

Well, I'm glad you linked it because it's an interesting and well-done flashow. But...I think it is preaching to the choir. Most of the themes in the piece have been batted around by science-fiction writers for the last two decades. Most notably by the late Philip K. Dick. In fact the convergence of media/culture/government is one of the major themes of his fiction. So there isn't really anything new being presented. Nor do I find it particularly provocative since there is no real polictical argument being presented. Simply a fantasized projection of things to come. Something like a cautionary tale. There's nothing being presented that hasn't already been covered though. And I wish the creators had found a way to include a wider variety of graphics. Surely there were more visual images possible than just type?
What about dressed up photos, fake TV snapshots, audio blogs and the like? While I'm sympathetic to the message, I'm afraid I didn't like the aesthetics and lack of originality. Just my two cents.

12/17/2004 02:06:41 AM  

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