The hype behind the release of the video game of Halo 3 has compared to that of the introduction of sliced bread, or after the invention the light bulb. Ok, I may be exaggerating a little, but in all honesty the release of this game was greeted with lines of people, at midnight, nonetheless (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uO-J5ImDEi8). There are two things about Halo 3 that increase communication dramatically. Firstly, it brings people together who, otherwise would not have met. People who might ordinarily be sleeping are now lined up next to each other, talking. Secondly, it brings people to communicate via the game itself. You can take pictures and videos of game play and on top of this messages can be sent, voice messages recorded, and you can talk to team-mates or friends like on the telephone. The technologies of MSN, You Tube, and the phone are combined into one mixed of the media.
Halo 3 has amazing graphics and incredible sound quality, which might lead you to believe that it is a hot media. I, however, am going to disagree. Halo 3 is definitely a cold media as it involves a great deal of partic
ipation. Players must cooperate with others in order to succeed. They can make their own accounts and customize their characters. Videos, pictures, and messages can even be exchanged between players. I think that it I difficult to stimulate this many senses at once without actually fighting in a war against aliens. Unless you are a resident of Lincoln County, Nevada (Area 51) than this is unlikely. My point is that this mixture of technology involves its participants like nothing else.
If we can some how harness this technology and enthusiasm in the workplace or in an academic way than that would be the best way of reaching people today. McLuhan also highlighted on this idea when he said that students need to learn from the technology that they are used to and not through outdated textbooks. I do not think that Halo 3 is a bad thing to introduce to children or even young adults. I actually believe that it could be an amazing tool for transferring information from a teacher to a student and it has the ability to change the way that we learn or the speed from which we learn.
Halo 3 has amazing graphics and incredible sound quality, which might lead you to believe that it is a hot media. I, however, am going to disagree. Halo 3 is definitely a cold media as it involves a great deal of partic
ipation. Players must cooperate with others in order to succeed. They can make their own accounts and customize their characters. Videos, pictures, and messages can even be exchanged between players. I think that it I difficult to stimulate this many senses at once without actually fighting in a war against aliens. Unless you are a resident of Lincoln County, Nevada (Area 51) than this is unlikely. My point is that this mixture of technology involves its participants like nothing else.If we can some how harness this technology and enthusiasm in the workplace or in an academic way than that would be the best way of reaching people today. McLuhan also highlighted on this idea when he said that students need to learn from the technology that they are used to and not through outdated textbooks. I do not think that Halo 3 is a bad thing to introduce to children or even young adults. I actually believe that it could be an amazing tool for transferring information from a teacher to a student and it has the ability to change the way that we learn or the speed from which we learn.
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