Five
Principles of New Media:
Or, Playing Lev Manovich
by Madeleine Sorapure
This
article explains and demonstrates the five principles of new media
discussed by Lev Manovich in The Language of New Media.
The article also provides examples of student work, produced in
my Winter 2003 "Writing in New Media" course, that illustrates
these principles.
On
all of the screens of the article, you need to interact with graphics
and/or buttons in order to make things happen and to make text
visible. Directions at the top of each screen should help you
determine how to proceed.
You
need to have the Flash MX player installed in order to access
the article. You can download the player by clicking on the "Download
Flash MX Player" link.
You
can also read a text-only version of the
article in PDF format.
Finally,
enjoy! Feel free to email me (sorapure@writing.ucsb.edu) with
comments or questions. |