Monday, February 3, 2014

Common themes / elements

After reading through the media that the 656 class use and their reasons for taking the class, I found out both a common reason for taking the class as well as some common elements of media the students use on a regular basis.

Common reason for taking the class:

Students want to find out how computers affect conventional media, the society, and our lives.
An example: please follow the link to Longhua's profile.

Common media students use regularly:

Cellphone, Internet(including email and social media), Music, Movies/Videos, TV, and Games.
Examples: 1, 2, 3.

Tuesday, January 21, 2014

Media I use every week

  • Telephone
  • Email
  • Instant messenger: Facebook messenger, WeChat, QQ
  • Social media: Facebook, Renren, Weibo
  • Music: Today's Alternative Radio on Pandora
  • Computer Games: Battlefield 4

Welcome!

Howdy! My name is Zhe Shen, and you are now browsing my dedicated web site for the course CSCE 656: Computer and New Media at Texas A&M University. As a computer science graduate student, I am interested in how computers, the tool that we use every day, are bringing impacts to conventional media as well as the whole society, and CSCE 656 provides me a chance to have a glimpse at the phenomena.