Shirin Ali- What Is Media Life?

After taking this class I have decided that Media Life is about realizing that we live in two realities. This class introduces the idea that our media creates a new reality for ourselves, through Facebook profiles, blogs, emails, videogames, cellphones, etc. we are creating an image to an online community that is supposed to be …

What Media Life is All About (Jordan Jackson)

Once in a Facebook message, I told a close friend in Ecuador (Will) how glad I was that even though I was now living in Indiana, far from everyone and everything I loved, I was so thankful for the ability to utilize Facebook and Skype to continue communication with them, to which Will replied: “That [the usage of media for …

What is this media stuff all about? Alright, I’ll tell ya’. [Gabriel McHaffie]

Media life is not a typical “study of our medias.” It is something more. T101’s professor, Mark Deuze, explores media integration with us. While I do not agree with all of Professors Deuze’s philosophies, the class is still an interesting exploration. Is your reality real? Can you change reality? And even: How do you know a city exists? …

What is T101 Media Life? Chelsea Patton

T101 Media Life is a course that opens your eyes to how prevalent media is in your everyday life. Previous to taking this course you may have little knowledge of the major role that media plays in your life. We learn that essentially we are media, media is everywhere & increasingly so as we speak. …

T101 Description (Erin Schoemer)

T101 Media Life has actually impacted me personally. I’ve learned a lot about myself and how I use and consume media because of this class. If someone were to ask me what the class is about this is what I would tell them. The class challenges you to explore your own investment in media life …

Davis Snedeker: All About Media Life

We all live in one space, a reality determined by the user’s interactions among themselves and each other. Although we are bonded by media, it separates us in physical reality; we all groove and move throughout our own canvases, our own ‘soundtrack.’ Whether media helps or hinders our daily processes is irrelevant because it is …