Creation Through Disctruction

Get some Cense Dikwa

I really enjoyed tonight's discussion. I found the definition of the evolution of data to information to knowledge to wisdom to art very profound. In my opinion good marketing and making money are arts. I enjoy seeing people who take their knowledge and wisdom to make things that are artistic or make money. A very good example I saw the other day was from local pop-punk band, Same As Sunday.



They found a current event or something dear to Indianapolis and created a product for them, but also piggy-backs off of the Colts. I have seen several bands in Indianapolis do things similar to this and I think it is brilliant. Besides attracting fans of your band, you attract fans of the Colts.


Many of the thoughts I have had over the semester have been based off one belief: if you are there first, you can make money. This thought was brought out again tonight when we discussed how the medium takes precedence over the story. With the introduction of the iPad there are many opportunities for people to do things for the first time. Create the first iPad size newspaper app for the iPad, create a newspaper or magazine that incorporates video in place of normal photographs, or choose your own adventure stories. The simple fact is if you are ready to be one of the first people to release a quality app like this for the iPad, you will make money. Many of the users will download apps if it is something new or exciting. Users will pay for the experience of having a newspaper service with video if it is unique or different. It goes back to the simple rules of supply and demand. If 10,000 iPads are sold the first week, there will be 10,000 costumers looking for an application for their new toy. This may seem like a silly idea or far fetched, but if a fart application can make $30,000 dollars in one day, anything is possible. Source:http://digital.venturebeat.com/2008/12/23/iphone-fart-app-pulls-in-nearly-10000-a-day/

Inner Discussion

Wow, I really need to blog right after class. I can remember last week feeling very energetic and full of inspiration. Now I feel weighed down with class, work, family, etc. This class seems to be a much needed break for me in my schedule. I don't mean break as it is easy, I mean break as in it gives me time to ponder things. I find that in my everyday schedule I don't have much time to think of what will and can be. I find it is very important to have time to think to yourself. Too many times we find ourselves zombies to media, walking through life consuming more than we create. Currently, I find myself creating quite a bit of media from work to school, yet I still feel like a zombie. Luckily I have been making time to walk away from the computer and stretch and exercise.

I look forward to today's class to further explore media and ourselves. Today I will blog directly after class and see how my posts compare.

Life Mission

When most people are asked in life what their mission is, many may reply with a scholarly achievement, career achievement, or religious achievement. I have two simple goals in life and those are: to be happy and to provide for my family. What exactly does it mean to be happy? Does it mean having more money than I know what to do with or being the greatest media artist in the history of the universe? No, being happy to me is being able to spend quality time with my fiancé and daughter and live a comfortable life. I would prefer to earn my living being involved higher education, like many others in my family, but if I would be happier doing something else, I will do it. Many times when talking with friends and family, I have mentioned that even if I graduate from college with a Bachelors and Masters and I end up working construction again, I won't be disappointed in myself as long as I am happy. In the grand scheme of things, I know that many people follow certain paths or do certain things to please others, whether it is parents, partners, or friends. I have learned from experiences, that the most important thing to do is make sure you are happy with who you are, and then work to make other people happy.

The second thing I stated as being my purpose in life is to provide for my family. While many may think that refers to finances, they would only be half-correct. Providing for my family includes emotional support and love. Whatever I need to do to make myself and my family happy, I will do. I would prefer to be able to provide for them by working in higher education and sharing my love of knowledge with other people, but life does not always work out that way. I cannot say what my career mission in life is because I do not know what it will always be. Life and technology are always evolving. Jobs today may not exist tomorrow, and jobs tomorrow may not exist today. I know that by completing my Masters in Media Arts and Sciences, I will have a better chance at being happy and providing for my family, whether I get my dream job or not. I learned a long time ago that life is not something you can conquer, so there is no point to setting a mission in stone. My career mission in life may change but my mission of happiness and family will not.