Well it has been a fun ride and I can honestly say that in semester 1 New Communication Technologies has been my favrioute course.
Coming into the course I was not 100% sure what to expect, as I am a first year student at Uni, but the welcoming way that Steve and Jules acted and the approachability of them both helped immensly.
As for the course itself, it was great. The knowledge that we were imparted upon about New Communication Technologies that were out there were of great interest to me and I really enjoyed learning about them. The final lecture in week 12 actually now has me using programs such as Open Office and Linuex, and that would not have happened if not for this course as I would never have learned about them.
The tutorials in terms of teaching me new things were great. I had a basic understanding of Photoshop before hand but now I know much more about how the program works and how to get more out of it. I found some cool sites on the internet during our "Internet Field Trip" and I learnt the basics of MS Excel.
I have to thank Jules for his friendly nature and his help, your a top bloke mate!
As for Steve, he has put in alot of effort into this course and the material he displayed in the lectures were very interesting and educational. Him including different tutorial exercises not only taught us about computer theory but helped us in learning many computer programs like word, excel, powerpoint etc.. getting guest lecturers in the class from different interests, fields and their experiences taught us alot about computer theory.
I know the above may kind of sound like I am repearting myself but it needs to be said, the whole course was very accessable. The only thing I didnt like about it was Cybertherapy *snore* but other than that 100% guys!
Well, I am signing off now, its was good to meet you guys, Jules I will see you around the Uni, as for Steve, he is the convernor for one of my courses next semester, so see you there!
Saturday, June 2, 2007
Monday, May 21, 2007
Week 11 - Microsoft Excel
Well, Semester 1 of university is coming to an end and as such so is my involvement in New Communication Technologies. The exam is in week 13 which is just under two weeks away, so I need to start reading the text book once again, go back over the earlier chapters so I can remember them.
This week posted on Learning@Griffith are some example questions of what the exam will be like, it is just multiple choice, with 4 answers to choose from, one is correct. The exam is based on lectures, tutorials and the textbook.
In our lecture this past week, we looked at Cyberpolitics and how the internet is being used to further political campagins.
The tutorial task for this week is using Microsoft Excel. Using Excel we created a buisness spreadsheet. I did run into a problem doing this task, it was hard to get the taskbar that I made for the macros to work, but I went back and read the instructions more carefully and used in the program help in Excel and got it to work.
The task while not anywhere near taxing enough for me to call it confusing wasn't exactly super-simple either. This is proably because unlike MS Word, I hardley use MS Excel. After doing the task and seeing how it all works, I can see how this program will be able to help me with creating financial spreadsheets and the like.
This week posted on Learning@Griffith are some example questions of what the exam will be like, it is just multiple choice, with 4 answers to choose from, one is correct. The exam is based on lectures, tutorials and the textbook.
In our lecture this past week, we looked at Cyberpolitics and how the internet is being used to further political campagins.
The tutorial task for this week is using Microsoft Excel. Using Excel we created a buisness spreadsheet. I did run into a problem doing this task, it was hard to get the taskbar that I made for the macros to work, but I went back and read the instructions more carefully and used in the program help in Excel and got it to work.
The task while not anywhere near taxing enough for me to call it confusing wasn't exactly super-simple either. This is proably because unlike MS Word, I hardley use MS Excel. After doing the task and seeing how it all works, I can see how this program will be able to help me with creating financial spreadsheets and the like.
Monday, May 14, 2007
Week 10 - Microsoft Word
This weeks tute task was to learn some basic and some advanced functions of the Microsoft Word program.
As most people in the world have used Microsoft Word, let alone uni students I did not find this task difficult in the slightest.
Basically what we had to do were editing tasks, bold, italics and underline words, double space the text, insert headers and footers and mail merge the document, all things that I have done before.
Here is the resulting product:
As most people in the world have used Microsoft Word, let alone uni students I did not find this task difficult in the slightest.
Basically what we had to do were editing tasks, bold, italics and underline words, double space the text, insert headers and footers and mail merge the document, all things that I have done before.
Here is the resulting product:
Mr James Peterson MediaHouse 200 Job Lane Southport Gold Coast QLD 4218 Australia
Dear Mr James Peterson,
I am writing to apply for a position within your company, MediaHouse.
I have recently completed a Journalism and Communications degree at Griffith University and believe that I have the suitable skills and experience to be a valuable asset to the organisation. During this degree I have completed subjects in:
New Communications Technologies
CyberStudies
· Digital
· Production
· News and Politics
· Culture
· Media and Society
· Creative Writing
Please find attached a copy of my resume.
Should you need any further information, please do not hesitate to contact me.
Sincerely,
Mr Ryan Fernance
Yes ladies and gentlemen, this is university! :p
The task itself was very, very easy. I have used MS Word for basically my entire life and all of the features that we had to use to complete this task I have used before. Using the software is useful because it helps you create a buisness letter and ready it for sending it with minimum fuss or effort.
Thursday, May 10, 2007
New Communication Technologies - Academic Essay
1501ART - New Communication Technology
Assessment 2 – Academic Essay
The ‘Next-Generation’ Console War – How do you win?
Ryan Fernance - 2619977
Video gaming has evolved. The video game industry has become a lucrative market for console developers; it is a multi-million dollar business if executed correctly. The prospect of earning countless millions of dollars come’s increased competition between the main competitors, and thus a wide range of choice for the consumer.
There have been several generations of video games consoles, with each new era ushering in new system specs, games and fans. This has lead to console wars over many decades, with generally 3 or 4 consoles fighting it out. Classic machines like the Atari 2600, Sega Megadrive, Commadore 64, and current day with the likes of the Nintendo 64, PS1 and Xbox.
These current day machines offer the very latest in technology, may of which include wireless controllers, Blu-Ray or HD-DVD gaming, HDMI input for glorious picture quality, latest and greatest graphical tech, etc. What this spells for the consumer is access to all the latest technology, packaged into one machine.
There have been ‘console wars’ going on between each generation of video gaming machines for decades, but in recent times the companies have stepped up the offensive and we have seen classic companies fall away due to not being able to compete, companies such as Sega and its attempt at an advanced console, the Sega Dreamcast, which barley sent a ripple through the gaming market.
This is the seventh generation of consoles and these wars are being fought by three companies, Nintendo, Microsoft and Sony. Each has their own ‘next-gen’ console and they are locked in a battle-royal for victory. The games, features and technology that differ between consoles are the cause for the wars, each company try to design and include the features that have the widest appeal.
But how do you win a console war?
Units sold will be the figure that ultimately decides the winner of the console wars, and the Xbox 360 leads the pack with 9.68 million units sold, with the Wii coming off a big launch boom selling 6.54 million units and the PS3 in third place selling a mere 3.16 million units. These are the worldwide overall statistics on units sold from release.
To get a clearer picture on who is winning the war, it is better to look at the monthly sale charts. US video game console demand charts for the months of August 2005 – February 2007 show the demand for consoles at their launch period and afterwards when the hype dies down and general sales periods kick in.
The Wii and 360 had reasonably consistent demand from January to February, indicating that they have settled into post holiday levels, where as PS3 demand is more troubling, as it fell 30% in the same period, and is now significantly lower than its much older competitor. Compared to the 360’s launch, both the PS3 and Wii generated more overall demand during the holiday. However, the steep decline in PS3 demand indicates inflated demand due to hype. (http://blog.compete.com/2007/03/26/xbox360-wii-playstaion3-demand/)
But before the consumer chooses which platform to throw their support behind they must first see what each console offers them.
Microsoft’s next-generation console, the Xbox 360 has had a head start of about a year on its competitors, which has given it a huge edge in this generation. Two versions of the 360 were released at launch, one premium pack with everything included (20 GB HDD, Wireless controller) and the core with only the necessities (no HDD, wired controller).
One of the main selling points of the Xbox 360 was its online system. Xbox Live is widely recognised as the best console online experience available and this has been a big factor in the success of the 360. Another is the range of titles available, Microsoft have secured exclusive gaming IP’s such as Gears of War and the Halo series. Microsoft's celebrated Xbox Live Arcade service lets you download a wide variety of smaller games -- mostly retro classics like Doom and Worms. (http://www.xbox.com/zh-SG/community/news/2006/20060510.htm)
While the Xbox 360 had a big lead on Nintendo and Sony’s releases, there were a variety of problems with the launch Xbox 360 consoles. The problems include systems that spontaneously shut down or crash to a multi-language error screen. Early indications are that the problems are all related to the power supply overheating (http://spong.com/article/9336).
While Microsoft did fix these consoles free of charge, many consumers were not happy with the service provided. However, these console faults reportedly still seem to represent just a small fraction of Xbox 360 consoles sold so far (http://spong.com/article/9336).
It can be said that Nintendo’s Gamecube did not fare very well in the previous generations console war. The Nintendo started out second to the might of Sony’s Playstation 2, and once the release of the original Xbox, fell to a distant third.
Nintendo’s next generation console is trying to revolutionise the way games are played. The Nintendo Wii uses an infrared sensor in its controller so that you physically move around as you play. The interactivity of the Wii has lead to some innovative and creative games ideas, such as Wii Sports which you move the character and his actions when you move the controller. The Wii also has an internet browser so you can surf the net from the console, weather updates and the like.
This approach seems to have payed off with the Wii in Australia the fastest ever selling console; Nintendo Co.'s Wii outsold Sony Corp.'s PlayStation 3 and Microsoft Corp.'s Xbox 360 during January as consumers bought 436,000 of the video-game consoles (http://www.computerandvideogames.com/article.php?id=149572).
Though the Wii is also not without its technical problems, it has been reported that during standby mode, the Wii can overheat to the point of damaging the GPU, and the first firmware update caused some units to become unusable (http://www.computerandvideogames.com/article.php?id=149572).
The juggernaut that was Sony’s Playstation 2 by far and away won the previous generation’s war and many were predicting a similar result with the Playstation 3, however a delayed release coupled with a lack of any ‘blockbuster’ release titles has hurt the PS3 in its market share position.
The Playstation 3 uses HDMI (High-Definition Multimedia Interface) compatibility something which the Xbox 360 and Nintendo Wii do not, HDMI lets the PS3 on a HD-TV be run on a native 1080i, 1080p resolution whereas the 360 and Wii can only be run on 720p. This gives a vastly sharper and clearer image. (http://www.cnet.com.au/tvs/accessories/0,239035326,240004563,00.htm)
Microsoft however, have combated this with announcing its new ‘Xbox 360 Elite’ console. The Elite will be a black version of the Xbox 360 with HDMI compatibility built in as well as including a 120 GB HDD. This is seen by some owners of the original versions of the Xbox as unfair as they also want access to the HDMI capabilities but have already spent money on an Xbox 360.
The Playstation 3 uses the new Blu-Ray disc format in its system which gives a clearer, sharper image and can hold much more content than the DVD/HD-DVD’s used in the 360 and Wii. The capacity of a single layer Blu-Ray disc is 25 GB, compared to 15GB of a HD-DVD. (http://www.engadget.com/2005/09/19/blu-ray-vs-hd-dvd-state-of-the-s-union-s-division)
With hardware issues the PS3 has had relatively less than the 360 and Wii, the known problems include the Bluetooth connect-ability in some of the consoles has bugs that make it hard to control the games being played and some of the console’s disc drives make a loud whirring sound when in use. (http://kotaku.com/gaming/ps3/some-new-ps3-models-whining-251671.php)
Games developers have also come out and criticized the PS3’s developing tools, citing that they are too hard to use; “The PS3 is a total disaster on so many levels, I think it’s really clear that Sony lost track of what customers and what developers wanted.” “The honest truth is that the Microsoft dev tools are so much better than Sony’s”. (Official Australian Xbox Magazine Issue 13 March 2007, p.17)
The PS3 is also suffering in the market, in Issue 5 of the E-magazine 360Zine it is written that the Xbox 360 and Nintendo Wii currently enjoy a healthy demand while the PS3 has post-launch blues. (360Zine Issue 5 April 2007, p. 34)
Console wars have and always will be a big part of the video gaming scene, as newer generations of consoles are released the multi-national corporations will try to out-do each other again and again, and the fiery fan debate will continue on as well. As for this generation of consoles, it is far too early to declare a winner, though Sony has a lot of ground to cover to catch up with the high flying Nintendo Wii and Microsoft Xbox 360.
It all boils down to market share, and to ‘win’ a console war one must control the majority of the market, and that is what these conglomerates are striving for.
Reference List
Block, Ryan 19 Sep 2005, Blu-ray vs HD-DVD: State of the Division http://www.engadget.com/2005/09/19/blu-ray-vs-hd-dvd-state-of-the-s-union-s-division (accessed 21st April 2007)
Block, Ryan 20 March 2007, Xbox 360 Elite: new, black limited edition Xbox with HDMI and 120GB drive http://www.engadget.com/2007/03/20/xbox-360-elite-new-black-limited-edition-xbox-with-hdmi-and-120gb-drive/ (accessed 23rd April 2007)
2007, ‘Complete Blog’, 360Zine Issue 5, April, page 34 (accessed 2 April 2007)
2007, ‘Developers Trash PS3’, Xbox 360: The Official Australian Xbox Magazine Issue 11, March, page 17 (accessed 23 April 2007)
Freiert, Max, Xbox360 vs. Wii. Vs. PS3: Demand doesn’t lie http://blog.compete.com/2007/03/26/xbox360-wii-playstaion3-demand/ (accessed 23rd April 2007)
10 May 2006, Gamers Catch Their Breath as Xbox 360 and Xbox Live Reinvent Next-Generation Gaming http://www.xbox.com/zh-SG/community/news/2006/20060510.htm (accessed 19th April)
History of Games (part 2), http://www.gamingw.net/articles/74 (accessed 30th April 2007)
Jackson, Mike Nov 21, 2006, WARNING: WiiConnect 24 kills Wiis, http://www.computerandvideogames.com/article.php?id=149572 (accessed 30th April 2007)
Kohler, Chris 14 Nov, 2006 Picking Sides in the Console War http://www.wired.com/gaming/gamingreviews/news/2006/11/72112?currentPage=2 (accessed 19th April 2007)
Dec 14, 2006 Nintendo Wii is a Record Breaker in Australia http://www.gameguru.in/general/2006/14/nintendo-wii-is-a-record-breaker-in-australia/ (accessed on 19th April)
Qualls, Eric, Xbox 360 Hardware Impressions, http://xbox.about.com/od/xbox2/a/x360hardwareimp.htm (accessed 30th April 2007)
Ramsay, Randolph 8 March 2005, Why HDMI? What you need to know before going digital http://www.cnet.com.au/tvs/accessories/0,239035326,240004563,00.htm (accessed 23rd April 2007)
Some New PS3 Models Whining http://kotaku.com/gaming/ps3/some-new-ps3-models-whining-251671.php (accessed 21st April 2007)
Takahashi, Dean 2006, Xbox 360 Uncloaked, Lulu Press: United States
Thurrott, Paul Nov 25, 2005, Isolated Hardware Glitches Mar Xbox 360 Debut http://www.windowsitpro.com/Articles/ArticleID/48561/48561.html?Ad=1 (accessed 19th April 2007)
White, Michael 20 Feb 2007, Nintendo Wii Tops Playstation 3, Xbox 360 in January http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601204&sid=aeP6KYaQ4o_k&refer=technology (accessed on 20th April 2007)
24 Nov 2005, Xbox 360 Faults. Full Report, http://spong.com/article/9336 (accessed on 30th April 2007)
Relevant Websites
www.xbox.com.au
www.sony.com.au
www.nintendo.com.au
http://www.majornelson.com/
http://www.msxbox-world.com/
http://www.ps3.net/
http://wii.com/
www.ign.com
www.gamespot.com
http://www.vgchartz.com/
Assessment 2 – Academic Essay
The ‘Next-Generation’ Console War – How do you win?
Ryan Fernance - 2619977
Video gaming has evolved. The video game industry has become a lucrative market for console developers; it is a multi-million dollar business if executed correctly. The prospect of earning countless millions of dollars come’s increased competition between the main competitors, and thus a wide range of choice for the consumer.
There have been several generations of video games consoles, with each new era ushering in new system specs, games and fans. This has lead to console wars over many decades, with generally 3 or 4 consoles fighting it out. Classic machines like the Atari 2600, Sega Megadrive, Commadore 64, and current day with the likes of the Nintendo 64, PS1 and Xbox.
These current day machines offer the very latest in technology, may of which include wireless controllers, Blu-Ray or HD-DVD gaming, HDMI input for glorious picture quality, latest and greatest graphical tech, etc. What this spells for the consumer is access to all the latest technology, packaged into one machine.
There have been ‘console wars’ going on between each generation of video gaming machines for decades, but in recent times the companies have stepped up the offensive and we have seen classic companies fall away due to not being able to compete, companies such as Sega and its attempt at an advanced console, the Sega Dreamcast, which barley sent a ripple through the gaming market.
This is the seventh generation of consoles and these wars are being fought by three companies, Nintendo, Microsoft and Sony. Each has their own ‘next-gen’ console and they are locked in a battle-royal for victory. The games, features and technology that differ between consoles are the cause for the wars, each company try to design and include the features that have the widest appeal.
But how do you win a console war?
Units sold will be the figure that ultimately decides the winner of the console wars, and the Xbox 360 leads the pack with 9.68 million units sold, with the Wii coming off a big launch boom selling 6.54 million units and the PS3 in third place selling a mere 3.16 million units. These are the worldwide overall statistics on units sold from release.
To get a clearer picture on who is winning the war, it is better to look at the monthly sale charts. US video game console demand charts for the months of August 2005 – February 2007 show the demand for consoles at their launch period and afterwards when the hype dies down and general sales periods kick in.
The Wii and 360 had reasonably consistent demand from January to February, indicating that they have settled into post holiday levels, where as PS3 demand is more troubling, as it fell 30% in the same period, and is now significantly lower than its much older competitor. Compared to the 360’s launch, both the PS3 and Wii generated more overall demand during the holiday. However, the steep decline in PS3 demand indicates inflated demand due to hype. (http://blog.compete.com/2007/03/26/xbox360-wii-playstaion3-demand/)
But before the consumer chooses which platform to throw their support behind they must first see what each console offers them.
Microsoft’s next-generation console, the Xbox 360 has had a head start of about a year on its competitors, which has given it a huge edge in this generation. Two versions of the 360 were released at launch, one premium pack with everything included (20 GB HDD, Wireless controller) and the core with only the necessities (no HDD, wired controller).
One of the main selling points of the Xbox 360 was its online system. Xbox Live is widely recognised as the best console online experience available and this has been a big factor in the success of the 360. Another is the range of titles available, Microsoft have secured exclusive gaming IP’s such as Gears of War and the Halo series. Microsoft's celebrated Xbox Live Arcade service lets you download a wide variety of smaller games -- mostly retro classics like Doom and Worms. (http://www.xbox.com/zh-SG/community/news/2006/20060510.htm)
While the Xbox 360 had a big lead on Nintendo and Sony’s releases, there were a variety of problems with the launch Xbox 360 consoles. The problems include systems that spontaneously shut down or crash to a multi-language error screen. Early indications are that the problems are all related to the power supply overheating (http://spong.com/article/9336).
While Microsoft did fix these consoles free of charge, many consumers were not happy with the service provided. However, these console faults reportedly still seem to represent just a small fraction of Xbox 360 consoles sold so far (http://spong.com/article/9336).
It can be said that Nintendo’s Gamecube did not fare very well in the previous generations console war. The Nintendo started out second to the might of Sony’s Playstation 2, and once the release of the original Xbox, fell to a distant third.
Nintendo’s next generation console is trying to revolutionise the way games are played. The Nintendo Wii uses an infrared sensor in its controller so that you physically move around as you play. The interactivity of the Wii has lead to some innovative and creative games ideas, such as Wii Sports which you move the character and his actions when you move the controller. The Wii also has an internet browser so you can surf the net from the console, weather updates and the like.
This approach seems to have payed off with the Wii in Australia the fastest ever selling console; Nintendo Co.'s Wii outsold Sony Corp.'s PlayStation 3 and Microsoft Corp.'s Xbox 360 during January as consumers bought 436,000 of the video-game consoles (http://www.computerandvideogames.com/article.php?id=149572).
Though the Wii is also not without its technical problems, it has been reported that during standby mode, the Wii can overheat to the point of damaging the GPU, and the first firmware update caused some units to become unusable (http://www.computerandvideogames.com/article.php?id=149572).
The juggernaut that was Sony’s Playstation 2 by far and away won the previous generation’s war and many were predicting a similar result with the Playstation 3, however a delayed release coupled with a lack of any ‘blockbuster’ release titles has hurt the PS3 in its market share position.
The Playstation 3 uses HDMI (High-Definition Multimedia Interface) compatibility something which the Xbox 360 and Nintendo Wii do not, HDMI lets the PS3 on a HD-TV be run on a native 1080i, 1080p resolution whereas the 360 and Wii can only be run on 720p. This gives a vastly sharper and clearer image. (http://www.cnet.com.au/tvs/accessories/0,239035326,240004563,00.htm)
Microsoft however, have combated this with announcing its new ‘Xbox 360 Elite’ console. The Elite will be a black version of the Xbox 360 with HDMI compatibility built in as well as including a 120 GB HDD. This is seen by some owners of the original versions of the Xbox as unfair as they also want access to the HDMI capabilities but have already spent money on an Xbox 360.
The Playstation 3 uses the new Blu-Ray disc format in its system which gives a clearer, sharper image and can hold much more content than the DVD/HD-DVD’s used in the 360 and Wii. The capacity of a single layer Blu-Ray disc is 25 GB, compared to 15GB of a HD-DVD. (http://www.engadget.com/2005/09/19/blu-ray-vs-hd-dvd-state-of-the-s-union-s-division)
With hardware issues the PS3 has had relatively less than the 360 and Wii, the known problems include the Bluetooth connect-ability in some of the consoles has bugs that make it hard to control the games being played and some of the console’s disc drives make a loud whirring sound when in use. (http://kotaku.com/gaming/ps3/some-new-ps3-models-whining-251671.php)
Games developers have also come out and criticized the PS3’s developing tools, citing that they are too hard to use; “The PS3 is a total disaster on so many levels, I think it’s really clear that Sony lost track of what customers and what developers wanted.” “The honest truth is that the Microsoft dev tools are so much better than Sony’s”. (Official Australian Xbox Magazine Issue 13 March 2007, p.17)
The PS3 is also suffering in the market, in Issue 5 of the E-magazine 360Zine it is written that the Xbox 360 and Nintendo Wii currently enjoy a healthy demand while the PS3 has post-launch blues. (360Zine Issue 5 April 2007, p. 34)
Console wars have and always will be a big part of the video gaming scene, as newer generations of consoles are released the multi-national corporations will try to out-do each other again and again, and the fiery fan debate will continue on as well. As for this generation of consoles, it is far too early to declare a winner, though Sony has a lot of ground to cover to catch up with the high flying Nintendo Wii and Microsoft Xbox 360.
It all boils down to market share, and to ‘win’ a console war one must control the majority of the market, and that is what these conglomerates are striving for.
Reference List
Block, Ryan 19 Sep 2005, Blu-ray vs HD-DVD: State of the Division http://www.engadget.com/2005/09/19/blu-ray-vs-hd-dvd-state-of-the-s-union-s-division (accessed 21st April 2007)
Block, Ryan 20 March 2007, Xbox 360 Elite: new, black limited edition Xbox with HDMI and 120GB drive http://www.engadget.com/2007/03/20/xbox-360-elite-new-black-limited-edition-xbox-with-hdmi-and-120gb-drive/ (accessed 23rd April 2007)
2007, ‘Complete Blog’, 360Zine Issue 5, April, page 34 (accessed 2 April 2007)
2007, ‘Developers Trash PS3’, Xbox 360: The Official Australian Xbox Magazine Issue 11, March, page 17 (accessed 23 April 2007)
Freiert, Max, Xbox360 vs. Wii. Vs. PS3: Demand doesn’t lie http://blog.compete.com/2007/03/26/xbox360-wii-playstaion3-demand/ (accessed 23rd April 2007)
10 May 2006, Gamers Catch Their Breath as Xbox 360 and Xbox Live Reinvent Next-Generation Gaming http://www.xbox.com/zh-SG/community/news/2006/20060510.htm (accessed 19th April)
History of Games (part 2), http://www.gamingw.net/articles/74 (accessed 30th April 2007)
Jackson, Mike Nov 21, 2006, WARNING: WiiConnect 24 kills Wiis, http://www.computerandvideogames.com/article.php?id=149572 (accessed 30th April 2007)
Kohler, Chris 14 Nov, 2006 Picking Sides in the Console War http://www.wired.com/gaming/gamingreviews/news/2006/11/72112?currentPage=2 (accessed 19th April 2007)
Dec 14, 2006 Nintendo Wii is a Record Breaker in Australia http://www.gameguru.in/general/2006/14/nintendo-wii-is-a-record-breaker-in-australia/ (accessed on 19th April)
Qualls, Eric, Xbox 360 Hardware Impressions, http://xbox.about.com/od/xbox2/a/x360hardwareimp.htm (accessed 30th April 2007)
Ramsay, Randolph 8 March 2005, Why HDMI? What you need to know before going digital http://www.cnet.com.au/tvs/accessories/0,239035326,240004563,00.htm (accessed 23rd April 2007)
Some New PS3 Models Whining http://kotaku.com/gaming/ps3/some-new-ps3-models-whining-251671.php (accessed 21st April 2007)
Takahashi, Dean 2006, Xbox 360 Uncloaked, Lulu Press: United States
Thurrott, Paul Nov 25, 2005, Isolated Hardware Glitches Mar Xbox 360 Debut http://www.windowsitpro.com/Articles/ArticleID/48561/48561.html?Ad=1 (accessed 19th April 2007)
White, Michael 20 Feb 2007, Nintendo Wii Tops Playstation 3, Xbox 360 in January http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601204&sid=aeP6KYaQ4o_k&refer=technology (accessed on 20th April 2007)
24 Nov 2005, Xbox 360 Faults. Full Report, http://spong.com/article/9336 (accessed on 30th April 2007)
Relevant Websites
www.xbox.com.au
www.sony.com.au
www.nintendo.com.au
http://www.majornelson.com/
http://www.msxbox-world.com/
http://www.ps3.net/
http://wii.com/
www.ign.com
www.gamespot.com
http://www.vgchartz.com/
Monday, April 30, 2007
Week 9 - Essay Crunch Time
The Comp Lab this week was focused on completing the essay due on Friday Week 10. I found out that I had too many words in my essay, and that I cannot use Wikipeida (:o) so I had to find the actual references that Wiki used and put them into my reference list.
The lecture on Friday was actually quite good. Jason Nelson was the guest speaker and he talked about Cyber Art, how you can be creative on the Web. He showed us some of his work and explained alot about what he does and how the internet works.
As for what happened in my life, the Roosters finally got their 1000th victory, they are the first and only club so far to record that number of wins. They beat the Dragons on ANZAC day 18-4 and it was good stuff.! :)
The lecture on Friday was actually quite good. Jason Nelson was the guest speaker and he talked about Cyber Art, how you can be creative on the Web. He showed us some of his work and explained alot about what he does and how the internet works.
As for what happened in my life, the Roosters finally got their 1000th victory, they are the first and only club so far to record that number of wins. They beat the Dragons on ANZAC day 18-4 and it was good stuff.! :)
Monday, April 23, 2007
Week 8 - Internet Field Trip
For Week 8 we had to go on a internet field trip and find some innovative and interactive websites, though there were no specific instructions on Learning@Griffith.
The website I found was the Way Back Machine which is a website that stores the archives of almost every website on the internet so that you can visit pages from years ago.
The website I found was the Way Back Machine which is a website that stores the archives of almost every website on the internet so that you can visit pages from years ago.
Thursday, April 19, 2007
Decision Made
I have come to a final decision on what my final essay for New Comm Tech is going to be written on: The video game console wars.
I have know this for a while, but today I am starting so it is official.
I ran this by my tutor and he said that it would be a good idea, but I have to be critical about it.
My basic outline of the essay will be to show the history of the so called 'console wars' and how it has evolved to what it is today, a multi-million dollar fight between congolomorates Microsoft, Sony and Nintendo.
I am starting my essay today (Thursday 19 April) even though it isn't due until week ten as I have ALOT of other work I will have to do in that period.
Thats it for now.
I have know this for a while, but today I am starting so it is official.
I ran this by my tutor and he said that it would be a good idea, but I have to be critical about it.
My basic outline of the essay will be to show the history of the so called 'console wars' and how it has evolved to what it is today, a multi-million dollar fight between congolomorates Microsoft, Sony and Nintendo.
I am starting my essay today (Thursday 19 April) even though it isn't due until week ten as I have ALOT of other work I will have to do in that period.
Thats it for now.
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