New Media Scavenger Hunt.

What is New Media?

When people refer to new media, people think of television, music, web design or anything that utilize a computer or computers.
New Media is used in our daily lives. We get the news from television or internet which is considered as new media, in fact new media has change our way of living. New Media has a enormous impact to our lives and without new media technologies will not evolve.

What is Innovation?

According to Merriam-Webster, innovation is
Main Entry: in•no•va•tion
Pronunciation: "i-n&-'vA-sh&n
Function: noun
1 : the introduction of something new
2 : a new idea, method or device

I found the kiosk just outside Castleton Mall is a good New Media sample. I think another new media sample that uses a computer that most people will not find new media is the fountains of Bellagio in Las Vegas.



1. Who did it?
Collaboration between Mr. Wynn and the WET Design.

2. How did they do it?
Drawings were prepared that outlined the feature's form and
location. They defined its position in relation to the hotel, its
center point of focus, as well as its breadth and presence on
the lake. A series of alternate layouts of the fountain's shape
were presented to Mr. Wynn, all of them designed with the
feature's animation in mind. The plan of the feature was
driven by WET's objective of creating an instrument capable
of producing, when choreographed, as much fluidity,
variation and range of expression--from grand gesture to
subtle nuance--as possible. The soul of the fountain's form,
and the motive for the selection of technologies, was that of
flexibility and variety. This ensured that the feature would
effectively play to the varying musical styles and idioms in
an ever-growing library of musical selections.

WET designed and manufactured a collection of
technological devices specifically for the Bellagio. The
objective, as with the form of the fountain, was that of
versatility and breadth. By including the Shooter technology,
the fountain could integrate with the more rythmically driving
passages in the music. Both MiniShooters® and
SuperShooters® (driven to record setting heights of over 240
feet) were included to respond to both commanding and
delicate aspects in the music. The pulsing character of the
Shooters would create the feature's spirals, linear passages,
and high-speed chases.
(Source www.wetdesign.com)

3. For whom did they do it?
Bellagio Hotel in Las Vegas

4. How might you be able to use what you learned about this innovative use of new media to help you when doing your final project?
Planning and integration of different types of media such as music, and synchronization of different medias.