Final thoughts and ethics
I would like to start by saying I had a great time in this
class. I learned a lot about a subject previously I had no real interest
in. I now enjoy art and especially media
art. The class was great and mainly
because we had an awesome teacher. We
covered many interesting topics and did some great work. I think media art will shape the future and I
hope to be part of that. I will continue
my education of media arts so that I can get better at it.
I found that working on the collaborative project was a bit
of a problem. It shows how hard it is to
actually get everyone on the same page. It
took much longer than I thought it would but in the end I believe everyone did
a great job. It was fun to do. What was so amazing was the fact that in a
big budget film it takes a ton of people to complete. So to look at how hard it was to get the
project completed it is surprising that the movies ever get done.
As many others have also commented on Behance was a bit of a
problem area. It did not want to
cooperate. I did enjoy doing the blogs
much better but the problem is that you cannot post videos and such there. I think I really need to take time and figure
out BeHance much better.
I have learned much during this short time. I know there is much more to learn and many
more aspects to the different programs that I used. I believe I am much more motivated to learn
the ins and outs of media arts. I think
it was a rather informative semester and a great learning experience.
I think the major setback to any artists is the initial
idea. Once you come up with the idea then it is just
a matter of using the right tools to create it.
The learning sites do such a great job at this. It is possible to find information on any
subject matter that you would like to learn.
As far as ethics go I use the tools that I pay for. I do not believe that I should use property
that does not belong to me. If I receive
free usage on an item then I will use that as long as it does not infringe on
any rights. Many artists allow their
work to be used by people as long as they give them credit for the work. Some do not allow business to use these works
unless they buy that right from them. In
this case if you want it bad enough you will pay for it. I can understand this because I would not
want someone to use something I created without my permission in doing so.
As a final statement I have to say overall this was a great
semester and I learned quite a bit. It
is not with my major which is computer science but it was a welcome break from
it. I would really like to learn more
about this subject.
