Life in the information age- Entertainment

With the development of technology the life of entertainment has improved massively with new technology being developed every day. Technology has impacted our entertainment we now have new applications we can use for entertainment, a huge aspect of entertainment is games. The platforms of games is rapidly expanding with more users using different sources of games, including the playstation, xbox and the Nintendo however these video games have no been developed so they can also be motion captured games.  Although, games is not the only popular aspect of entertainment many people also use music as a source of entertainment, MP3 known as 'MPEG-1 Audio Layer 3' is what started the listening to music using a portable device known as the mp3 player however this developed to the ipod which is know being developed every year to improve the ipod with new ideas the latest ipod consisted of a touch screen with games applications that could be installed.

MPEGS- Are a group that develops standards for digital video and digital audio compression. Certain types of audio or video files are called MPEGs. They are usually of a short duration. You can access MPEGs through your Windows Media Player. In my personal experience I have used windows media player to construct a video and the MPEGS were very effective the quality of the video was good with good pictures and sound quality. MPEGS have a variety of advantages and disadvantages some advantages of using MPEGS are videos can be compressed in an encoder before transmission or storage, perhaps to 1/50 of the original size, and then decompressed in a decoder for playback. Disadvantages of using MPEGS are MPEGS are tightly compressed videos and tends to lose quality quickly the smaller you try and make the file. If you are looking to place video online, you may try QuickTime, or even better - Flash video, which is optimized for web-streaming.

Digital Television- is the transmission of audio and video by digital signals. Digital television is a contrast to analog television that uses analog signals. With the develop of technology analog televisions are now being scraped and all television broadcasting is in digital television, therefore this shows the development reflecting technology with the old analog signals being withdrawn. Digital television has allowed consumers to view broadcasts in ways not possible with analog signals. Images broadcast by digital means arrive to the television with less distortion and with less delay. Even with all of its technological advantages, some drawbacks do exist for the technology. Digital television is an all or nothing scenario. Either the signal comes through in crystal-clear quality or the image is not present this is probably the biggest disadvantage because comparing with analog televisions seeing nothing on a television was not common even if the signal was bad the picture could still be seen, whereas digital television has the all or nothing effect. Advantages of using digital television are digital television allows stations to broadcast in more than one programming stream. I believe that digital television was a great creation and has impacted society massively with digital television becoming worldwide.

Games- Games is probably the most popular source of entertainment, video games. Sixty-eight percent of American households play computer or video games. But what is a video game? A video game is an electronic game that involves human interaction. The electronic systems used to play video games are known as platforms; examples of these are personal computers and video game consoles. These platforms range from large mainframe computers to small handheld devices.  Video games have expanded massively with the growth of technology. The video games consoles began with playstation and Xbox however with the development of technology motion censored games began to become popular with the Nintendo wii console furthermore Xbox and Playstation developed the Playstation move and Xbox kinect both motion censored consoles. U.S. computer and video game software sales grew 22.9 percent in 2008 to $11.7 billion – more than quadrupling industry software sales since 1996. This fact conveys on the impact these video games have had in society. Advantages of using games are fun and enjoyable, there is also a wide range of different video games platforms therefore choice is a huge advantage. Although these games do have disadvantages video games can cause video game addiction which can cause many problems furthermore, video games not including motion censored video games can cause serious illnesses. I view video games as a huge element of entertainment, nowadays mostly all children and teenagers have a video game console there wide range of games play allows for games for everyone and the games are fully enjoyable.

Music- Music is massive part of everyday life, with the expansion of technology handheld musical devices have now been created allowing music to be played portably. MP3 players more commonly known as a portable media player. Again the contrast is evident with the growth of technology cassette players are now being replaced by MP3 players or ipods. However ipods and MP3 players have got their downfalls. With loud music playing regularly in the ear this can damage ear drums which can cause people becoming death in the ear.  Although the key aspect of why these portable media devices are so popular is they are so easy to use and can be used anywhere. I believe these portable media devices is a great piece of technology they are simple and easy to use they are also effective and not highly priced I have a ipod touch and believe its very good.

DVDS- A DVD is an optical disc storage media format, again the key talking point is with technology being developed the videos have been replaced by DVDS. Why is this? A factor I believe that has withdrawn videos and replaced with DVDS is the fact that DVDS are formatted using digital rather than analog whereas videos use analog, with analog signals being overshadowed by digital signals this factor is a key aspect of why DVDS have replaced videos. Advantages of using DVDS are good for large media files furthermore the quality is a lot better than videos, although DVDS have some disadvantages the key disadvantage being a DVD being played requires a DVD player, it also requires a physical distribution.

E book readers-A e-book reader, also called an e-book device or e-reader, is a mobile electronic device that is designed primarily for the purpose of reading digital e-books.  My knowledge of e- book readers is very basic as I have had no experience using a e-book readers. The e-book readers have a wide range of advantages including the have a specific screen size, battery lifespan, lighting and weight making the picture clear and easy to read. Although the e- book readers also have disadvantages such as they are often expensive when compared to multi-purpose devices such as laptops.  

Digital cameras- A digital camera is a camera that takes video or still photographs, or both, digitally by recording images. Again my knowledge on digital cameras is basic as I have not got much experience using digital cameras. The digital cameras have various advantages including the key advantage being  Digital cameras can do things film cameras cannot for example they can display images on a screen immediately after they are recorded, storing thousands of images on a single small memory device, and deleting images to free storage space. However, digital cameras do have disadvantages a disadvantage of digital cameras is that the cameras are much more sensitive to breaking after being dropped or hit, as the casing is usually made of plastic. In addition another disadvantage is they usually have poor focusing ability in poor or low-light situations.