In this week’s lecture, the Machinima animation of USAir’s Hudson River Landing illustrated what occurred during the emergency landing, and this scene system is said to be “democratizing access to technology.” Another machinima film shown was of the French activists during the 2005 Paris riots. The animated scene system used showed the events leading up to the riots, which the French media did not cover.
Machinima reminds me of how the news started showing footage from the Vietnam War on television, and how it “democratized access” to information. It was the first time a war had been broadcast, and people were able to see the reality of war. People started to protest, as it is a whole different situation to see something happen, rather than read about it. It seems to make a big difference, and at least the story from the other side of the Paris riots was told. Many more stories could be told.
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