1. JUNE 1 INTRODUCTORY QUESTIONS What is media? What is new media? What is old media? What old media does new media come from (in order)? [selfies/youtube/network] < video < film < photography < painting [interactivity/network] < < programing < theater/improvisation [digital electronic instruments] < analog electric instruments < orchestral performance < folk/church singing How does the shift from painting > photography change the way humans think about the world? How does instagram change photography? How does the shift from photography > video changes the way humans think about the world? How does the shift from acoustic instruments > electric instruments > electronic instrument change the way humans think about the world? How does ableton live change composing? Keep an eye out for and always be asking yourself: 1. How does what I'm seeing connect with the contemporary world? 2. How does what I'm seeing connect with my own new media work and interests? 3. What is my current relationship to this particular city? 4. How is my relationship to this city different today than it was yesterday?