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June 2010

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September 2009

New media diet suggestion

WIRED put together an illustrated suggestion on how to spend your 9 hours of daily media intake (an average American media consumption number). As a snapshot of daily 9 hour media consumption it’s a pretty sad prospect. Spending this much time glued to a screen when not working or interacting with other human beings in real life is not all that appealing when I think about it.

Practicing good nutrition keeps your mind sharp, your body fit, and your life long. The same could be said for consuming media. (Seriously, knowledge is power.) When you add it all up, the average American spends roughly nine hours a day glued to some kind of screen, and like your diet, quality is as important as quantity. Here are Wired’s suggested servings for optimal media health.

Source: WIRED

September 2009

Interactive Mona Lisa

Coming to a living room wall near you. Out with velvet and glow-in-the-dark.

Interactive technology has brought the Mona Lisa to life – and Leonardo da Vinci’s enigmatic 16th Century portrait now speaks fluent Mandarin Chinese. A digital version of the work is the star attraction in a new exhibition of classic artworks recreated in multimedia form in Beijing.

Exhibition organiser Wang Hui spent two years preparing the collection. He says it is the first time 3D, holographic and voice recognition technologies have been fused like this. Visitors can also listen to Jesus Christ talking to his disciples and watch him move around the table of The Last Supper, while life-sized replica statues of Roman and Greek gods and goddesses strike provocative poses in a multimedia play.

Watch a video on BBC News

August 2009

How Americans spend their day

The New York Times put together an interactive graph based on The American Time Use Survey. The survey asked thousands of American residents over 15 to recall every minute of a day.

See the graph on New York Times

August 2009