Career Essay in MCOM111

Raphael B. Nemenzo

                                                    Being a Game Designer

As a college student, I have a dream of becoming a designer; you may wonder what type of designer I would like to be and I choose to become a video game designer. Since I was a child, I love playing video games and it became a passion in my life. I am more determined to work if I really love the job I am with like being a game designer which fits one of my passions in life which is playing video games.

Video Game Designers don’t create games. They create detailed design documents. A design document contain descriptions of all aspects of an electronic game - mission, plot, rules, flow charts, sound, artwork, and special features. The design document is the blueprint used by graphic artists, sound designers, and programmers to create the software that results in the video game. Video game designer is not an entry-level job. You have to know how video game design and development works, and experience as a programmer, artist, or producer help. Most video game designers have bachelor’s degrees in English, art, computer science, or related areas. Skills in collaboration and negotiation help you make sure the final product is created true to your original vision.

There are many different things that have to do with video game design including art, music, computer programming and playing games of course. When people think about video games they think about how hard it is or how cool that level was, but there is a whole lot more that goes along with games. Art and music are two very big things that are included with video game design but are not thought of that much because people think they are not important. They are wrong art and music can be the most important part of the game to some people who take their games seriously. Art and music can be very important in game design but they don’t even compare to the coding itself. Coding is where the design part of the game takes shape, it is where it happens. Although music, art, and coding are very important you need a good combination of all three to make a great game.

            If you go out and ask people what music has to do with video games they probably wouldn’t have a clue, but if you keep asking you might find a real gamer and he would tell you that it sets the mood for the whole game. Without the right music games would be nothing but button pressing, reading, and ice to put on your fingers to cool them down after a good game of button mashing. Music is what people can hum when they resting or in the shower, it is what hooks people to the game and makes them want to play it over and over again. Music is what connects the player to game. Now there are two types of music that are put into the game. The first type of music is called “real music”. “Real music” is music or tunes that are played by bands, singers, or other musicians and inserted into the game. Real music is a very hard thing to place into the game because you have to choose just the right time to start playing it. You would want to put a slow songs played with violins, pianos, and other musical instruments at a slow part of the game where there might be a cinematic or a plot turn. You can put a slow quite song that might turn really loud and fast paced when something is getting revealed or shown, but you have to be sure to play “real” music at just the right time or it can ruin what you are trying to set up for a intense moment in the game. The second type of music is called “digital”. Digital music is music that is made with a “music looper” or other programs that you can mix different sounds together and make one big musical track. Digital music is the most common in games nowadays because “real” music costs too much and is too tricky to place. Music is the nicotine of the games; it’s what makes the player come back for more and more.

           

There are many things about video game creation and design that people don’t know of. The vast amount of jobs, how well they can get paid, how relaxing it can be at some times, and other advantages they get for creating a game that turns into a hit. Music and art is the unseen hero’s of video game design, and are not usually seen as anything important. There are a lot of different things out there for someone who wants to get into video game design and all they have to do is work hard and know how to play their cards before they can become a very rich person. Video game design is a complicated field of work that demands perfection and a creative mind.

There are many other jobs that have to with video game creation. There is the marketing team that decides how they are going to advertise the game and all the other things that have to do with advertisements. If you are a smooth talker they might put you on the sales team. They take care of where it is going to be sold, how many copies are going where, and the release date of the game. They also help with the advertising of the game. Game testers are what every little kid wants to be and there is actually a high demand for them in certain parts of the world. If you are good at English, like writing essays, this would be a great job for you. But being a Tester requires a massive knowledge about video games and the observations regarding them. Tester is one of the most common jobs about video games as they can be seen in the Playstation Network series called “The Tester”.

Being a video game designer is fun and doesn’t require a lot of physical aspects to work on but uses the mental aspects instead. As far as what a video game designer has to offer, I am still looking forward to the salary I can get with it, and based on my research you can earn by the average of $60,000 a year which really fits my whole needs. I hope that someday, I can be a game designer to help my family in earning and to be a successful person in my life.

                                                WORKS CITED

Biagi, Shirley. Media/impact: An Introduction to Mass Media, 2009 Update. Boston, MA: Wadsworth Cengage Learning, 2009. Print.

Schell, Jesse. The Art of Game Design: A Book of Lenses. Amsterdam: Elsevier/Morgan Kaufmann, 2008. Print.

Heller, Steven, and David Womack. Becoming a Digital Designer: A Guide to Careers in Web, Video, Broadcast, Game, + Animation Design. Hoboken, N.J: John Wiley & Sons, 2008. Print.

Edery, David, David Edery, and Ethan Mollick. Changing the Game: How Video Games Are Transforming the Future of Business. Upper Saddle River, N.J: FT Press, 2009. Print.

Prensky, Marc. "don't Bother Me Mom, I'm Learning!": How Computer and Video Games Are Preparing Your Kids for Twenty-First Century Success and How You Can Help!St. Paul, Minn: Paragon House, 2006. Print.

http://www.adigitaldreamer.com/articles/becomeavideogamedesigner.htm - Ryan Scufford 12/05/06

http://www.allartschools.com/art-careers/game-design/video-game-designer-interview - John Mckenny  06/08/07

http://www.gamedesignersalarydata.com/ - 04/05/08

Reflection #12 (SOCIAL NETWORK)

Yesterday was an awesome and unique class meeting.. We watched the movie "Social Network" which deals about the story behind the invention of facebook. Mark Zuckerberg was the main character in the story he is also the youngest billionaire in the world. Mark and eduardo (co-founder of fb and his former bestfriend) have an argument regarding the share with the company wherein eduardo didnt receive the share he deserves. Doc treated us in the movie (big thanks to him) and we did a small review of the movie afterwards. Before leaving the class we go to Z-Burger and eat some stuff.

Reflection 12/07/10

Todays class is gaming time and scott showed us how to play DJ hero it was fun. Doc remind us on our missing exams and essays. Finals is due next week and I hope i get an A with this class. hahaha

FINAL EXAM IN MCOM111

Final Exam - The Magnificent Seven

Preview and Instructions

Based on Biagi (2009), our online Facebook posts, our skits, the presentations, your blogs, and your own insights, we will take the final journey on assessments. This examination will require you to critically think, make evaluations, provide information and make critical insights on the communications field. Specifically, we will have questions on film, television, radio, music, and Internet. You may notice that some questions are merged because of the nature of the subjects. Finally, you will be evaluating yourself and your growth in the class, the skills you have learned or developed, the knowledge and insights that you have obtained, how you like working in collaborative groups and as a collaborative class, your opinions of how the class was taught and was it effective or ineffective, and your thoughts on edutainment & convergence teaching methods for your other classes.

Question 1 - Radio

Based on what we have read, discussed, demonstrated and learned, do you think that the deregulatory nature of the Telecommunications Act of 1996 has created an oligarchy that controls the radio industry and who gets air time as well as the role of the DJ? Please explain why this may be good for radio and why it may be bad for radio as an industry.

What about the consumer, has deregulation been good for the consumer or have radio station owners (big media companies) become like banks: too big to fail? What should radio stations do to compete with or collaborate with convergence technologies like Facebook, MySpace, iPods, smartphones, and online radio sites like Pandora?

Answer: I think that radio era is really over right now due to the spreading of different music networks and downloadable musics around the net.

Question 2 - Music

Let's face it the music industry is in trouble, but it also has a unique opportunity to prosper if it changes it approach. In light of this, can you cite some of the major problems facing the music industry because of convergence technology like the iPod, smart phones and the Internet. Can you explain why the music industry has so much power over what is played on the radio?

Explain how the music industry and the street game are similar.
Was it a smart business strategy for the music industry to sue its customers? Explain why it was smart or why it was not smart.

Did this approach alienate consumers from the industry? Explain why. Which model or models would you use for the industry: the free model, the hybrid model or the pay model and explain why it would help the industry. What about the customer how will he or she benefit from the model that you choose.

Finally, has the music industry ignored talented acts for short term profits on personality driven performers with lesser talent as many of you have indicated, does the Internet provide a legitimate outlet for independent acts, and if you are an independent act would you go with a major label or would you promote your music online and keep control of your music and image?

Answer: Of course, the music industry right now is more powerful than the radio because music nowadays can be downloaded through the internet and the spread of iPods and other music player really killed the radio industry. I don’t think it’s a smart business to sue music customers because customers are always right.

Question 3 - Film and Television

In your opinion why does television have a better opportunity to succeed better than films in the age of iPods, HULU, YouTube, smart phones, and network TV sites?

If you are the film industry what would you do to prevent from becoming exactly like the music industry based on these options: would you embed ads in your films in the form of icons, would you create links in films so that gamers can play multiple story lines, would allow chatting during the movie, would you make them downloadable with ads, would you allow instant purchasing of things you see during the movie or would you do a combination of all of the above?

Finally, if you are an independent filmmaker explain how you would use online sites, handheld technologies like cell phoes, and social networking sites like to market and distribute your film. Feel free to list names of sites here and how you would use them to market and distribute your films.

Answer: “Televisions never expires” I believe that the television era will never last and right now, the televisions are evolving through the help of technology like the HDTVS, and now there’s a 3DTV. SO how can you say that the television industry would be beaten by other movie networks if the television is still popular and it evolves as time goes by. I think I would put some more ads on my film because basically, an advertisement is the key to success of an industry and it is the most important strategy that an industry need to do. If I am an independent filmmaker, I would use social network sites like Twitter and Facebook to advertise my film because those networking sites are used by almost every person in the world.

Question 4 - Internet

Based on Ashton Kushter's recently becoming the first person to have over 1 million people following him on Twitter, and the fact that he beat CNN which was advertising for people to follow CNN and using their personalities on Twitter, do you think that the Internet may be the most dominant medium or is on its way to becoming the most dominant?

How has the Internet changed music, radio, television, and film? In your opinion has the Internet been a good thing or a bad thing for radio, music, television and film industries? Explain.

In your opinion has the Internet enabled independent creators of music, film, and television a legitimate outlet or was the old system better with the industries in charge?

How would you use the Internet and convergence technology like iPods to teach a college course?

In the last three questions, you are the judge just like the skits. Here are your cases for you decide.

Answer: I can agree to that one, Internet is really the most dominant medium especially nowadays and everyone is using it period. I think I would not use the internet to teach college course If am the professor because some students may not be comfortable with that style of teaching but I know, majority of the class would like it like I do.

Question 5 - Class & Group Evaluation

Explain how you believe that your group has grown in terms of working together based on how this course was taught?

Explain how you believe that the class as a whole has grown in terms of working together based on how this course was taught?

When did you notice that the class had grown together?

In your opinion what do you think of the edutainment methods we used such as the skits and the convergence methods such as Facebook, the Vox blog, and Twitter to teach as opposed to traditional papers, traditional exams, quizzes, and presentations?

Give your opinon of the class taking over as the producer, director and running large portions of the class using these methods, did this make you more willing to pay attention to class, look forward to attending class and more willing to participate in class? Did you feel empowered in this role?

Answer: Our group really evolved in terms of cooperation especially with the help of our group leader ziggy, and my other group members. If there is a situation where I need their help, they are always there to help and support me. Since the start of the Finals week I noticed the cooperation and teamwork of every group. Haha I wished I could use facebook in my other class though but honestly I really like the implementation of facebook to use in class discussions credits to Doc! I think those methods give me reasons to go attend class because it is unique and overall, that was fun.

Question 6- Self Evalutation

What did you learn in this class about communications? Provide me at least two or three examples. How did you grow in terms of confidence in this class?
What did you enjoy most about this course? Knowing what you know now, do you think that you will be able to apply what you know in other classes to help you study. Are you glad that you took this class, and why?

Answer: All I learn is how to communicate with your groups, and how to communicate in class using the Facebook. My confidence really evolved somehow because of lots of reflections we’ve been doing and I’m gonna miss those reflections in my future class. I enjoy GAMING TIME obviously because I’m a gamer. I think the only thing I learned that I can apply to my other class is the cooperation of one’s group which is really present in this class.

Question 7 - Professor Evaluation of Doc Chris


What did you think about how this class was run by Dr. Chris?

Did you like using the edutainment and convergence methods that he used in class? Why or why not?

What did you learn in this class that you did not know because of the way this course was taught?

Did you like the interactive nature of the class and did it keep you paying attention?

Do you think that you could teach this class to high school students or incoming freshman based on the methods and online tools that we used? Why or why not.

Would you take another course with Dr. Chris? Why or why not?

Would you recommend this course or another course taught by Dr. Chris? Why or why not?

What would you like for Dr. Chris to have taught more on or was what he did sufficient for your needs?

Finally, would you give this course a passing grade?

Answer: Doc chris, I’m speechless. He is crazy but overall I love him as a professor, he is passionate, and even though you think he is just doing it for fun, think twice, cause If you try to understand what he is trying to say you’ll learn something and you can treasure it for the rest of your life. I think I can teach this class to high school students because they are more in favor to this kind of stuff rather than the normal discussions that they really hate. I think it is sufficient for my needs as everything I love was taught by him. OVERALL, I WOULD GIVE THIS AN A if I can give a higher grade, I can give an A+ or maybe an S?! IT WAS ALL FUN STYLE OF LEARNING AND FULL OF EXCITEMENT. Looking forward to a class same like this one in my future classes here in CCBC.

Exam #2 MCOM111

Question #1
 

Where did the word television first appear and what was the year? Extra credit - What was television originally called by many because it seemed like a new version of the dominant medium at the time?

-The word television first appeared in 1907 issue of Scientific American. *source: book p.160

 -Television was originally called “Image Dissector”. *source: (http://www.videouniversity.com/articles/the-birth-of-television)

Question #2
 

Approximately how many television stations exist in the United States, and how do television stations make money primarily? List some of the threats to television based on what we have learned in this class. Name at least 3 threats. Oral Question - Why are these things threats?

-1,600 tv stations operate in US. TV stations make money through advertising. Without advertisement, tv stations are nothing.. –source: book p.180

-3 threats to television

1. Internet

2. Netflix

3. Movie theatres

Question #3
 

Name the researchers who are credited with developing television and where did commercial television first appear? Where did most TV shows originate when television first started? Extra credit - What company dominates the television ratings business?

-Philo T. Farnsworth –inventor, Cliff -friend    

-First commercial television first appeared in 1939 World’s Fair

- They originally came from NBC and CBS.

- The Nielsen Company

        

Question # 4
 

Who was Newton Minow? Do you agree or disagree with his views on television and why? Do any of the issues that Minow described still exist today with television, and if so list them? Extra Credit - List any of the quiz shows that were part of the scandal and describe what happened?

-Newton Minow is an American attorney and former Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission.  He criticized commercial television.

-His speech referring to television as a “Vast Wasteland” that is still cited even as the speech approaches its 50th anniversary.

-1956, the game show “Twenty-One” was part of the quiz show scandal.

Question #5

Television became global with satellite technology. Which television based technology satellite, cable, wireless or the Internet will be the dominant distributer of television technology and why do you think so?

-For me, Internet will dominate them all. Internet is an all-in-one technology that can use all of the features its competitors have. Why would you bother buying and renting movies if you can watch movies online for free? There are a lot of things you can do in Internet for free and it’s not that difficult to learn how to use the internet for free movies etc. Earning money nowadays is hard therefore you should be wise in terms of spending your money.

Outline in McoM 111

Chapter II Outline: Books: Rearranging the Page

Part One, The Mass Media Industries

I. Publishers Nurture Ideas and Try to make money
A. The industry sells its products like any commodity in a market
B. The industry is decentralized among a number of sectors whose operations bear little resemblance to each other.

II. How American Book Publishing Grew
A. The first books in the US were imports, brought by the new settlers or ordered from England after the settlers arrived.

III. Cheaper Books Creates a Mass Market
A. Book Clubs replaced door-to-door sales agents a way to reach people who otherwise wouldn't buy books.

IV.Grove Press tests Censorship
A. In 1959, Groove published the sexually explicit "Lady Chatterley's Lover" by D.H Lawrence

V.Investors Buy Up Publishing Companies
A. Beginning in 1960s, publishing companies began to consolidate.

VI.Book Publishing at Work
A. About manuscripts that 20 or 30 publishers turned down but that some bright-eyed editor eventually discovered and published.

VII.Authors and Agents:Where Books Begin
A. Publishers acquire books in many ways. Some authors submit manuscripts "over the transom," which means they send an unsolicited manuscript to a publishing house, hoping the publisher will be interested.

VIII.How Do Books Get Published?
A. books start with author, who proposes a book to an acquisitions editor, usually with an outline and some sample chapters.

IX.Book Industry Has Five Major Markets
A. Trade Books- sold through bookstores
B. Textbooks- published for elementary,high school and college students.
C. Religious Books- Hymnals,Bibles and prayer books.
D. Mass Market paperbacks- defined by their subjects but by where they are sold.
E. University Press Books and Book Clubs- one that univ. publishes.

X.Corporations Demand Higher Profits
A. Consolidation in the book business means the giants in today's publishing industry are demanding increasingly higher profits.

XI.Chain Bookstores and Internet Retailers Compete
A. Big chains such as Borders and Barnes and nobles, account for more than half the bookstore sales of trade books.

XII.Small Presses Challenge Corporate Publishing
A. Nation's large publishing houses publish 80 percent of the books sold each year, but some of the nation's publishers are small operations with fewer than 10 employees.

XIII.Publishers Promote Audio books and Digital alternatives
A. Audio books were first introduced in the 80s
B. E-books, the introduction of e-books is the latest attempt by publishers to expand the markets for their products.

XIV.New Technologies Affect Production and Consumption
A. Changes in Production
I. Computer monitor inventories can easily order new printings of books that are selling quickly so booksellers can keep the books in stock
II. Publishers are using Web sites to promote their books.
III. Large publishers are continuing to consolidate , and the number of small publishers is decreasing.

XV.Book Publishing Is a Complex Business
A. Because book publishing has been in America's culture so long, the contrast between book publishing's simple beginnings and its complicated corporate life today is especially startling.

My Reflections in MCOM 111

Reflection #12

Yesterday was an awesome and unique class meeting.. We watched the movie "Social Network" which deals about the story behind the invention of facebook. Mark Zuckerberg was the main character in the story he is also the youngest billionaire in the world. Mark and eduardo (co-founder of fb and his former bestfriend) have an argument regarding the share with the company wherein eduardo didnt receive the share he deserves. Doc treated us in the movie (big thanks to him) and we did a small review of the movie afterwards. Before leaving the class we go to Z-Burger and eat some stuff.





Reflection #4

Today i learned in class that newspapers are becoming useless because of the internet and speaking of the internet here comes the power of Google. Internet companies such as yahoo and google totally killed the newspaper as you can easily read the current issues and news by just clicking either internet explorer or firefox. See how technology makes our life a lot easier with its powerful evolution and capabilities.

Reflection #7

I learned today about the importance of creating your own blog where you can advertise as usual... right ziggy?

We created accounts for twitter, gmail, and blogger so that we can see what it looks like and to try it for ourselves..

Reflection #11

Yesterday, orals exam was awesome... doc interviewed us by getting some questions out of the exam and i think it did work pretty well. Doc asked me if magazines will permanently die because of the technology and e-books that is scattered around the net. I am happy because doc give me an A on the exam.

Reflection #10

Today we did a totally different and unique class that only doc chris can do. Doc posted the details in our upcoming trip to Ft. McHenry and White marsh mall and majority of the class posted their response immediately after receiving those details. We've been reminded again about the upcoming oral exam and the written one. One more thing, i realize that a class can still be active even though there are no classes at all..

Reflection #9

Today we discuss some parts of the exam and we did answer some questions out of it. Doc chris discuss about the largest companies and their affiliates. We did a lot of review in the past chapters. Also, we watch a youtube video titled "7 Words You Can's Say" by george carlin and it was fun. Last but not the list, we did the reflection stuff for a perfect finale...

Reflection #7

Last Thursday, Doc give us a taste of the exam by giving sample questions out of it. He also remind our group about the outline we need to finish. By the end of the class as usual, we made our group reflection regarding the things we've learned that day.

 

 

 

 

Exam in MCOM

Question #1
Marshall McLuhan once wrote that the “media is the message, and that electronic media will become an extension of our minds and bodies. Can you name a form of electronic media that we have used in class that enables you to extend your mind and body at the same time and demonstrates that media is everywhere? How have we used electronic devices that is different from all other classes that you have had at CCBC?

#1) One form of electronic media device that we have used in class is laptop and desktop computers wherein they really show that media is everywhere. By exploring the net, you will be exposed to a lot of interesting stuff like advertisements, television shows, etc. In this class we really used the potential of these devices like using facebook when doing class discussion. It is totally different and fun unlike my other class which is full of board discussions. Pg.5

Question # 2
Which founding father of the United States made his fortune in the media as the first chain operator? Extra Credit: Name the media form that he used to get rich.

#2). Benjamin Franklin was the first one who made his fortune using media. He use his printing business to get rich one of them is newspapers. -book

Question # 3
Based on Biagi (2010), our textbook, why are media companies really in business to do?

#3). Mass media companies have one common goal in their mind and that is money. American media are businesses, vast businesses. The products of these companies are entertainment and information that depends on the attraction of media consumers to generate income. -book

Question # 4
Which mass media is the oldest and which mass medium is the oldest?

#4). Newspapers were the oldest mass media and the oldest mass medium is books in addition, the youngest mass media was the mobile.  -book

Question #5
Can you name at least five of top ten media companies in the US, and name some of the other media properties that they own next to each company?

#5). Top ten media companies in US

A. Walt Disney Co. –ESPN, ABC Family

B. Time Warner – Warner Music Group Corp

C. Comcast Corp. – AT&T, G4tv, Susquehanna Communications

D. Google- Android, AOL, YouTube

E. CBS Corp. – Mp3.com, CNET networks                 -source: internet

Question #6

We have discussed media consolidation frequently in class because of the power that it gives to a relatively few individuals. Take a stance on this issue.
Is it a good thing for America that only a few companies control what you see, read, hear, or search online? Cite at least three reasons.
Or is it a bad thing that only a few companies control what you see, read, hear or search online? Cite at least three reasons?

#6). Based on the current issue about media consolidation I agree that it will be a good thing if only few companies can control what you do online because if there are a lot of companies that can do the same, how can you still have privacy? Many companies will determine your place and you will become exposed in the whole world which really sucks. –book and internet

Question #7
Who was the first woman publisher in America according to Biagi (2010) and briefly explain how she assumed this position?

#7). Anna Zenger was the first woman publisher according to Biagi she became the first woman publisher because her husband was thrown in jail for sedition. -book

Question #8
Can you name the inventor of the phonograph and when he invented it?

#8). Thomas Alva Edison invented the phonograph in 1877. -internet

Question #9
Can you name who invented the LP?

#9). Peter Goldmark invented the LP. p.96

Question #10
What is the name of the trade group that represents the music industry and successfully sued Napster?

#10). The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). P.103

Question #11
Describe why Napster was sued?

#11). Napster was sued because:

1. Their users were directly infringing the plaintiffs’ copyrights.

2. Napster was liable for contributory infringement of the plaintiffs' copyrights.

3. Napster was liable for vicarious infringement of the plaintiffs' copyrights.  –the internet

Question #12
Which company is the leader in legal music downloads and controls more than 70 percent of the market?

#12).  iTunes Store -internet

Question # 13
Will the present music industry model morph or die because of iTunes, YouTube and Real Player and why briefly?

#13). In my opinion, I think those recording companies etc. will be dead in the future because music downloading in the internet is becoming more and more indemand as more people seek for free downloadable music and mp3s.  –book and internet

Question #14
Did the music industry really win the downloading war, or did Amazon, Apple, YouTube and Microsoft win the downloading war? Why?

#14). I think in my opinion, I think the music industry didn’t win the downloading war at all because the popularity of these websites such as amazon, apple, etc  are rising annually and it increases the possibility that more people will download music from their site.  -internet

Question #15
Amazon has emerged as the dominant leader in digital book downloads with its Kindle e-Reader, and Apple has emerged as the leader of TV shows, music and more with the iPod, iPhone and now the iPad.
Now that Apple is in the digital book business with the iPad (and to a lesser extent with the iPhone and iPodTouch) what do you believe will be the device that is embraced by the public: the iPad or the Kindle? Explain why?

#15). For me, I would go with the iPad not because im not familiar with kindle at all but because iPad for me is a more convenient one and it has a lot of great features like wifi, downloading apps, etc. Even though CNET recommends the consumers to buy the kindle, I would still go for the iPad, I don’t have a detailed and exact explanation about why did I choose the iPad maybe because im not familiar with the kindle at all or maybe I just love the design and looks of the Apple iPad.  -book

Question #16
This is a tough question, but we have discussed it in class. Apple and Adobe are presently fighting over the use of Adobe Flash as a video format because it slows down one’s CPU on one’s computer. Apple has banned flash on the iPhone, iPad, and the iPodTouch. Adobe has done its own tests of iPhones and iPads and states that Flash runs great on iPhones and iPads and that Apple is engaging in controlling behavior that borders on being monopolistic. State your case – You are a lawyer for Apple and you believe that Apple has a right to determine what software runs on their devices like the iPad and iPhone. State your reason why? Or you are a lawyer for Adobe and you believe that consumers should get the same experience on their tablets and smartphones as they do with their computers, and since Adobe Flash is the dominant video software used online and you believe that Apple is acting like a monopoly. State your case. Give me at least three reasons.

#16). If I am a lawyer of Apple, I would say that Apple should stay on iPhone and iPad because they both created by one company so for me, it is safe to have a flash player that has the same brand and company like your device and not to engage with other companies such as Adobe. -internet

Question #17
Will the magazine business die, morph or thrive because of new devices like the iPad and the Kindle? Explain your answer.

#17). Definitely, magazines are getting older as new technology emerges and they will surely die by 2012 in my opinion though. Imagine spending money with magazines when you can just read them online for free? Technology is just killing them from time to time. –book

Question #18
Name the 7 words that you cannot say on the radio, and name the comedian who said them and was busted by the FCC when someone complained. For extra credit: explain the circumstances that led to the complaint and why the complaint was made.

#18). This is a though question for me.. The seven dirty words are shit, piss, fuck, cunt, cocksucker, motherfucker, tits (doc sorry about those words but you asked for it) and they were listed by the comedian George Carlin in 1972. He identified these words, expressing amazement that these particular words could not be used, regardless of context. A man named Jon Douglas, who was driving in the car with his son, heard the early-afternoon broadcast and complained to the FCC that the material was inappropriate for the time of day. -internet

Question #19
Take a side. The FCC was created by President Roosevelt to protect the public, but has the FCC become too powerful and abused its authority, or do we need the FCC to regulate the media more because of the concentration of media ownership. Give me at least three reasons

#19). I would go with the regulation of media consolidation by FCC. Media consolidation is just getting worse and the fact that they multiply is just unfavorable to me. The FCC should stop these issues because those companies that I trust affiliates with other companies that sucks which I really hate about the media consolidation thing. I really felt embarrassed when Youtube became part of google because I’m a big Youtube fan so that thing really pissed me off. One more thing, what if Google affiliates with all of the companies you like? Would you feel happy about that? It’s like Google owns the whole world if that happens. -internet

Question #20
How has Apple and Google been able to beat the music industry, the TV and film industry, the phone industry and the electronics industry and become the unquestioned leaders in their field?

#20). Obviously, they are beaten by Apple and Google because of the popularity of these companies. People nowadays are using Google as their primary source of almost everything; people can watch whatever tv shows or mp3s they like by simply searching it on Google. Imagine how powerful Google is?  -internet