ENGL 680M: New Media

Halo 3 for the Xbox360 comes out in about two weeks, and it will come out to much fanfare. Not only is it the continuation of a series that basically defined the Xbox itself, but it promises further innovation in both the first-person shooter genre (previously the bread and butter of PC gaming) and online co-op play.

This maybe off topic of the readings, but I reckon the board will eventually become a free-for-all of new media stuff, and I’m simply fascinating by something. Born sometime before the death of disco and old enough to have bought an original Atari and Commodore 64 off the shelves (or, at least, by parents did for me), I’ve lead a fairly tech-heavy existence. And with a long history of fan boy/geekdom I’ve been in my fair share of internet bulletin boards and community posty-type places.

In the late 60's Columbia Records put out an album based on McLuhan's book. Haven't listened to the whole thing yet, but it's definetely interesting.

You can find mp3 of the album here: http://www.ubu.com/sound/mcluhan.html