Entertainment in the Information Age

Entertainment has developed a lot through technological advances over the past years as the digitalised industry has greatly evolved. There are still many general sources of entertainment that are used by many people, including game consoles and digital cameras. However it is becoming less common as most things now are downloadable. Entertainment is almost inseparable without the use of internet. The whole idea of entertainment that is not downloaded is becoming unusual whereas it used to be usual to buy entertainment in shops.

Music

Listening to music is a big development where technology has taken over. It is unusual now for people to listen to CDs because most people tend to download music. When CDs first became popular they were a digital medium, which is the storage of digitalised audio. Within the music industry it never used to be the case to produce digitalised tracks, however now with modern records it is very common for singers to use auto tune.  They use auto tune so that they do not sing the wrong notes but this can sometimes have an effect on the sound and on the music track itself because they are usually incredibly over produced. Many things that are digital often get a backlash, changing the sound of the track. It also results in many singers over using auto tune and so when it comes to them singing live, they sound completely different and sometimes they end up lip singing throughout the whole song.

Film

The way in which films are made has changed remarkably. A lot of film is now CGI (Computer Generated Imagery). A very popular film that took a long time to produce and is primarily CGI is Avatar. You can clearly see a lot of time was spent in getting this film to the best quality of what they were trying to represent. On the other hand some directors prefer to use the least amount of CGI. For example, Christopher Nolan, a famous director known for the recent film ‘Interstellar’ had actually build sets for the film instead of using green screen because he believed that it is more natural.

TV
TV has also moved from analogue to digital. The analogue system was predominately used by people to get the latest headlines and news and then it had developed into digital broadcasting which is the most common way that is used in today’s developments. A main reason why analogue was replaced by digital is because an analogue circuit would make much more noise as if the signal was lost then the information being sent would also be lost causing many problems for the provider and households. However some areas in today still do not get digital TV because there are few amounts of people being affected and therefore providers are not spending money to fix the dilemma which has caused problems in households, even resulting in a decrease in their house price.

Sport Developments

A fairly recent development that has been made is in the way sports in now played, from personal achievements to precise technology. A very effective example is the goal line technology in football which after certain point after the line in the goal the football is detected and therefore can be recognised. Another useful example is the hawkeye which is commonly used in tennis as it can be very hard to detect whether the ball is in or out. The hawkeye steps in place and it can measure an accurate reading of where the ball had landed within the opponent’s area.

A very recent development would be the Adidas smart ball which had been released in May of 2014. Professional football players are more likely to use this football in training. With its built in sensors it can monitor various things, including how hard the ball is being hit. The ball is connected to an app and it tells you about the speed the ball was travelling and the flight path of the distance it covered in air and on ground. The data collected is then used to help the players improve their skills and they can also learn a variety of things from taking better penalties to how to avoid injury.

Scopes of Entertainment in the Information Age

The scopes of entertainment in the information age include that there are many benefits that entertainment has within sport to enhance personal technique and achievements. Also the use of digitalised developments can enhance people’s professional work, such as photographers as it improves the quality of the photos.

Limitations of Entertainment in the Information Age

The limitations of entertainment in the information age include that not everyone likes digital entertainment as it is a big change from what it used to be. Also the costs of using these technological advances in sport or professional work can be very expensive and can sometimes not be affordable for everyone to use. Similarly there is a lot of controversy with digital advances as not everyone is able to get hold of them and it can cause many difficulties for households.

My Personal Experience

My own experience I have had with entertainment in the information age is I listen to music very often and sometimes I come across some artists who unfortunately have over produced their vocals and you can easily notice some sort of auto tune. Likewise it is evident when I have been to concerts and heard some artists singing and it has been disappointing as they do not sound anything like their songs I have listened to.