Transmission Model of Communication Introduction Here I will outline and critique a particular, very well-known model of communication developed by Shannon and Weaver (1949), as the prototypical example of a transmissive model of communication: a model which reduces communication to a process of 'transmitting information'. The underlying metaphor of communication as transmission underlies 'commonsense' everyday usage but is in many ways misleading and repays critical attention. Shannon and Weaver's model is one which is, in John Fiske's words, 'widely accepted as one of the main seeds out of which Communication Studies has grown' (Fiske 1982: 6). Claude Shannon and Warren Weaver were not social scientists but engineers working for Bell Telephone Labs in the United States. C & W's original model consisted of five elements: An information source, which produces a message. For the telephone the channel is a wire, the signal is an electrical current in it, and the transmitter and receiver are the telephone handsets. Metaphors
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In-depth: Is it time for a text game revival? For years, the traditional publishing industry has been telling us that nobody wants story-driven adventures or game forms oriented around interactive storytelling. But the Kickstarter age has been showing us something a little bit different, amid successful fundraising for developers of renowned adventure games of yore. But there's more than just nostalgia contributing to a potential revival for interactive stories. A broader gaming audience means appetites for game forms we might have once called "casual" in another time -- and furthermore, the popularity of tablets and e-readers means there's a real appetite for game forms that take advantage of a culture now habituated to reading on luminous screens in ways prior generations were widely not. In a market where books and games are close rivals for the most popular category on app stores, what happens when today's new gamers are hungry for something more than word puzzles? Text gaming: Back to the roots Playing with books, too
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View topic - Have you ever tried Inform 7? I was looking around this forum and someone posted some renpy resources, which included Inform 7. I downloaded it and while I like the idea of it, my experience with text adventures is limited. I've only completed one project with Renpy and it was more a test/lighthearted attempt, with a new idea for a story coming through I initially started it in Renpy, the trouble is in that I just feel like I lack too many resources, pictures, backgrounds, sounds etc. Inform 7 seemed perfect for me. While I struggled through renpy initially now I feel I can do most things I would like, but this inform 7 seems impossible to use. I just wondered if anyone had any experiecne with it, how did you find it? Also how much do you need from Renpy games, what order would you rank these in importance.. StoryGraphicsSoundsMusicMultiple endingsLength
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