Tuesday, November 24, 2009

My trip to the Museum of Moving Images

After walking a couple blocks in the wrong direction I saw a little sign that pointed me towards my destination where the rest of my class was waiting. At first glance you would think this place sucks but the as they say never judge a book by its cover. This museum had all kinds of crazy artifacts that a person my age could never imagine. Home theater systems that resemble cabinets, computers the sizes of my room, and televisions that look like washer machines? Talk about demographics! It was a little awkward jumping around and acting silly with people I dont know, but after my visit Im thinking of installing a chroma-key screen in my room! Moving image technology has changed in ways far beyond my capacity to understand how. I could never imagine living in a world without color television I wonder how it felt for people to experience color on tv for the first time? The moving image has gone through so many changes and as a result of visiting the museum I have definitely gained alot of respect for the history of many of the technologies we use today as well as those that were used back in the day. What I'd give to actually have experienced on a first hand account the advances of technology from film, telvision, radio, and even video games. To feel the significance of color tv and truly appreciate the impact of media on the world. I definitely plan on visiting the museum once it is finished construction and I would advise everyone to do the same! They have Chewbaca's head...it doesnt get any better than that!

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