Zelda, as with most video games that started when it did, is all about a girl. Princess Zelda. So of course the main character is a guy named Link( If you've ever gotten this confused and called Link Zelda don't worry you're not the only one. But more on that will be discussed on the Memes page.) Zelda has gained a following of fans for many different reasons, it's music and story lines being two of the biggest. However, Zelda's fans haven't stopped at simply enjoying what Nintendo produces. By means of New media we've taken an already fantastic series of games and built a community around this similar interest. This website seeks to study the effect easy access to community-based internet sites has had on Zelda, and it's community, using the theories of Lev Manovich.
In his book "The Language of New Media" Manovich compares the invention and progression of the computer to the invention and progression of Cinema and how both have changed the societies they were introduced into. He discusses five main principles on New Media in his book and how it either builds on the bones of what came before it, or breaks away from the past into a new form of perception and communication. I will be discussing four of those five principles here.
Good introduction! I think the amount of info you include is great! I also like how you tied in the Manovich text. I had a hard time doing that.
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