1. The authors state "A medium in our culture can never operate in isolation, because
it must enter into relationships of respect and rivalry with other media." Do you agree or disagree with this statement and why? What types of "rivalry" do you think they are talking about?
2. Imagine that you lived before the time of lap top and desktop computers. All you had were typewriters. In reference to your jobs and your school work, how do you think your life would be different? Would some things be the same, and what things would be more difficult without programs such as Microsoft Word right at your fingertips?
3. Bolter states that "each new medium has to find its
economic place by replacing or supplementing what is already available,
and popular acceptance, and therefore, economic success, can come
only by convincing consumers that the new medium improves on the
experience of older ones." Can you think of any remediation that you have encountered that has NOT improved the experience of the original medium?
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