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Far Cry 3 And The Stranger In A Strange Land Ian Bogost has an interesting essay up comparing the flowering of user generated content to the Kodak Brownie camera — in comparison to the unwieldy early cameras, the Brownie brought snapshots to the people. Simple and portable, it allowed people to create their own personal snapshots, something that Kodak capitalized on. In much the same way that Brownies allowed non-professionals to photograph personal moments that had a limited audience, so too does user generated content allow people to create digital ‘snapshots.’ That is, with the introduction of tools that just about anyone can use, people are able to create things that have personal meaning, but probably little meaning to the world at large. But meaning — and quality — aren’t the point here:
Bunching your face up into a ball, fine. Leaving your mouth gapping open, passable. But doing strange crap with your tongue? No thanks. Some photographer took photos of people playing video games “to reveal a hidden part of their character.” Neat, in a creepy way.
Looks At These Faces [Mr Toldedano via Wonderland]
