Getting the Message Across
We
discussed the good and bad points of using the arts - in our case
movies, multimedia and computer games - to try to get what we think is
an important message across to people around the world: |
pros- if it looks nice, people will listen
- if it's creative, it will get people's imaginations going - they will want to make a difference
- if it's fun, people will join in
- we can re-do and add more material, new games, better videos
| cons- it takes time to put something together - if you rush it, people won't be interested in something low quality
- not everyone will understand the message - some will be confused - some will find it too technical or difficult - some will think just watching is doing enough
- it may be too expensive for the average person
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| We also talked about whether using the internet to get our message across was the best thing we could do: |
pros- world wide audience - can impact lots of people
- we can contact lots of people very quickly
- we can share information very cheaply - no trees to cut down for paper/postage
| cons- they might not see it as a local issue - they might think it's too big for them
- anyone can say anything on the internet - people might not believe we can do anything
- people could hack into and hijack our stuff
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