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[Research] Other Forms of Interactive Media (4CTA1214)

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Interactive Media: - Any type of media that responds to user input. There are many different types of interactive media, each different type are appealing in their own way. 1. Games - Directly involves the user by allowing them to play through different levels and/or a story line to complete the main goal stated at the beginning of the game. The game itself allows the gamer to make their own choices throughout to achieve this goal and are able to navigate the character using a controller. Games are appealing as they are visually exciting. The graphics/sounds can be life like and extremely imaginative at the same time allowing the gamer to be drawn into the game. They allow you to play and make choices in an alternative reality that you would not be able to make in the real world. 2. Apps - Mobile apps are extremely interactive. They allow a user to search for information, edit photos/videos, play games, listen to music and/or post on social media and are very useful. Apps...

[Research] Interesting Objects - Museum: Jet Packs (4CTA1214)

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The invention of functional jet packs is not very well known, they are not sold directly to the general public and are most commonly hand-made by professional engineers. In the future, with advancing technology, Jet packs might become a legitimate method of transport. The first proclaimed inventor of the first functional jet pack was a Romanian inventor named Justin Capra in 1956. Although this statement may be true, it was impossible for this inventor to prove his invention as he did not have any evidence. The only credible evidence that he did have was that he did invent two jet packs however these were definitely built during the 1960's. Moreover, Wendall Moore also claims that he invented the first jet pack in early 1953. After successfully building and testing a Nitrogen gas rig, he conducted many successful test flights in the rig. Moore became confident that he could build a rocketbelt and did. Unfortunately, his invention had a limited flight time of 21 seconds ...