Blog: Creativity and New Media

    New media fosters creativity in countless ways. As I stated in a previous post, new media is represented by social media or online media. For my example, I will show how the video game, Sims can be used an example of new media fostering creativity. In Sims, the user can create an infinite amount of families, either buy the family a home or build a home from scratch for them to live in. You can create families with up to eight members.

   This is a picture from my Sims video game of a family of four. These picture shows the family listed in the menu before I choose to play them. While this a video game, it can be seen as a form of new media because it is virtual media which is another form of new media. The creation of the family is very consuming and in-depth because you are choosing whether they are male or female, what age, what skin complexion, hairstyle, outfits for all occasions, personalities, attractions and much more! The outfits for all occasions include workout gear, gear for inclement weather, bedtime wear, swimsuits, formal wear and everyday outfits.

  This is a picture of another family, but this is a family of two.

This video is of a one of my created couples getting married surrounded by family and their closest friends. There are two options in terms of marriage, you either choose to be married alone with your partner or you can invite a few family members and friends over.

This is a video of a family becoming engaged, in Sims you can have either the man or woman propose to their partner. It can either be a heterosexual or homosexual couple. In this video, the man is proposing to the woman.

These are some examples of how new media fosters creativity through the use of a video game. It can be complex, but once you get the hang of it, it is actually quite simple.