Assignment #1

The Crisis of Credit Visualized from Jonathan Jarvis on Vimeo.

Through the use of viral videos the public is allowed to share their thoughts, launch themselves, and answer questions through a very creative way. Marshall McLuhan’s “Global Village,” is very much a part of these viral videos. We are all interconnected through the use of the internet and viral videos are just one way that we communicate with one and other. Viral videos allow for people to share and find people with the same interests. On most viral video sharing websites there are comment boxes in which viewers can discuss the video that they have just watched. This allows for them to respond and get to know the people that have the same interests as they do.

This video was sent to me by my dad. It discusses the economic crisis that has arisen. The creator of the video made the video for his thesis work in the Media Design Program at the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, California. He wanted to create an easy and efficient way of explaining the credit crisis to those that are unfamiliar with what is going on or that do not understand it. This video is able to reach people all over the internet. People share the video in order to help each other understand the circumstances of the crisis which perpetuates the ideas of collective intelligence. The creator Jonathan Jarvis has helped people across the nation to obtain a better understanding. Viral videos are used for multiple reasons and in this case Jonathan’s video is being used to inform the public for the betterment of society. –Kyrsten Lew