2 Favorite Examples of Multimedia

Ever since i received my first smart phone at the end of junior year of high school, i feel i am more interactive with various forms of multimedia then ever before.  Mostly to keep me from being bored to death, these two examples of multimedia saved me from countless nights of boredom and have influenced me in ways i could not have imagined.



One of my favorite forms of multimedia is an animated show called "Dragon Ball Super".  This show is commonly referred to as an anime and tells an incredible story about some of the strongest fighters in the Universe.  Besides the emotional battles and insane power-ups, who doesn't enjoy huge fighters beating the crap out of each other? This show is released every Saturday night or Sunday morning and has become a center piece for discussion between most of my friends and I.  This ritualistic culture where we watch the episode immediately when it airs then discussing the episode the day after with my friends has become one of the many aspects of my week that i enjoy the most. 

In 2018 almost 95% of my friends watch Netflix religiously.  Being a college student most of my entertainment comes from this instantaneous media streaming platform.  Instead of watching regular cable for my news, I generally read my news on my phone.  Some of the shows i have religiously watched on Netflix that have had a tremendous affect on my life are "Breaking Bad", "Narcos", "Peaky Blinders", and "Dexter".  The great thing about Netflix is the ability to binge watch shows because Netflix releases whole seasons at a time, whereas a show like Dragon Ball Super has new episodes every Sunday.  I think releasing an episode every week keeps viewers engaged in the plot as well as the overall discussion of the show.  This also allows viewers to "breathe" in a way and attempt to analyze each episode as it could hint to something greater down the road.  Although Netflix sometimes doesn't allow me to have a normal sleep schedule I began to see it as a way to treat myself for a hard days work.  If I had completed a list of objectives i set for myself for the day, I allowed myself to watch an episode or two of a show on Netflix as my reward.



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