HW Creativity

New media continuously generates new creative content. With all the new platforms provided more people are expressing new types of art. In "Disney Tolerates a Rap Parody of Its Critters. But Why?"  of the New York Times discusses the popularity of mashups with familiar characters. Both Disney and Nickelodeon characters have been starring in music videos created by users using recent music. These users take snippets of old shows and match them with songs and create the video. This is one example of how new media fosters creativity. The ability of editing, shooting, and publishing gives individuals creative imagination. It brings a sense of nostalgia too.

Disney Tolerates a Rap Parody of Its Critters. But Why? The New York Times, September 24, 2007; available at http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/24/business/media/24crank.html