Ender on the Nets

So this is a tentative layout for my site:

Enderverse in 2D (memes, fan art)

For the memes, I will likely discuss modularity, viralness, and the medium as the message. Memes can be split into 2 parts, the base structure/image and the topic/message. Because they are digital and modular, memes have thousands of variations where the message is easily changed but the structure stays the same. Most of the memes I found for the Enderverse use an already-viral structure with an Ender-themed message. This highlights the unpredictably viral nature of this particular digital medium. Some structures stick and some do not. The ones that do stick really stick. I'll probably also talk about how the meme medium is particularly apt for expressing the messages for my subject. The audience and fan base for the Enderverse are very much a part of this digital generation. Although not all of the messages/comments on the memes involve digital or science-fictiony stuff, digital mediums work really well for this audience.

For the fan art, I will probably discuss variability, modularity, numerical representation, and the idea of the artist in digital culture. All of the Enderverse fan art is inherently based on something someone else initially created the concept for. Then, a lot of it is based on the movie art and digital representation of the universe. The concept of "artist" is challenged, as it so easily is with digital mediums.

Enderverse in 3D (Minecraft builds)

Again, I will probably discuss the idea of art and the artist in digital culture here. Numerical representation, automation, and modularity will be a big thing here. Minecraft creations always have some basis in computer-generated terrain and textures. The graphics are an obvious mixture of graphic and cultural transcoding, as is the creation itself. (Enderverse culture on top of minecraft culture, on top of pixel-art, on top of computer code.)

Vids

 Cutting and pasting, automation, and the idea of art will probably be discussed here. Clips of the movie aren't original creations, but they are new media objects. The music videos and fan trailors I found do a lot of automated graphics/sounds and mixing of pieces from other new media objects. They are very "new media" in that way.

Ender Databases

For this page, I'm going to discuss various fan sites for the Enderverse. I'll be discussing transcoding, database logic, and modularity here. Most of the sites are built from themes (modularity). It will be interesting to compare the blogs to the sites that also collect fan art/memes because these have different levels of database logic at work.