New media

The term new media is used for time-based new media techniques.

Initially let radio was called, in the early days of television, the term was used for this, and with the advent of teletext and videotext these were excellent as new media. Since the mid- 1990s, it is common for all electronic, digital, and interactive media in the context of multimedia and electronic publication.

Dietrich Ratzke designated " all methods and means ( media) that using new or reconditioned technologies novel, so in this way has not been common forms of information gathering and information processing, information storage, information transmission and information retrieval allow " as new media.

The term refers both to communication in general, as well as the means of expression of contemporary art ( media arts ) and other cultural activities.

Presence

Nowadays, as new media usually referred to media that transmit data in digital form, or to access data in digital form, eg e- mail, World Wide Web, DVD, Blu -ray, CD -ROM, etc. In the narrower sense meant services are possible via the Internet.

As an indication of the new media can be computer-aided handling, data digital presence and interactivity when dealing with these data hold. Only the digitization of information, sound, image, moving image, etc., and the rapid development of compression techniques made ​​it possible to cope with the enormous amounts of data, making the transition was initiated by the service economy in the information society. Sometimes the term multimedia is replaced by the new media, as can happen, the integration of all kinds of communication channels such as voice and text, video and audio, telecommunications, consumer electronics and computer technology through digitization. This convergence is characteristic of the offers of the new information and media world.

Youth Education

In the context of media education knowledge of new media at day care centers and schools should be taught.