The classes have been an odyssey throughout the gradual development of the science fiction genre we know today. The movie screening sessions have not only been fun, but proven very valuable in showing how the cultural media influences our perception of the future. We are seeing through the lens of visionaries build upon the ideas of one another as they inspire each other through film, ultimately crafting a beautiful network that connects all its elements to one genre: science fiction.
For the several movies screened in Weeks 7 to 12, I have actively expressed not only my fascination with the evolution of technology, but also actively discussed points of interest in my observation of the movies. For this blog, I will be posting tweets that either achieved a highly liked feedback or tweets that have initiated a successful discussion with my class.
In the span of 28 days, I’ve managed to produce a sizeable bump in my twitter analytics which is an encouraging statistic. From the analytics page, we can observe further trends such as what my most liked tweet is within the Week 7 to 12 timeframe.
With 10 likes, 161 impressions, 4 retweets and three replies, this is my most successful tweet as it shares my opinion of the movie Battle Angel Alita from my perspective. It encouraged three others to reply with their views on the future as depicted in the film, as shown in the below figures.
Furthermore, let us investigate another top tweet according to the twitter analytics.
In this tweet, I have connected a real local social issue as the movie was about an old man living alone. I noticed that there was a potential in garnering some class discussion with the use of such healthcare robots in the future in hopefully tackling the problem. Unfortunately, I was not really able to get any replies but many people seemed to have liked the tweet with a few retweeting it. Though I think it was the right approach to formulate a well-received tweet, it is in hindsight that I realize I should cut down the word count whenever I intend to ask a question.
Finally, dialing the clock a bit back towards February in the Robot & Frank (2012) screening, my top tweet of all time has achieved 420 impressions with a high number of engagements numbering 19.
Contrary to the previous tweet, this is a thought-provoking question which appeared effective in producing satisfactory engagement as there were interesting and speculative discussion among the class. Perhaps discussing the precautionary measures of dealing with highly intelligent AI in the future is a surprisingly good conversation starter?
One of the longest conversations that I have managed in Twitter has been a fairly fruitful one with sharing with my fellow peers on futuristic advancements. I’ve embedded the tweet in this post for a more convenient reading experience in scrolling through the replies. I think this is a valuable tweet in having produced a very engaging topic.
In conclusion, the live tweeting was a surprisingly very fruitful experience. As someone who tends to shy away from social media, this assignment has shown me the potential educative values of social media especially in an academic setting. Twitter served as a good platform for interaction with the class, and has pushed me to develop skills of live commentary. Not only that, I have even gained some likes or retweets from people outside of the class with my stating my observations of the sci-fi media.
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