Lister question's e) and f)

Digitality and Code
How would a hand-written editing and composition process be different?

Copying and pasting paragraphs to change the order, coping quotes or references from websites is something that I take for granted whilst writing assignments. As Lister et al summarize, new technology allows for a “permanent state of flux” (Lister 2003:17) It is easy to change words or sentences without altering any other part of the text. Editing is infinitely easier, taking out or swapping phrases do not mean re-writing an entire page. Hand-written texts risk mistakes and poor penmanship ruining the aesthetics of a text that, as a student, you want to appear professional looking.

At G.C.S.E, there was a rule that at least on of the essays you wrote had to be handwritten, I can’t imagine why, as the editing and composition process seems to be so much easier, can anybody tell me why this was, or see any advantages to a hand written assignment?

Lunenfield’s concept of immersive interactivity, what could we apply to it?

Lunenfield describes a virtual world in which the user can immerse themselves. This high level of interactivity requires a huge data base found on games such as ‘Tomb Raider’ or ‘Doom’ (Lister 2003:21). Lister et al outline, “When interacting in immersive environments, the user’s goals and the representational qualities of the media text are different.” (Lister 2003:21)
An online example of immersive interactivity is the famous ‘second life’ site in which millions of 3D avatars move round and interact in a virtual world in which they use real money to buy the ‘Linden Dollar’ to buy virtual goods and property. Immersive interactivity can go on to strengthen the concept of escapism in the media, getting away from the real world and submerging yourself into a virtual world that you can “explore and navigate in visually represented screen spaces.” (Lister 2003:21)