Henry Jenkins' "Quentin Tarantino’s Star Wars?: Digital Cinema, Media Convergence, and Participatory Culture" was quite the enjoyable read. The content resonated deeply with me. Although the piece was long, it was not a hard read. A quote I find highly important from Jenkins stated the following: "People who may not ever meet face to face and thus have few real-world connections with each other can tap into the shared framework of popular culture to facilitate communication," (457).
This piece was written in 2003, yet still works perfectly to describe our modern society. People all over the world connect through fandom using social media platforms and the internet. I can say with full confidence that I would not have as many friends as I do now if the internet did not exist. The ability to connect with people through interests first has made it easier to find a sense of community.
Personally, I have created entire storylines and campaigns based around online games. Not only that, but I made a custom soundtrack and audio effects to accompany my visuals. I admit that inspiration was taken from mainstream franchises, but the end result is so far removed from the original. It is my belief that work falls outside the area of simulacrums and imitations.
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