Creativity

        When an individual thinks of new media, there are many aspects that may come to mind in regards to the creativity that new media fosters and facilitates. One example of a creative output that is generated through the use of new media is parody videos. Brooks Barnes, in her New York Times article entitled "Disney Tolerates a Rap Parody of Its Critters. But Why?," discusses the emergence of YouTube videos that involve the voicing over of Disney movies with rap lyrics. She draws attention to a video where a Winnie the Pooh cartoon was dubbed over using lyrics from Soulja Boy's "Crank That" song. What this really is an example of is how new media was used in a unique way in order to produce comical variance from the original cartoon. YouTube essentially enabled the creators of the parody video to create something entertaining. However, there are hundreds, if not thousands (or even millions) of other ways that new media facilitates creativity. There are even ways that we may not even notice or think about. For example, Snapchat enables its users to create cartoon characters of themselves using an app called Bitmoji. This allows individuals to send pictures to each other with cartoon versions of themselves doing unrealistic, comical things. It allows its users to place themselves in an alternate dimension where virtually anything and everything is possible. This is the very definition of creativity.