So I was trying to think of some more visual examples in my life and one that stuck out like a sore thumb is movies! When I was younger my brother and I loved to sneak off to go watch a movie in our rooms or with the family. Now a days you can watch a movie in the theater in more ways then one. For example, there is an old way I remember watching 3d movies. I owned a Yogi Bear vhs that came with those cardboard glasses that had one eye blue and the other red. This was like the best thing ever when I was young. If you go to a 3d movie now I almost seem disappointed as the glasses are nothing, but black plastic. Also while watching the movie instead of the whole thing being in 3d it seems there are only certain portions that you can enjoy that 3d effect. To me this is an example of visual literacy changing throughout my lifetime. I am sure it will change again too.
Another thing I have noticed is childrens movies. Disney used to be the old cartoon effect when the movies were produced. If you watch a Disney movie now it has much improved. The picture is not near as pixaly and the colors seem much brighter. It seems that childrens movies have moved towards the animation that is used in Finding Nemo and Tangled. It is a growing new fad and the kids love it. Most of them are also produced on dvd. I think I could just stick to my old vhs movies that need to be "rewound" :)
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