Nosedive / Playtest

The following assignments are related to two episodes of a Netflix series called Black Mirror. These are science fiction stories and focus heavily on human use of technologies that exist or in-development. Please watch the episodes in class. Take notes and answer the questions presented below for each. 

  1. Nosedive – take notes.
    1. Notes and Focus
      1. Who?
      2. What?
      3. Where?
      4. When?
      5. Why?
      6. How?
    2. Focus and Analysis Questions:
      1. Do you like Lacie?
      2. Is Lacie a good person?
      3. What does she do to make you feel the way you feel about her?
      4. Is she a hero?
      5. What lessons will her world learn?
      6. What role does technology play in her world?
      7. What did she learn?
  2. Playtest – take notes. Mental notes are fine IF you answer the questions below fully and acceptably.
    1. Focus and Analysis
      1. Who?
      2. What?
      3. Where?
      4. When?
      5. Why?
      6. How?
    2. Questions:
      1. Who is the main character?
        1. What is he doing with his life?
        2. Where is he heading?
        3. When will the technology he is using in his world be available to us?
        4. Why is he traveling so much, and why does he turn to this experiment?
        5. Does he get what he deserves in the end?
        6. How do you feel about this kind of technology being developed today?

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