Creative Media Practice - QR Codes

Unfortunately I missed the QR code session on Thursday as I was unwell; I found this frustrating because I found creating these fun as I have worked on them before in the past. I have created them in sixth form and looked at them in university. Id of liked to attend this session, but there is nothing I can do about it now unfortunately. 

QR codes are used in a way to load information to your mobile phone or any other device that allows you to have the app to access the information. Qr’s can link to various things such as: 

·         Picture

·         Video

·         Blog

·         YouTube

·         Website

·         General Information

And many more. This is now a way in which people look for information in all different destinations, whether it is at a bus stop or even pub toilets I know now have them!

 

Different styles can be used on QR codes! J

A TIOLET! I found this bizarre but if you have the time it is a quiet place you can look maybe. QR stands for ‘Quick Response’ hence what it does! These where originally made for companies but it caught on that much that the whole world is going mad for them. 

After being off until Thursday I was able to attend the next session where I joined a group and looked at what they had been producing and helped out in any way that I could. The task was to make a short story using five QR codes. The group decided to use a story involving a missing cat that would eventually have a twist at the end of it.

The QR code links: 

·         Missing cat poster

·         Cats eye view

·         Last QR was text based but didn’t work as was meant to speak out

I really enjoyed researching about QR codes even though I had past knowledge about them, I think they can be really fun to use if you use them in the correct way and can be very informative. I like the idea that you can do something so simple through a phone from a bar code. Sounds a lot more difficult than it is!

I look forward to using these again in the future hopefully.