1. Media as Mirror vs.
Media as Prosthesis
Under the course: New Media Studies
By: Himanshu Bansal

2. How media could be a mirror?
We know, in its essence media is a mode of transportation
of information or data from one source to receiver. It
works as an interfaces between the two. If media does not
introduce changes in the information and presents it to
the receiver as it is, it should be considered as media as
mirror.

3. How media could be a mirror?
Photographs exactly replicates the purpose of
photographer without any change in information

4. How media could be prosthesis?
In contrast with case of mirror, if media is altering the
information by adding or removing the some part of
information to have more out of the same according to our
need or want.

5. How media could be prosthesis?
Watching video onto images using Augmented Reality
apps.
Here printed images are offering more than what it
actually consist and make themselves interactive.

6. Media as Mirror vs.
Media as Prosthesis
Reference:
Understanding Media: The Extensions of Man by Marshall McLuhan