Reasons for taking the class
There are many common reasons for taking CSCE 445 among my peers. For example, people seem to be interested in the evolution of computer-based media and the way that they impact society - (https://tseifert.me/school/tamu/csce445/assignment1/). Others want to discuss the future of media, and how it can be tied into computer science - (https://cstamu.wordpress.com/csce-445/). Another common reason was that this course fulfills a requirement on their degree plan - (https://akinswebpage.wordpress.com/).
Different forms of media used
There is a wide array of media used, but there are also many similarities. Everyone enjoyed television, whether that be sports, tv shows, movies, or the news. The class also loves music. They use different platforms such as Apple Music, Spotify, Pandora, and YouTube to listen to a wide range of genres. Many people in this class also seem to enjoy playing video games. The most widely used platform is PC gaming. However, many people enjoy the PS4, Xbox One and even mobile gaming. There are many different forms of social media that people use. For example, Facebook, Twitter, Reddit, and instagram are common ones. Email is widely used as well. Lastly, everyone uses some sort of messaging platform. Some of the more popular forms are iMessage, GroupMe, Facebook Messenger, and Discord.
Here are the sites I used to gather this info:
http://people.tamu.edu/~txag2020/CSCE445.html
http://people.tamu.edu/~kwolfskill/
https://charlie-tamu.github.io/csce_445_personal_website_project.html
http://people.tamu.edu/~emwright17/
https://zhaojh2014.wixsite.com/mysite
https://akinswebpage.wordpress.com/
https://leuela48.wixsite.com/csce445
https://ledet2020.github.io/Webpage445/
http://www.csce445kbullard.com/
http://people.tamu.edu/~ac65943/
http://people.tamu.edu/~jasmincho/
https://sites.google.com/tamu.edu/zackchristiepage/home?authuser=1
http://people.tamu.edu/~mdera/
https://dunkleynathan.wixsite.com/csce445
http://people.tamu.edu/~omer.fiazuddin/
https://jackfriedberg.github.io/
https://priceless-swirles-7d234a.netlify.com/
http://people.tamu.edu/~elijahg98/
https://adalberto-gonzalez-csce-445.herokuapp.com/index.html
https://kassygzmn.myportfolio.com/
http://thepatrick.000webhostapp.com/445/
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