What are the benefits of working collaboratively on new media?

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What are the benefits of working collaboratively on new media, and what are some examples of collaborative projects?

There are quite a few advantages to working with a group of people on the same project.  The first obvious advantage to me is that you don’t have to tackle a big project all by yourself.  You can lessen the load by delegating roles and duties that may fit one another’s skill sets better.   When you talk and discuss projects ideas you can usually come up with a more unique idea than if you came up with it on your own.  Talking and discussing with a group gives you the ability to grow and build off of one another’s thoughts.

One example of when collaborative projects work great for new media is my advance web design class.  On a recent project we were assigned, we had to build a simple web page for our syllabus.  After collaborating and discussing design ideas we were able to come up with a really awesome idea.  We were even able to assign the jobs of coding based on our strengths and weaknesses.