Chris:
Its good that you have the evidence you are going to use already planned out. It shows that you know what you want to focus on. i suggest that you do the first thesis because your arguments support that one the most. As for your intro i think you should introduce the advancement timeline of technology so the reader can get an understanding of why your topic is important .
also i think your paper would be stronger if you use more evidence that tie into your arguments, like other peoples blogs or movies you've seen( i know you always hit up that HBO channel) .
Anais:
i feel like this outline is too broad so i cant really get a strong feel of your topic and what you want to write about.
on the bright side i like that you have a good strong thesis now the rest of your worries should be trying to find enough evidence to back it up.
goodluckk.
Thursday, November 5, 2009
Monday, November 2, 2009
HW 16 - Big paper outline 1
Topic: How books such as feed and movies like wall-e are prediction the destruction of our future generation.
T1a: Introduction of allegory
T1b: Introduction to the advancement of technology
T2: story line of feed
T3: Few paragraphs on different connections
T4: Story line of wall-e
T5: Few paragraphs on connections
Conclusion: over all trend and where is technology heading
T1a: Introduction of allegory
T1b: Introduction to the advancement of technology
T2: story line of feed
T3: Few paragraphs on different connections
T4: Story line of wall-e
T5: Few paragraphs on connections
Conclusion: over all trend and where is technology heading
Tuesday, October 27, 2009
HW 15 - abcdef 3
Chris :
I liked how you broke down every aspect of what kind of art feed can be considered. You described what every category meant to you and how you can consider feed to be that type of art. It really shows the way you think and analyze before making a decision.
When talking about the text you mentioned that you never thought about video games in relation to stories but how the text uses the evidence of the read ons and the plot in video games that make them the same as stories. I have never seen video games in this way but when i read the text it sort of clicked to me how they can be related. I don't know if i fully agree it is the best solution for reading books but i can see how you can make an argument that it is.
I feel like you should further expand your reaction and ideas about feed because you read the whole book. I personally feel that your blogs lacked deepen thoughts about the book due to the fact that you actually were one of the few people who finished the book.
It would be nice to talk to you more about the allegory of feed and try to answer one of my personal question which is, "what is the solution to this technologic disruption?"
Anias:
I like how you pointed out a difference between modern day teenagers (us) and the teenagers in the book feed. We have been focusing how they are alike but not have based a discussion on how they are different. You said that even though we are addicted, the teens in the book aren't aware of the addiction but we are. To me that's a huge difference especially when it comes to the question of whether or not we can break the addiction. Its like when someone is a drug addict, the first step into solving the problem is realizing that they have one.
Your mentioned in your blog post Feed A that another difference between feed and modern day teens is that the feed is one device that they are hooked to and we are hooked to many different devices. Well i think that the feed represents all the devices it is just all in one and connected to your brain. It is all the same thing. We use aim to chat online, facebook to network and twitter to find new gossip, the teenagers in feed do all of that through the feed. If anything the feed makes it 10x easier to stay connected to the media. Which now leads me to think that if we were presented with a feed we would probably use it. I say this because there is this new application available for itouch and iphone that basically connects facebook, myspace and twiiter all in one app. it collects all the new updates into one stream so you can be up to date with everything. Now tell me whats the difference?
i also like hat you bring up how feed opens our eyes to patterns we never noticed before. I personally in reading feed was able to connect it to habits in my everyday life that i never saw as bad habits because i was so use to doing them. once again i find myself trapped in a circle because i want to know how do we break these habit and restore our lives if media basically controls everything. I think if this is a big problem we really see then we need to start taking step forwards to solving the problem. Like you said we are continuing to be "zombies"
I liked how you broke down every aspect of what kind of art feed can be considered. You described what every category meant to you and how you can consider feed to be that type of art. It really shows the way you think and analyze before making a decision.
When talking about the text you mentioned that you never thought about video games in relation to stories but how the text uses the evidence of the read ons and the plot in video games that make them the same as stories. I have never seen video games in this way but when i read the text it sort of clicked to me how they can be related. I don't know if i fully agree it is the best solution for reading books but i can see how you can make an argument that it is.
I feel like you should further expand your reaction and ideas about feed because you read the whole book. I personally feel that your blogs lacked deepen thoughts about the book due to the fact that you actually were one of the few people who finished the book.
It would be nice to talk to you more about the allegory of feed and try to answer one of my personal question which is, "what is the solution to this technologic disruption?"
Anias:
I like how you pointed out a difference between modern day teenagers (us) and the teenagers in the book feed. We have been focusing how they are alike but not have based a discussion on how they are different. You said that even though we are addicted, the teens in the book aren't aware of the addiction but we are. To me that's a huge difference especially when it comes to the question of whether or not we can break the addiction. Its like when someone is a drug addict, the first step into solving the problem is realizing that they have one.
Your mentioned in your blog post Feed A that another difference between feed and modern day teens is that the feed is one device that they are hooked to and we are hooked to many different devices. Well i think that the feed represents all the devices it is just all in one and connected to your brain. It is all the same thing. We use aim to chat online, facebook to network and twitter to find new gossip, the teenagers in feed do all of that through the feed. If anything the feed makes it 10x easier to stay connected to the media. Which now leads me to think that if we were presented with a feed we would probably use it. I say this because there is this new application available for itouch and iphone that basically connects facebook, myspace and twiiter all in one app. it collects all the new updates into one stream so you can be up to date with everything. Now tell me whats the difference?
i also like hat you bring up how feed opens our eyes to patterns we never noticed before. I personally in reading feed was able to connect it to habits in my everyday life that i never saw as bad habits because i was so use to doing them. once again i find myself trapped in a circle because i want to know how do we break these habit and restore our lives if media basically controls everything. I think if this is a big problem we really see then we need to start taking step forwards to solving the problem. Like you said we are continuing to be "zombies"
Sunday, October 25, 2009
Hw14 - Second text
Video games are the same as books? I have never consider them in this way. I must admit though, the author of Everything Bad is Good for You has a point. Video games are stories with introductions, plot, solutions, and conclusions. If anything video games are almost like re-in-acting the story in your own way.
STILL HAVE TO FINISH
STILL HAVE TO FINISH
Monday, October 19, 2009
Hw13 - Feed B
Tobin is really smart with his use of allegory when writing the book feed. He paints the present day obsession of technology as a futuristic advancement of technology. He is smart in doing this because he changes up a few details so that the reader is distracted and doesn't realize that he is talking about them. Other then those minor details, everything can be seen as a direct connection.
My question to Tobin is how we can stop this obsession with technology. He does a great job of making us feel stupid by exaggerating the point that we are all hooked on technology but he does not offer a solution. If anything, he almost makes it seems as if there isn’t a solution at all. The character Violet was the only one who saw what technology was doing and yet she was the charter that died. Is this a symbol that there is no way out?
This book was written with the focus of aiming for young adults that could relate to the use of technology and also still have time to snap into reality. For adults, they were introduced to this late in their childhood so they remember what it is to be without all the fancy devices. Although a lot of adults are as obsessed with technology they have once experienced a time without them. With teens, DRD’s are all we know. They have been advancing as we grow up. They have been introduced to us as soon as we learn how to use them and our obsession grows deeper as they advance. Our timelines are intertwined.
I admire that Tobin can write a book like such but I wonder if he has any solutions in mind. It’s almost like we are running around in circles. We have come to understand that technology is affecting us in a negative way no matter how many goods come from it but we have yet to discover a solution to this tragedy. I feel like apart of the reason why we cannot come up with is a solution is because our minds are not use to doing our own thinking. We can blame it on society, cooperate media, and even technology (as you can see, they all connect together to form the biggest suffering of our generation and present world) but at the end of the day, we are destroyed and until we can find ways to restore ourselves (and of course actually go through with it) I don’t think there is any hope.
My question to Tobin is how we can stop this obsession with technology. He does a great job of making us feel stupid by exaggerating the point that we are all hooked on technology but he does not offer a solution. If anything, he almost makes it seems as if there isn’t a solution at all. The character Violet was the only one who saw what technology was doing and yet she was the charter that died. Is this a symbol that there is no way out?
This book was written with the focus of aiming for young adults that could relate to the use of technology and also still have time to snap into reality. For adults, they were introduced to this late in their childhood so they remember what it is to be without all the fancy devices. Although a lot of adults are as obsessed with technology they have once experienced a time without them. With teens, DRD’s are all we know. They have been advancing as we grow up. They have been introduced to us as soon as we learn how to use them and our obsession grows deeper as they advance. Our timelines are intertwined.
I admire that Tobin can write a book like such but I wonder if he has any solutions in mind. It’s almost like we are running around in circles. We have come to understand that technology is affecting us in a negative way no matter how many goods come from it but we have yet to discover a solution to this tragedy. I feel like apart of the reason why we cannot come up with is a solution is because our minds are not use to doing our own thinking. We can blame it on society, cooperate media, and even technology (as you can see, they all connect together to form the biggest suffering of our generation and present world) but at the end of the day, we are destroyed and until we can find ways to restore ourselves (and of course actually go through with it) I don’t think there is any hope.
Sunday, October 18, 2009
Hw 12 - Feed A
Feed is a direct comparison of teens in this century. In the book, everyone is connected to the "feed" which is a chip in there heads that receives transitions that updates them on the latest fashion, place to be, things to buy etc. It doesn't matter how bizarre it sounds (to me), they still listen to the feed. They are able to do everything through the feed. When they first came out they were advertised as something good for teens that would make them smarter because they would have access to all the answer to questions they didn't know . This is like the Google engine. Instead of doing old fashion researching through books, we go on Google, type in our questions and bam , answers that will go on for pages.
In the book, they also mention how the feed creates a profile for each individual person. the corporations buy these profiles so they can create products that will sell. Even though we don't each have individual profiles, we unconsciously following trends made by corporate culture that makes it easy for them to sell products to us. for example, goth people might think that they are different then everyone else but the truth is that they are the same as everyone in their group. Now a store opens and sells skateboards, baggy black jeans with chains on them, shirts with holes and etc (basically a store like hot topic); they selling to this particular group of people. Now what's the difference?
When they are in the club "of tranquility", they get hacked. they wake up the next morning at the hospital, completely disconnected from the feed. They can't chat with their friends, can't watch what's like their t.v, can't listen to any broadcast etc. they started to complain about how bored they are. this is like when we get punished by our parents and can't go on the computer, watch t.v or use our phones. we become extremely bored and can't function as if it is the end of the world.
Although we do not have an actual chip inside , our dependency to the "feed" is the same.
Thursday, October 8, 2009
HW 11 : Self Experiment 1
Since i read in an article that cellphone use at night causes disturbance in sleep , depression and lack of attention in teenagers, oh yeah and it disturbs the deepest stage of sleep which is the stage when your body recovers from the stresses of the day. so i decided, for my experiment, to turn off my cellphone at 7 p.m , do my homework and then go to bed (with my phone placed on the other end of the room). For a good few months now, ive been having bad sleeping patterns. I go to sleep in the middle of texting without noticing and then wake up in the middle of the night , check my phone , and then fall asleep again. Also for the past few weeks ive been having a background headache. When i did My experiment last night i realized that i didnt wake up in the middle of the night , i had slept the whole night through. Although i still woke up tired , as the day went by i also noticed that i didnt have a headache anymore. Its crazy to think of the difference it made to go striaght to sleep instead of texting all night. Then i wondered, if they have all these studies that prove how bad the radiations from cellphone devices are dangerous then why ha vent they band them or found ways to improve cellphones from using up so much watts. Instead all you see is cellphones becoming fancier and shit with all of these apps that take up more energy and have your cellphone dying in the middle of the damn day. I think im going to fit in my daily routine to stop using my cellphone at 8 so i can go to bed and have a good nights rest.
Monday, October 5, 2009
Hw 10 : Informal research Internet
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,324140,00.html
This article is a report from fox5 based on a study that was printed in the British newspaper, The Independent. They did a study on 35 men and 35 women. They found that late night cell phone use disturbs the deep stage of sleep , which is when your body repairs from the days stress. In teenagers , cellphone radiation disturbs sleep which then causes depression , mood swings , and impair concentration and academic performance.
When i read the part about the teenagers, i started to realize that a lot of people i know that are my age are often depressed , have mood swings , are always tired and aren't getting good grades. I don't know if this is a direct connection or just a coincidence. I myself fall into this category and i do admit im always on the phone late at night. Often im half asleep texting and then wake up in the middle of the night with my cellphone or ipod headphone tangled around me. Ive recently noticed a bad pattern in my sleep. I can never just stay sleeping , i always wake up like 3 times or so. I really am starting to think that its because of my cellphone. Like i mentioned in class, ive been getting these hard as headaches. Its disturbing to think that my cellphone , ipod and computer could be causing me all these health problems because i use them for enjoyment. Right not , i just compared it to a cigarette. People say it relieves their stress and they enjoy smoking but their are addictive and can cause lung cancer.
http://www.lef.org/magazine/mag2007/aug2007_report_cellphone_radiation_01.htm
This article talks about how cellphones are not safe and there Danish are studies that prove it. It also states that questions on the safety of cellphones first started rising in 1990 due to a lawsuit against the manufacturing company from this guy who claimed that the cellphone gave his wife cancer causing her death. It also says in this article that cellphone cause physiological problems, and attention disruptions.
http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/06/11/how-much-radiation-does-your-phone-emit/
This is an interesting article. It talks about the highest level of radiation that a cellphone can have in order to pass the safety test so it can be sold. the maximum is 1.6 W/kg . Its almost like them make them sound safe now that there is a limit but did they ever think about how often the person was going to be exposed to these radiations? Its gives a list of the top ten highest and lowest radiation cellphone devices.
This article is a report from fox5 based on a study that was printed in the British newspaper, The Independent. They did a study on 35 men and 35 women. They found that late night cell phone use disturbs the deep stage of sleep , which is when your body repairs from the days stress. In teenagers , cellphone radiation disturbs sleep which then causes depression , mood swings , and impair concentration and academic performance.
When i read the part about the teenagers, i started to realize that a lot of people i know that are my age are often depressed , have mood swings , are always tired and aren't getting good grades. I don't know if this is a direct connection or just a coincidence. I myself fall into this category and i do admit im always on the phone late at night. Often im half asleep texting and then wake up in the middle of the night with my cellphone or ipod headphone tangled around me. Ive recently noticed a bad pattern in my sleep. I can never just stay sleeping , i always wake up like 3 times or so. I really am starting to think that its because of my cellphone. Like i mentioned in class, ive been getting these hard as headaches. Its disturbing to think that my cellphone , ipod and computer could be causing me all these health problems because i use them for enjoyment. Right not , i just compared it to a cigarette. People say it relieves their stress and they enjoy smoking but their are addictive and can cause lung cancer.
http://www.lef.org/magazine/mag2007/aug2007_report_cellphone_radiation_01.htm
This article talks about how cellphones are not safe and there Danish are studies that prove it. It also states that questions on the safety of cellphones first started rising in 1990 due to a lawsuit against the manufacturing company from this guy who claimed that the cellphone gave his wife cancer causing her death. It also says in this article that cellphone cause physiological problems, and attention disruptions.
http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/06/11/how-much-radiation-does-your-phone-emit/
This is an interesting article. It talks about the highest level of radiation that a cellphone can have in order to pass the safety test so it can be sold. the maximum is 1.6 W/kg . Its almost like them make them sound safe now that there is a limit but did they ever think about how often the person was going to be exposed to these radiations? Its gives a list of the top ten highest and lowest radiation cellphone devices.
Sunday, October 4, 2009
HW 9 : Responds to viedo comments
Thank you for the comment Chris. Yeah i don't know why the noise was messing up , i tried to fix it but i think there is a problem with my web cam.
Ive heard the same thing about exercising outdoor is actually more efficient then indoors. Can you imagine how low the percentage of efficiency is going to be for the wii; that is if people actually depend on it to work out. Now that's just plain laziness. The people who create these games really know how to attract people to be hooked on and continue to pay them for these devices. I did a little research on the WIi fit ; which is the excercing game for the wii. Not only does the wii cost $250 but the game is another @20 and the wii board to play the game is another $150. if you want to play other additional games there are other peices that youll need to buy as well. Wouldnt it just be eaier to save your money and go out jogging every morning or eving? yes ill be more work but it will also give you better and healthier results. Not to mention keep your pockets full.
Ive heard the same thing about exercising outdoor is actually more efficient then indoors. Can you imagine how low the percentage of efficiency is going to be for the wii; that is if people actually depend on it to work out. Now that's just plain laziness. The people who create these games really know how to attract people to be hooked on and continue to pay them for these devices. I did a little research on the WIi fit ; which is the excercing game for the wii. Not only does the wii cost $250 but the game is another @20 and the wii board to play the game is another $150. if you want to play other additional games there are other peices that youll need to buy as well. Wouldnt it just be eaier to save your money and go out jogging every morning or eving? yes ill be more work but it will also give you better and healthier results. Not to mention keep your pockets full.
Thursday, October 1, 2009
HW # 8 - Comment on triangle partners's video projects
Anias' Video :
Yes your video was short but it got the message out.
You did look real focused on the computer screen. I found it interesting how you were listening to music and still being able to sing along with the song even tho it seems as if you were completely focused on what you were typing on the computer. That reminds me of what Andy said in class about how theres a theory that all of this multitasking has developed our brain to always has at least 1/3 of it focused on something else.
I also noticed how you had the t.v on in the background but wasn't paying attention to it at all. Since the video is short , im pretty sure that while a page was loading up on your screen you peeked over to see what was happening on the t.v.
Well im out. Comment my video since your my new member lol.
Chris' Video :
your video is identical to my computer screen every time i turn it on. i like your video because its like a mini tour of what almost every teenager does when they first get on a computer. altho its not what the assignment asks for ; it shows that you understand the message we bring up in class.
You said how you would like for your little sister to use the computer so you can get in contact with her but would you like her to be spending hours and hours on meaningless internet activities?
comment me back on that one buddy !
Yes your video was short but it got the message out.
You did look real focused on the computer screen. I found it interesting how you were listening to music and still being able to sing along with the song even tho it seems as if you were completely focused on what you were typing on the computer. That reminds me of what Andy said in class about how theres a theory that all of this multitasking has developed our brain to always has at least 1/3 of it focused on something else.
I also noticed how you had the t.v on in the background but wasn't paying attention to it at all. Since the video is short , im pretty sure that while a page was loading up on your screen you peeked over to see what was happening on the t.v.
Well im out. Comment my video since your my new member lol.
Chris' Video :
your video is identical to my computer screen every time i turn it on. i like your video because its like a mini tour of what almost every teenager does when they first get on a computer. altho its not what the assignment asks for ; it shows that you understand the message we bring up in class.
You said how you would like for your little sister to use the computer so you can get in contact with her but would you like her to be spending hours and hours on meaningless internet activities?
comment me back on that one buddy !
Saturday, September 26, 2009
HW 7 - Interviews and Surveys
Interviewing a family member : My step father .
Q: Do you believe that technology is an advantage for our generation as oppose to when you were a kid and cellphones weren't invented ?
A: I don't believe in technology. I'm the only person at my job who refuses to have a computer in their office. I stick to old fashion researching books for knowledge instead of getting half stories or false information online. I have an email account because it is mandatory for work but i never go near it. My secretory checks it for me , and prints out the emails i need to read. I also hate cellphones and the idea that when a new one comes out , you have to buy it because your old one doesn't have the latest applications. Ive have my regular flip phone for 8 years (the first and only cellphone he has owned) . I barely even use it. If someone needs to contact me , from 730 - 5 they can call my office and other hours at my home. I turn it off during the weekends unless we go out the house. I have a cellphone just in case of emergency not to socialize.
Q: Do you think that if you were introduced to cellphones during your teen years , you would have developed this "addiction" my generation has?
A:Honestly i think i would be. Kids now a days are told what to do by the media coperations . They are told what to wear , what to like , what to consider cool, what to buy , and even how to act. This form of manipulation can take over anyone mind especially if they are often exposed to them and aren't told not to listen. When these digital things for popped out on the market , people were so fascinated by them that they didn't have a reason not to buy them. As they improved, people became even more interested in the gadget. The point is , yes, if i was exposed to cellphones and laptops and myspace and all of that crap, i would be hooked on it.
Q: Do you think we can ever break out of the digital world?
A: Not a chance. Everything depends on technology now. There is no way to fully stay away from it. Its there at home, at school , at work , in the streets. The world has become dependent on it weather or not they would like to admit it. Technology will advance and as it does , everyone will participate.
Interviewing random people in the streets :
I don't have the exact exchange of words but i can summarize the answers we got at the park.
We interviewed two female tourist. They said they are always on the computer at work but barely on their phones and they don't have facebooks or myspace or anything equalivant to it.
A girl about our age said that she went three months by choice with out a cellphone. i personally do not beilieve this. I think she cuaght on to the purpose of our questions and wanted to prove us wrong. Im pretty sure her line either got cut off or her phone was taken away by her parents.
These two ladies were sitting down on the becnhes so we decided to harrase them with our questions. One of them had her iphone in her hand and was claming to only use her phone two hours each day. After we gave her a few , "are you sure's" She changed her estimate to "ok maybe like 6 . " Yeah, that sounds more like it.
Interviewing my best friend :
Q: How often to you check your myspace , facebook ad twitter ?
A: About 5 times a day, depending if the computer is avaiable or not. I get twitter texted to my phone so thats nonstop vibrations and i have a facebook app on my cellphone so it makes it easier for me to reply to my notafications .
Q: The people you comment on facebooke, myspace etc. , how often to you interact with them physically ?
A: I go to school with almost all of the people i have as friends on myspace and facebook. Some kids are people i use to go to school with but i dont really message them just someitmes when im bored see what they are up too and stuff .
Q: If you see alot of these online friends in school why are you often on facebook?
A: Honestly i dont know. Its more of a habit. They write to me so i write back.
Q: Would you consider your self obbsesed?
A: No. I have a life. I dont just stay home staring at my computer waiting for a reply.
Q: Do you believe that technology is an advantage for our generation as oppose to when you were a kid and cellphones weren't invented ?
A: I don't believe in technology. I'm the only person at my job who refuses to have a computer in their office. I stick to old fashion researching books for knowledge instead of getting half stories or false information online. I have an email account because it is mandatory for work but i never go near it. My secretory checks it for me , and prints out the emails i need to read. I also hate cellphones and the idea that when a new one comes out , you have to buy it because your old one doesn't have the latest applications. Ive have my regular flip phone for 8 years (the first and only cellphone he has owned) . I barely even use it. If someone needs to contact me , from 730 - 5 they can call my office and other hours at my home. I turn it off during the weekends unless we go out the house. I have a cellphone just in case of emergency not to socialize.
Q: Do you think that if you were introduced to cellphones during your teen years , you would have developed this "addiction" my generation has?
A:Honestly i think i would be. Kids now a days are told what to do by the media coperations . They are told what to wear , what to like , what to consider cool, what to buy , and even how to act. This form of manipulation can take over anyone mind especially if they are often exposed to them and aren't told not to listen. When these digital things for popped out on the market , people were so fascinated by them that they didn't have a reason not to buy them. As they improved, people became even more interested in the gadget. The point is , yes, if i was exposed to cellphones and laptops and myspace and all of that crap, i would be hooked on it.
Q: Do you think we can ever break out of the digital world?
A: Not a chance. Everything depends on technology now. There is no way to fully stay away from it. Its there at home, at school , at work , in the streets. The world has become dependent on it weather or not they would like to admit it. Technology will advance and as it does , everyone will participate.
Interviewing random people in the streets :
I don't have the exact exchange of words but i can summarize the answers we got at the park.
We interviewed two female tourist. They said they are always on the computer at work but barely on their phones and they don't have facebooks or myspace or anything equalivant to it.
A girl about our age said that she went three months by choice with out a cellphone. i personally do not beilieve this. I think she cuaght on to the purpose of our questions and wanted to prove us wrong. Im pretty sure her line either got cut off or her phone was taken away by her parents.
These two ladies were sitting down on the becnhes so we decided to harrase them with our questions. One of them had her iphone in her hand and was claming to only use her phone two hours each day. After we gave her a few , "are you sure's" She changed her estimate to "ok maybe like 6 . " Yeah, that sounds more like it.
Interviewing my best friend :
Q: How often to you check your myspace , facebook ad twitter ?
A: About 5 times a day, depending if the computer is avaiable or not. I get twitter texted to my phone so thats nonstop vibrations and i have a facebook app on my cellphone so it makes it easier for me to reply to my notafications .
Q: The people you comment on facebooke, myspace etc. , how often to you interact with them physically ?
A: I go to school with almost all of the people i have as friends on myspace and facebook. Some kids are people i use to go to school with but i dont really message them just someitmes when im bored see what they are up too and stuff .
Q: If you see alot of these online friends in school why are you often on facebook?
A: Honestly i dont know. Its more of a habit. They write to me so i write back.
Q: Would you consider your self obbsesed?
A: No. I have a life. I dont just stay home staring at my computer waiting for a reply.
HW 6 - Video Project
Viedo Project from Stephanie Adames on Vimeo.
Heres a picture of the environment i was in while recording this video.
1. What are some thoughts and feelings you have when watching your own video?
When i look back at this video i noticed how distracted i was by all these electronic devices. I even stopped while putting on lip gloss to respond to an instant message that had popped up on my screen. Even while i was chatting i stopped to answer a text message and on top of all of that i managed to slide in some bops to the song playing on my ipod. Not only was i distracted by my computer from something that had nothing to do with technology , but i was distracted by other digital devices.
This is a good question. When i look at the video it seems as if im not doing anything productive at all ! While i was recording the video i was checking my school email and found out about a overnight trip to penn state. I instant messaged my best friend to ask her if she would come with me to the trip. I believe my conversation was productive but while watching the viedo i was confused on how exactly i felt during the conversation with my best friend. I looked dull as if i wasn't int rested and was just looking for the next best thing to entertain me but i recall feeling excited about meeting new people on the trip and getting to visit the campus of a school im applying to. I guess i didn't physically react to my emotions because there was noone around to witness it so i just expressed them digitally with some smiley faces and exclamation points. My theory is that the overload interactions with this digital representations of socializing takes away from the physical experiences of emotions when interacting with people physically.
3. What do you think of ideas like the
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Friday, September 18, 2009
HW 4 - Triangular Comments 1
CHRIS ROLDAN"S BLOG:
What i liked about your blog post was the way you connected your currently activities to the homework. You mentioned the positives and the negatives.
My favorite point was about the news on espn and how they get their information via twitter. it seems as if old fashion interviewing and research is no longer needed. Technology is making everything "easier".
I can relate to the fact that when i do my homework online, i have tabs open to varies other websites such as face book and twitter. Its very difficult to turn my laptop on and not wonder what new notifications i have received on my profiles. which i really stupid because i have both applications on my cellphone so i already know what to expect when i sign on my computer.It has becomes more of a ADDICTION then something necessary.
What i think is worth exploring is the necessity of multitasking. Why cant people simply stick to one activity? Is it not enough just being on AIM chatting, just networking on facebook or twitter, or simply watching t.v? or do all of these connect in a way that they must be done all together. For example like you mentioned the VMA's; after the whole kayne episode , in the after show they had mentioned how it became huge news on twitter and there was like 1000 (a quess) tweets about it. They had announced it like it was an accomplishment!
I wonder if we could ever break out of these habits. if we do, will we become stupid because we have been so dependant on it, or will we became smarter by using the time and money for more productive things in life.
Well im done commenting your blog chris. You should bring these points in class.
JULLETE'S BLOG:
I like that you focused on the positives of technology more then the negatives.it gives me a different point of view to work with.
Face book does help people get in contact with friends and family members that live far away.
One day i was getting my nails done and i overheard some ladys talking about how they had just signed up for facebook and found a whole bunch of old friends and how it was refreshing tog et in contact with people they went to high school with. They were saying how much they loved facebook and were able to create a reunion.
We should explore the idea of how to keep the positives and improve of the negatives. Using facebook to get in contact with old friends and far away family members but not having to check your facebook 5 times a day.
You posted a good point and made me play devils advocate a little bit. Continue developing this idea :).
What i liked about your blog post was the way you connected your currently activities to the homework. You mentioned the positives and the negatives.
My favorite point was about the news on espn and how they get their information via twitter. it seems as if old fashion interviewing and research is no longer needed. Technology is making everything "easier".
I can relate to the fact that when i do my homework online, i have tabs open to varies other websites such as face book and twitter. Its very difficult to turn my laptop on and not wonder what new notifications i have received on my profiles. which i really stupid because i have both applications on my cellphone so i already know what to expect when i sign on my computer.It has becomes more of a ADDICTION then something necessary.
What i think is worth exploring is the necessity of multitasking. Why cant people simply stick to one activity? Is it not enough just being on AIM chatting, just networking on facebook or twitter, or simply watching t.v? or do all of these connect in a way that they must be done all together. For example like you mentioned the VMA's; after the whole kayne episode , in the after show they had mentioned how it became huge news on twitter and there was like 1000 (a quess) tweets about it. They had announced it like it was an accomplishment!
I wonder if we could ever break out of these habits. if we do, will we become stupid because we have been so dependant on it, or will we became smarter by using the time and money for more productive things in life.
Well im done commenting your blog chris. You should bring these points in class.
JULLETE'S BLOG:
I like that you focused on the positives of technology more then the negatives.it gives me a different point of view to work with.
Face book does help people get in contact with friends and family members that live far away.
One day i was getting my nails done and i overheard some ladys talking about how they had just signed up for facebook and found a whole bunch of old friends and how it was refreshing tog et in contact with people they went to high school with. They were saying how much they loved facebook and were able to create a reunion.
We should explore the idea of how to keep the positives and improve of the negatives. Using facebook to get in contact with old friends and far away family members but not having to check your facebook 5 times a day.
You posted a good point and made me play devils advocate a little bit. Continue developing this idea :).
Wednesday, September 16, 2009
HW3 - 1st Blog Post
What is with the obsession with technology? Cellphones, facebook. twitter etc. I can understand the purpose of facebook; trying to get in contact with old friends and family members, but constantly having to update your status and commenting on other peoples pages is unnecessary. Yes it is fun but a waste of time. Twitter is website to stalk people. you "follow" people who put their business out in public. Cellphones have lost the initial purpose of its invention and the competition of who has the hottest phone (which people dont realize is all controlled by cooperations brainwashing to think your life is meaningless if you dont have the hottest phone out) is ridiculaous. i must admit i find myself trapped in this obsession because our society is so much involved it is hard to break out.
Now ipods, they create isolation. Over the summer me and my friends often went to the beach. usually train rides would be the funnest part of the 2 hour ride but lately its been seeming that all we do is plug in our ipods. Now how is that socializing? NO !!
It seems as technology advances, the drummer our generation gets.
Now ipods, they create isolation. Over the summer me and my friends often went to the beach. usually train rides would be the funnest part of the 2 hour ride but lately its been seeming that all we do is plug in our ipods. Now how is that socializing? NO !!
It seems as technology advances, the drummer our generation gets.
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