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.

2. What do you think of the contrast between what's happening ON the digital representation device and what you look like interacting with the DRD?

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 Wii that are supposed to make this contrast less stark?

Whoever invented Wii was cleaver. Its an electronic device which involved physical activities. My position on whether or not it is good or bad in this debate of media is blurry. Yes it is a digital game but in order to play it involves physical activities. I think this is a good way to involve someone who is obbsessed with video games to something more physical. Now using the game as a replacement of day to day exercise is not something i dont support. Wii has this yoga game where you use a board to balance yourself and get a score for doing good. Personally this is ridiculous. The purpose of yoga is to relax and feel connect with your body, not to be distracted by a game to win points. This game proves that digital media takes away from physical activites and interactions. The main enjoyment of our lives.