ha! i agree that it is pretty real. when i took bus on my way to school, one of my favorite thing was observing what other people were doing. i noticed most of them were texting and playing their i-touch. The first time when i took RTS, my impression about Americans are most of them are technology slaves.
My 6-year-old likes to watch a show on Nickelodeon called iCarly, which is about a girl who has a popular webcast. This clip reminded me of a recent episode where she's sending text messages using only her toes. Think of all the time I could save if I could do that while typing on my laptop!
http://www.accessgrid.org/ Here is the link and a basic Access Grid Setup. Your Digital Culture Word for the DAY: TELEPRESENCE. EVERYONE please google, research, copy/paste what you can find about the idea of telepresence and then place it in a comment to this post. I'll explain this more on wednesday!
"Telepresence refers to a set of technologies which allow a person to feel as if they were present, to give the appearance that they were present, or to have an effect, at a location other than their true location." - Wikipedia Telepresence is commonly seen at theme parks. A prime example of this is The Simpsons ride. A video is displayed on a screen, but that is not the only sense being invoked. Surround sound allows the participant to hear in all directions, movement allows them to feel like they're actually falling, and machine generated smells top it off. With telepresence the participant does not simply observe the attraction, they experience it.
ha! i agree that it is pretty real. when i took bus on my way to school, one of my favorite thing was observing what other people were doing. i noticed most of them were texting and playing their i-touch. The first time when i took RTS, my impression about Americans are most of them are technology slaves.
ReplyDeleteMy 6-year-old likes to watch a show on Nickelodeon called iCarly, which is about a girl who has a popular webcast. This clip reminded me of a recent episode where she's sending text messages using only her toes. Think of all the time I could save if I could do that while typing on my laptop!
ReplyDeletei don't like living in this way. I will feel like i am going to be killed by surrouned radiation.
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