Hw # 8

Arden's Post:

It was weird watching my own video. I never pictured myself from that point of view. With the idea of relaying on technology in my head I could still become so engaged in the computer. To the point I even forgot about the video. It seems as though I am in my own world. I was not showing a lot of emotion although I thought I was in what I was typing on the screen.

As much as I don’t want to believe I depend on technology I know I do. Myself in this video was pretty predictable. It’s sad to think about the time I could be spending enjoying the outdoors. But technology is an everyday part of my life. Without life would be a whole lot more challenging, it is scary to imagine.

Already my little sister spends more time using “this stuff” than I do. Its unfortunate, I hate to think she was influenced by me. It makes me think about the influence we are giving to other generations?

Digital devices like the Wii incorporate some physical activity. While it gets you moving, it does require some strategy and thinking. On the other hand, there is no interaction with other people. It creates a simulation of reality. Which does not involve real interaction. The contrast between the actual world and a reflection of the world in a game are two separate different things.

1 comments:

RichieS. said...

Hello Arden nice video.

I liked how you said that you can be doing something else more productive outdoors than using technology because this also happens to a lot of people around us, they get all mixed up into technology that they forget about whats happening around them.

What i realized while reading this post is that you stated the facts about what technology. And you didnt realize what you were doing while you were making the video, and how you thought about going outside but that technology is all around you which i can agree with because that is true.

I can connect what you said to the real world which was that "It’s sad to think about the time I could be spending enjoying the outdoors. But technology is an everyday part of my life. " And the reason why i could connect that to the real world is because people around us are to much wrapped up around technology like computers,phones, and what not and they forget about whats happening around them.

One thing you can maybe expand on is how you think your influence to your sister would probably change her life and the way she uses technology.

But your post makes me think more about my life because i feel the same as you when that i get in my own little world when im using technology. And that makes me wonder would that effect me in the long run as i grow old.

Overall i loved your most because i was able to connect to it and not only that but it was also pointing out true facts.

Interview with Mom

1) Do you think in the future the world would be a better place or would it get worse?Why?

Mom: I really can't say because it's not the future yet but what I can say is this... I think the world would be a better place because we will have more technology then we have right now, and we be more advanced in technology so it may be better for us in the long run, but I'm really not to sure. We'll see what the future has in store for us.

Now I myself believe what my mom stated was pretty standard because some people do think that the future will be better because we will have more technology then what we have now and it may help us and we may benefit from it. But some people are oblivious and don't see that sometimes new technology could hurt us in the long run and we may not be able to benefit from it at all, like we think we would.

Hw #3

What is good about the electromagnetic-representational-dimension is that it keeps us occupied when he have nothing else better to do. What is bad about it is that it stops us from learning and instead of doing that we could be doing something else worthwhile that will benefit us in the future.

What's obvious but also important is that all this technology is keeping up with the new century and stuff is going through change, like when are parents were growing up they never had computers, ipods, and all this other stuff we have now; us kids have mostly everything we want and sometimes aren’t grateful for what we have.

Lastly what's weird about all of it is that it distracts us from the real world around us, the manufactures make these products and all this other nonsense to keep us from realizing from what's going around in the world around us, all this entertainment stuff is just there to make us oblivious to the world we live in. And we're falling into their trap because its actually distracting us teens and some adults from the real world.