Advances in Technology are Transforming my Life . . . - PowerPoint Presentation

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Advances in Technology are Transforming my Life . . .

DiligentlySlide2

The

technology I now endure has changed dramatically since I was a young child. I find myself relying on something artificial, and most importantly demanding.

Technology in my daily life is currently considered my “personal assistant”, it’s always present ready to organize every moment of my life in a digital form.  Slide3

The simplicity of my communication has changed, I no longer have a few options to interact with others. The accessibility to interact with different individuals over a digital outlet is mind-blowing and countless. In addition, the availability to communicate with the world is amazing, and

instantaneous

. However, we are more absent from the physical world, and as a result the digital culture is producing a different language. Slide4

People around the world are at my

fingertips

. We no longer have that privacy to be detached from everyone because the new digital culture requires us to be involved. Slide5

Today I am

continuously connected

to my family and friends. The invention of the phone was monumental, however the options to communicate with people today are exceptional. Instead of calling an individual on the phone, I can get live updates through social media without the hassle of dialing a phone number. I don’t necessarily have to communicate with people, I can just sit back and watch the

updates roll in

.

w

hat is my phone number?

simple

fast

friends

outgoingSlide6

“In contrast, the computer media revolution affects all stages of communication, including acquisition,

manipulation,

storage, and distribution; it also affects types of media—texts, still images, moving images, sound, and spatial constructions.” –

Manovich

The accessibility

of the web has downgraded my communication style in person.

v

erbal vs. non-verbal

r

eflective vs. instinct. Slide7

While growing up I have experienced many advancements, and during that period of time until now my life has slowly

immersed

itself in digital forms. Slide8

Education is extremely important to me, however the older I got the less learning material I grasped. Though I was focused throughout my high school and college career, the

distractions

of digital media and the web made it difficult. The handwriting I presented was noteworthy, but now I barely use a pen and paper to write my work. Everything is typed with precision, and clarity. I never worry about misspelling and typos, I have another “intelligence” fixing my mistakes. We no longer learn from within, we simply don’t have too anymore.

w

ritten vs. typedSlide9

The transformation of hard copy books to digital form are unsettling. The value of books has decreased and created a sense of loss for me. I am in the generation where books were the only material to learn from. Today I can’t say that, I learn more from other people and sources online than the

sequence of information in

books. I am becoming an impatient person, I can’t sit back and read a book anymore.

I am simply a

few clicks away from searching a book’s introduction,

summary,

and conclusion. Slide10

“The

real dream is for “everything” to be in the hypertext. Everything you read, you read from the screen (and can always get back to right away); everything you write, you write at the screen (and can cross-link to whatever you read).”

–Nelson Slide11

I don’t have that physical

material, it’s

artificial now. Though I can’t say technology has made my life easier, it’s just

oddly different. Slide12

“The world has arrived at an age of

cheap

complex devices of great reliability, and something is bound to come of

it.” –Bush Slide13

The physical world is depreciated in many ways

today through pictures, music, and memory. The camera I once took memorable pictures with was

able to be cherished as print. Today the pictures don’t take physical moments, they are simply stored in a file named “2012 summer”. The

print of pictures was authentic.

The capabilities technology has to store my pictures is phenomenal, however I do miss the unique feeling of getting freshly printed pictures developed. It’s uncommon now. Slide14

My life is stored in multiple files.

M

y computer is collecting data on me and storing it into a confined space. The computer assumes many aspects of my life, thus it might indeed know more about me. Everything I do on a computer is connected, and constantly developing relationships.

“Computers offer an interesting daydream: that we may be able to store things

digitally instead of physically” –Nelson Slide15

The relationships developed from my interaction with the digital world has created a unique data file.

My digital life is unique because I’m constantly being monitored. The online shopping, likes on Facebook, and simple web browsing allows customization. I am constantly surrounded by

customization.

c

lick

click

click

click

I am

consciously

f

eeding

devices my entire life

location, fashion, preference, health, goalsSlide16

“The

language

of the text, the contents

, and the

ads displayed—all these can

be

customized

.

”

–

Manovich Slide17

Before learning how customization begins, I was unaware of the intelligence behind it. My “personal assistant” assumes what I want to see, and is usually correct. Customization allows the person to feel a sense of

uniqueness

. The uniqueness of customization makes me feel limited. I am trapped in my own customization.

Customization is convenient to the user.

The

web can be dangerous but

a satisfying realm. Slide18

“New media objects assure users that their choices—and therefore, their underlying

thoughts and desires are

unique, rather than programmed and shared with others.” –ManovichSlide19

I don’t want to

fully conform

to the new digital culture, I see the implications right in front of me.

My sister does not verbally communicate with me

often. The transformation of my family is changing in a direction I find startling. Technology is taking over my household. I don’t have precious moments with my family.

We

bound over television, and quietness as the media overcomes us. Television affects the family dynamic, it decreases verbal communication, and as a result degrades the authentic relationship.

Television requires complete participation. Therefore our minds are always

somewhere else

, not in the physical moment.

Silence

is accepted today.Slide20

The

logic of the computer changes how we perceive

the world every day. The access enables the user to easily find what is happening around the globe. The feeling’s I sense are different, the emotions that overcome me are unlike anything I have experienced before. The access of technology has changed me. Our daily lives are completely immersed into this new media.

She is battling a war between

the

physical

and

digital

worlds

.

The culture we live in today is constantly connected

virtually

, and as a result it depreciates the physical aspects culture was originally built on. The logic of the computer has dramatically changed my interaction, creativity, interpretation, and most importantly our identity. The values of generations are purely transformed and different, is this what we want?

I’m uncertain. Slide21

Culture today is merely a

whole

. We are connected at every second, minute, and hour. I’m apart of culture that is decreasing individuality.

“The past is like the receding view out the back of an automobile: the most

recent is more conspicuous, and everything seems eventually to be lost.”

—

Nelson