PPT-The Relationship Between Fiction and Technology

By Amana Bukhari Gustavo Medina Aaron Brensberger Konstantin Manevich Fiction and Computers Fiction and computers are interconnected Fiction is imagination T echnology is reality. Scott Cowan. MLIS Candidate . Faculty of Information and Media Studies. University of Western Ontario. Code4Lib North. May 1-2, 2014. Intro/Disclaimer. The Catalogue: Frustrations. Think of the user!. Week of September 17, 2012. What’s the difference?. Science Fiction. Planets. Alien. Flying, talking animals in space. Light sabers. Space ships coming out of the . TV. robots. Realistic Fiction. Might really happen. Why would you want it to?. 3 types of computational model. Three to learn – remember?. Lesson Outcomes. 6.1.1 . Be aware of current and emerging trends in computing . technology . [quantum computing. WHAT WOULD MCLUHAN SAY?. . Image: Thomas Mann. http://www.pixtur.org/welcome/about. Anne Balsamo,. Understanding Media Studies September 21, 2015. Fluid Fiction. How does one understand . t. he cultural impact of media?. Definition:. genre of fiction in which advances in science, or contact with more scientifically advanced civilizations, create situations different from those of both the present day and the known . past. Lesson 3. What genre is this? Does . Fahrenheit 451. belong to this genre? What other books have you read in this genre?. Science fiction . is a genre of fiction dealing with imaginative content such as futuristic settings, futuristic science and technology, space travel, time travel, parallel universes, and extraterrestrial life. . Realistic fiction is made up of stories that could really happen. . The stories are set in modern times.. Examples of Realistic Fiction. Because of Winn Dixie. Crash. Owl Moon. Shiloh. Bridge to . Terabithia. GMOs are created by injecting chemicals into food AFTER it is harvested.. Fiction. GMOs are developed through genetic engineering where scientists identify and insert specific traits into the DNA of the seed before it is ever planted. The plant grows just like conventional (non-GMO) seeds. . Historical fiction is . fiction. set in . the past. . It contains a rich. . mixture. of . fact. and . fiction. . . What is Historical Fiction?. Through novels and short stories, an author may . combine. **FICTION:. Point . of View-. the perspective or vantage point from which the story is told. . 3 main kinds . of POV:. *. First Person: . the narrator is a character in the story. We see the story through his/her eyes. . What does it mean to be . HUMAN?. Defining Science Fiction. 2. Fiction based on imagined future with scientific or technological advances, and major social or environmental changes, frequently portraying space or time travel, and life on other planets.. Fiction and Non-Fiction. Genres of literature are divided into (2) categories. Non-Fictions are informational texts dealing with real-life subjects. Real or Actual. Fictions are narrative literary works produced by the imagination. on the Perception of Real World . Technology. By: Pedro Balbuena. Key Terms. The Merriam-Webster dictionary defines.... Robot: a machine that resembles a living creature in being capable of moving independently (as by walking or rolling on wheels) and performing complex actions (such as grasping and moving objects). What is Science Fiction?. A writing style that combines science and fiction . It is driven by the desire to ponder the question “What if…”. It is only limited by our imagination!. “Science Fiction is a story about human beings, with a human problem and human solutions which would not have happened at all without its scientific content.”.