Lifehack Labs 2014 - Technology - Presentation
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Initial presentation to the Lifehack Labs 2014 cohort about technology, and the platforms that people, as a minimum, should have a fair idea about.
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before we start...
what is technologyinfluence on culture
the (not so) far future
what is technologyinfluence on culture
the (not so) near future
Red Burns, co-founder and chair of the Interactive Telecommunications Program (ITP) in the Tisch School of the Arts at New York University
‘Think of technology as a verb, not a noun. It provides the tools, creative people provide imagination.’
technology...connects us
informs us
changes us
technology...connects us
informs us
changes us
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technology...connects us
informs us
changes us
but how?
http://www.reddit.com/r/funny/comments/2chtx4/statue_selfies/
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narcissistic, self-centered,uncaring
or is it the opposite?
what is technology
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the (not so) far future
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‘It’s a way to connect with friends when you don’t really have anything to say.’
https://medium.com/@joshm/tenth-grade-tech-trends-d8d4f2300cf3
interlude[identity]
Digital dualists believe that the digital world is “virtual” and the physical world “real.” [...] I want to argue that the digital and physical are increasingly meshed, and want to call this opposite perspective that implodes atoms and bits rather than holding them conceptually separate augmented reality
http://thesocietypages.org/cyborgology/2011/09/13/digital-dualism-and-the-fallacy-of-web-objectivity/
[...] ‘on Tumblr her friends follow people who they aspire to be. Cobra Snake was her quintessential example of the type of Tumblr user that is idolized on the service. These “idols” are the ones who post most of the content (photos) on Tumblr, content that is then reblogged by kids who aspire to be what the photos represent.’
https://medium.com/@joshm/tenth-grade-tech-trends-d8d4f2300cf3
what is technology
influence on culture
the (not so) far future
http://blogs.computerworld.com/privacy/21610/big-brother-mickey-mouse-monitor-behavior-disneys-mymagic-rfid-wristbands
https://medium.com/@joshm/tenth-grade-tech-trends-d8d4f2300cf3
‘...coming from a gaming background we wondered whether you can take an avatar and 3D print it. Can that toy become something that reacts to the digital world and vice versa?’ Alice Taylor, CEO, MakieLab
http://www.lostmy.name/
Internet of Things
http://vimeo.com/56586373
interlude[low-cost tech]
interlude[data / security]
interlude[P2P]
conclusion
conclusiontech is a vehicle, not the message
conclusiontech is a vehicle, not the message
we go to extremes before we normalise
conclusiontech is a vehicle, not the message
we go to extremes before we normalisetech changes culture and vice versa
http://mashable.com/http://thenextweb.com/http://www.theverge.com/http://www.wired.co.uk/https://angel.co/http://www.dezeen.com/http://www.newscientist.com/
