lifehack labs 2014 - technology - presentation

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

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but how?

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narcissistic, self-centered,uncaring

or is it the opposite?

what is technology

influence on culture

the (not so) far future

vs

‘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/