“Much like many other online identity practices on social networks, the spatial self is based on a highly curated depiction of the individual.” (Schwartz, Raz, and Germaine R Halegoua. “The Spatial Self: Location-based Identity Performance on Social Media.” 17.10 (2015): 1643-660. Web. (Warning: Link may require a VCU account)) The spatial self is basically how…
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conflict, experience, identity, nugget, teens
Inquiry Nugget Series: Ep 2, Intimacy
by Danh Le •
I don’t want to end the semester with my series unfinished so I will do just that, finish them. “Moon (2000) found that people showed more resistance to giving out emotive information about themselves to a computer compared to less emotional content” (Jordán-Conde, Zayira, Mennecke, Brian, and Townsend, Anthony. “Late Adolescent Identity Definition and Intimate…
conflict, danger, experience, identity, nugget, teens
Inquiry Nugget Series: Ep 1, Audience
by Danh Le •
“The imagined audience defines the social context”. This quote is from “It’s complicated: the social lives of networked teens” by danah boyd, 1977. The author writes her name in all lower case therefore, I will respect her choice and do the same. It is impossible for any individual to be able to address all audiences.…
4k, 4k streaming, films, home, movies, nugget, the future is here, tv
The future is here
by karlamedecigo •
“Over the longer term, Internet service providers will need to improve their infrastructure to support 4K streaming. Today, broadband is fast and reliable enough—the average speed in the U.S. is now more than six megabits per second, and fiber connections can be even faster—for Netflix to deliver full-HD movies. Analysts estimate that 4K streaming will… Read More
2k, 4k, cinema, future, HD, movies, nelson, nugget, synthesis, the future is here, univ 200, univ200
Nugget #2
by karlamedecigo •
I will use Ted Nelson’s phrase as my biggest inspiration: “Technology is an expression of man’s dreams. If man did not indulge his fantasies, his thoughts alone would inhibit the development of technology itself” – Ted Nelson It goes well with what I chose to talk about in this second nugget. I’ve been reading and… Read More
digital, dreamers, film, filmmaking, movies, nugget, transition, univ 200, univ200
Movies and dreams
by karlamedecigo •
I’ve been looking for sources that may be helpful to my inquiry project and I found an article from a News chain that may be helpful. It discusses the changing from film to digital mainly for cinema theaters and their projections of the movies. The nugget I picked is the following: “We still call them “motion… Read More
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A robot turtle that draws on paper
by karlamedecigo •
First of all, one of the things that I found most interesting and curious about this text was that I found myself reading about stuff that was written as a visionary and futuristic plan, but almost all of those things described are so widely used today and incorporated, or at least easy to get, in… Read More
bassnectar, kay, music, nugget, Nuggets
Personal Dynamic Media: A Nugget
by liatab •
“A composer could hear his composition while it was in progress, particularly if it were more complex than he was able to play. He could also bypass the…
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Medium and Messages
by Danh Le •
“Every message is, in one sense or another, a simulation of some idea. It may be representational or abstract.”(“Alan Kay and Adele Goldberg, “Personal Dynamic Media”) This is an interesting statement that the author made. Based on this idea, a message can be sent from one person to another that represent what they are thinking.…
nugget, thoughtvectors
Ultimate test = children’s reactions
by Lia Niebauer •
I found it interesting that the Dynabook was first tested through the use of children, ” at that time we became interested in focusing on children as our “user community.” Which makes sense when you really think about. If the device can pass the test of keeping children entertained and they were able to comprehend on how… Read More
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A Little Extra Spicy Nugget
by Danh Le •
“THE TECHNICALITIES MATTER A LOT, BUT THE UNIFYING VISION MATTERS MORE.” (Ted Nelson, Computer Lib / Dream Machines) Unlike my last nugget, I will try to keep this one short and simple while still trying to add meaning. Notice how the author mentions “unifying vision”. No single person can change the world. One man may…
nugget, univ 200, univ200
Nugget with extra nuggets.
by karlamedecigo •
I could find just so many interesting nuggets to work with in this reading. It has been the most appealing, interesting, creative and motivating for me to read so far. I felt almost a “connection” with some of the statements I read. (Wait… That’s such an interesting thing to say… how is that possible… Read More
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what is a computer some may ask? (nugget)
by Lia Niebauer •
“Computers are simply a necessary and enjoyable part of life, like food and books” I feel that saying computers are a necessary part of life is not all that true. The computer is more of an advantage into life. There are thousands of people who live without computers or even the slightest idea of what WiFi. There … Continue reading what is a computer some may ask? (nugget) →
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CL/DM nugget
by karlamedecigo •
I could find just so many interesting nuggets to work with in this reading. It has been the most appealing, interesting, creative and motivating for me to read so far. I felt almost a “connection” with some of the statements I read. (Such an interesting thing to say… how is that possible anyways?) As I… Read More
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“It was almost like a concept experience but applied to real life”
by karlamedecigo •
I tried to read this text for days and days before I finally did it. I really tried. I tried to read the full text and not only what we were asked for. I tried to understand and give a meaning to it. I tried to read it fully and efficiently. I really tried to… Read More
nugget, univ 200, univ200
IHOPE
by karlamedecigo •
“The hope is that, in not too many years, human brains and computing machines will be coupled together very tightly, and that the resulting partnership will think as no human brain has ever thought and process data in a way not approached by the information-handling machines we know today” (Licklider, 1960) After reading this article by J.… Read More
Man-Computer Symbiosis, nugget, thoughtvectors
What about me…no me
by Lia Niebauer •
I feel that communication is a key component for life in order to form any type of relationship and is especially important for passing down information. I agree with Licklider when he says “the basic dissimilarity between human languages and computer languages may be the most serious obstacle to true symbiosis.” I feel that when it comes to … Continue reading What about me…no me →
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Concept Experience
by karlamedecigo •
Associative trails: Well, I started off searching for texts in French to read out loud. Just because I wanted some practice. I thought that the easiest thing was to go along with what google search bar suggested. I looked at some of this poems and I got curious to translate certain sentences to different languages… Read More
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“As We May Think” nugget
by karlamedecigo •
“The world has arrived at an age of cheap complex devices of great reliability; and something is bound to come of it.” as found in the article As We May Think by Vannevar Bush. I find this phrase utterly interesting because I feel that it describes perfectly what the era we live in is about. Our… Read More