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An ocean at night

Welcome sign two & three

House (google sketch up)

Time Travel

If technology can soon provide us with an accurate digital copy of our world, possibilities may seem endless. It is believed that with these digital scans, we can predict the effects of natural disasters, even conjure up what objects looked like years ago. Through this the effects of global climate change can also be predicted. It is currently being used to add buildings that have not yet been created into settings to see how they would fit, and what kind of shadows they would place on surrounding areas. If cities and popular places are scanned as is now, being able to keep them restored exactly to it's original form many years in the future is more then possible. If we had this ability many years ago, we would be able to know so much more about our culture. I believe by doing this we will be advancing our future generations in many ways. And giving them the tools togo above and beyond with what we have already learned, as well as reserving our present day which will eventually become history.

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Foursquare

I do not believe that children should be monitored by there parents by using such devises as these. I also do not believe in an implant to make you aware of there health at all times. Knowing where your children are is one thing, especially at a young age. But knowing teens they will find a way to trick the system. It is better for a child to earn their parents trust rather then being constantly monitored. A person is perfectly capable to tell you when they are not feeling well. And come on how much would it stink if you said you didn't feel well but the chip says everything is A ok. Who do you believe? The person or the technology. I can see how this could be affective for young children who can not yet communicate for themselves yet. But when you get to a certain age, depending on individual child's development, it should be removed. If parents are very strict I guess they have the right to monitor the child. That would not be very fun though. Once they turn 18, this form of "parental stalking" should no longer be allowed.

Museum

Art in Museum

Welcome sign one

Calligrams

"No Budget, No Boundaries: It's the Real You"

Avatar based social networking sites are very interesting to me. People from all over the world can come together in a virtual space and in a way live out a second life. It is a bit odd when you think about exchanging real world money for objects that are not tangible. You will never really be able to hold in your hands what you are paying for. A collection of arranged pixels on a screen. Its a hard concept in a way to grasp. When I was younger I would play a few avatar based social networking sites along with my brother and sister. We would pay a monthly fee to be members. One game we played that was mentioned in the article was club penguin. Another was Disney's Toon Town. In both Virtual spaces, you dressed your character, owned your own property and home, had friends, and maybe even owned a pet. You could spend hours playing them on the computer while not even noticing how much time was actually passing.

Eventually I grew out of this phase once I really thought about how I was spending my time. I found myself completing all these tasks in my virtual space, getting things done, and advancing myself. Once I got off the computer and entered back into my real life, I no longer felt so accomplished. I realized that I would spend so much of my time and energy advancing in a place that materially, really didn't exist. And once I stepped back into the real world, it was like the past few hours of my life did not exist. No one else knew of my virtual accomplishments, just myself and few strangers behind avatars. I had done nothing to better myself in the world that was truly mine.

-Cat Martyn

Article Link:

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/22/fashion/22Avatar.html?pagewanted=1&_r=1

Group Cityscape

Virtual self

If I had never had contact with a computer my life would be entirely different. From my career choice, interest in music, to even my daily lifestyle. It was not long ago when computers were only owned by a select few. Now it is almost unheard of not to own a computer in the professional world. Who knows what I would be doing with my life without them, seeing as I am hoping to major in graphic design.

Social networks such as facebook have enabled me to keep in contact with many people I would not be able to without a computer. It is truly amazing. Why make a long distance call when you can send an email at your convenience? Why buy stacks of cds for a bulky player when you can simply download mp3’s and store thousands in your pocket? Any bit of information you crave is at your fingertips. For example, thanks to an online article I stumbled upon a few years ago I am now a vegetarian. It was a very large change to my lifestyle, which may have never happened without a computer. It enabled me to expand my knowledge on the subject without a library card. Computers have become a large part of my life; I couldn’t imagine it without them. Well that’s a lie, I could fantasize, but believe me, I really wouldn't want to!

Chaos