Even though I have my own MP3 player, cell, and laptop, I tend to perceive technology in a negative way. Technology seems to alienate people when I see half of the people in the subway(back in Korea actually)absent mindedly watching something on their phone or PDP player(something like an iphone). People don't seem to talk to each other, and turning on their high tech gear has become a habit and some kind of ritual. Turning on the television, going on the internet seems to the same-how many people actually use technology just as much as they need? How many people are actually in control of the technology surrouding them? I think not many. Many people have come to rely on technology for spending their free time. People experience music, film, sports and maybe human relationship through technology. Wii sports, Wii fit might provide something similar to the 'real thing', but it's definitely not the same with playing sports outside with your friends or family.
Some people even say that it's lame to go to the movies and pay 7-10 dollars when you can download it onto your gadgets for less money. But when did people just catch a movie just to see the movie, and (absolutely) nothing else? Hanging out with people, getting something to eat, or going somewhere else in the end out of impulse is all a part of human experience technology can't do for you.
However, while there are some points that technology seems to ruin the human experience, there are some ideas interacted with technology that seem to enhance it. Recently while surfing around the internet, I saw a video about a 'phonebook', which uses the iphone to make picture books more interactive. Children can play with the moving characters, or move the book around and the video on the iphone will play suit. This kind of technology would be something that helps children experience more than they can when just reading a plain book. Technology not made just for convenience but for interactiveness will have a greater possibility in making our lives better.
iphone phonebook video
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