After reading the first three chapters from Windows and Mirrors, I found out about some early developmental programs, I never heard of before. Programs like Text Rain, Wooden Mirror, and Nosce Te Ipsum are all very old fashioned versions of what modern technology once created. I’m a huge fan of electronics, so I follow current technology often, but I’ve never heard of 2000 SIGGRAPH. From the experience described in the first few chapters it reminded me of E3 (Electronic Entertainment Expo). I was most impressed with the program Text Rain. It seemed like an old version of the brand new Xbox 360 Kinect. Text Rain is a simple concept to testing out a new project. I once again feel like I’m reading a book that is introducing me to the origin of the future products we have today. Every video game consul has incorporated a different way to experience motion gaming and it’s nice to see where it all began.
The most intriguing part of these readings for me is how transparency plays such a huge role in computers. In today’s world humanity relies so much on computers that we believe they are perfect. Reading about how a calculation can actually be wrong due to an error from a computer can lead to dangerous outcomes. When I read the article in Chapter 2 “The Dangers of Transparency,” I thought about how much we rely on technology to live our daily lives. Its as simple as relying on spell check to check for all your errors, or trusting your electronic bank account to be protected. Living in an electronic world is very risky, and transparency is it’s greatest strength. If we are to blind to see errors, then it may lead to disaster.
It's so true! We are so dependent on technology that its scary! Especially computers! we use them in our everyday lives and probably cant even begin to imagine how we functioned without them. Not only is it scary but its risky as well! What if one day everything crashes? We then have NO access to our own bank accounts, systems, etc. This definitely can lead to disaster, indeed.
ReplyDeleteImagine all computers are just wiped out... this would be a nightmare for everyone. Our life runs smoothly with the technology we use everyday 20th century is the age of the computer. everything is run by them. their in factories that build cars, make jars of peanut butter and we carry them every single day (cell phones).
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