notes; machine communicate with people comunicaat with the environment- thermostate/communiation/ technlogy help human/ human workers eqaul degradtion/
The text is about the communication between people and machine, machine and nature and machine with machines. He believes that it is wrong for a person to be forced to work beyond his capability and to be used. Machines is somethign that can aid the human society, though he do sate taht this could cause laziness. The idea of manipulating machines instead of human is easier to bare than human using humans. Instead of putting humans in jobs that limits their mental training, he suggest that we replace these jobs with machines. They are loyal and effective for the positions. machines and humans are not so far apart in the aspect of gathering and retaining information.
is he saying that mass production is a form of craft? and is craft?
Can society function if humans are replaced in the work field?
Nortbert Weiner is a math professor at MIT and a engineer. He studied in stochastic and noise processes. He is also known as teh originator of cybermetics, which deals with the regulartory system. He also won several awards for his engineering work.
notes; believe digital advancement allows little bsines to compet against large corporations/ "as part of developing more engaging technology, look at craft as well as developing a more receptive atitude towards new opportunities rasised by technologies/ craft in traditional is similar to computers in a way that they both uses their hand though in different ways/ technology means skill and technique, both share this aspect/ / craft is the application of personal knowledge and giving form/
Malcolm Mccullough is a associate professor of architecture at Taubman. He teaches architecture and media arts, and is also an author and lecturer.
The text discusses the idea of growing technology and how craft have been changed due to this growth and hwo it had not changed. In the past he stated that he word "craft" was used as a noun mainly, but now the word has been transform to a a verb. Craft was about the applications of personal knowledge and giving form, nowadays its about "using ones hand" to create concepts and digital works. People understanding is that with technology software, computers cannot be considered craft, becauase you can't actually feel your wor, and your hand usage is limited.
But, Mccullough believes the opposite. He believe that even in technology you are crafting with your hands, though it is a different movement and different controls, you are still crating with your hands. The work technology is translated to technique, in within this concept, craft also requires a technquie. So in comparison, the old craft and the new digital craft are similar. They both posses the idea of usign one's hand, knowledge and tools functions. He also believe that just because the technique and style of the two are different they both uses the hand and the mind, looking at the hand and the screen, and the mouse and the needle or craft material, At the end he believes that technology is a way for small companies to compete with larger companies.
Anything you do with your hand is consider craft?
By weaving and making a picture of weaving, there will be different technique and knowledge, are they consider the same?
Wednesday, March 28, 2012
Monday, March 26, 2012
notes on weaving digital
note: importance of preserving the past traditions"The fabric they weave and wear is a fabric of memory, of communal identity, of their connection to the rest of humanity."/ technology is derived from weaving/technology is a disconnect from the past and avoids the natural world/ technology think tradition is a instrumental tool/ photoshop and photography are one in the same/
Gabrield Teshome is a cinema, theatre and film professor at ucla. He work closely with third world cinema. Third world cinema focuses on the truth and tradition of story telling.
The article discusses the importances of perservving the past, implying that technologies has advance to the level where it could relinquish the traditions of the past such as weaving. Technology is also seen as unnatural and a way that it takes away the tactical form of hand crafting. Weaving seems very important to the author, stating that "The fabric they weave and wear is a fabric of memory, of communal identity, of their connection to the rest of humanity". Weaving is a spiritaul, mental and traditional aspect of a person and their family, passing the work through generations and passingon the skill to the laater generations.
He later imply that technolgy and the past are interrelated, in a way that, we can see spiritually, emotionally and tactically. Though the funtions of cropping painting, layering and other weaving terms are incorporated within photoshop and other digital programs. He also stated that photoshop is mentally related to weaving, in vocabulary and knowledge wise. Digital programs is used as an instrumental tool, meaning, if a person with no digital experience with photoshop was previously introduced and inacted with weaving they would already posses the skills to work with the tools of photoshop.
Can photoshop and actual weaving be considered the same? the tactics are different though the concept is the same.
Is technology leading people to the unnatural or is it exposing some naturalness to those who can not see the natural, so is it a transporter of the natural? and is it really a disconnect from the past or does it provide us information of the past?
Gabrield Teshome is a cinema, theatre and film professor at ucla. He work closely with third world cinema. Third world cinema focuses on the truth and tradition of story telling.
The article discusses the importances of perservving the past, implying that technologies has advance to the level where it could relinquish the traditions of the past such as weaving. Technology is also seen as unnatural and a way that it takes away the tactical form of hand crafting. Weaving seems very important to the author, stating that "The fabric they weave and wear is a fabric of memory, of communal identity, of their connection to the rest of humanity". Weaving is a spiritaul, mental and traditional aspect of a person and their family, passing the work through generations and passingon the skill to the laater generations.
He later imply that technolgy and the past are interrelated, in a way that, we can see spiritually, emotionally and tactically. Though the funtions of cropping painting, layering and other weaving terms are incorporated within photoshop and other digital programs. He also stated that photoshop is mentally related to weaving, in vocabulary and knowledge wise. Digital programs is used as an instrumental tool, meaning, if a person with no digital experience with photoshop was previously introduced and inacted with weaving they would already posses the skills to work with the tools of photoshop.
Can photoshop and actual weaving be considered the same? the tactics are different though the concept is the same.
Is technology leading people to the unnatural or is it exposing some naturalness to those who can not see the natural, so is it a transporter of the natural? and is it really a disconnect from the past or does it provide us information of the past?
Thursday, March 8, 2012
jenkins 2
Jenkin discusses the importance digital tool and media on presidential elections. He believe that fro years the popular culture had been strongly influence by media, especially during the elections and campaigns. He also stated that political candidates strongly uses digital tools to publicze their campaging. One event he present was with trippi and how he raises money online. He set up a blog to publicize and to gain money. John Kerry also sought to use this tactic. Dean also uses radio as well, he sated "peopel hear my voice on the radio and go donate".
Another event that was important to discuess is the Vush and vietnam event. After Bush duck the draft, their was a blog out discussing why was Bush allow to do that, It was because of his family privilleges. The media saw this but didn't pay much attention to the issue. This is one thing that Jenkins emphasises on, the accuracy of blogs and public media. He uses the Kerr/Bush campaign to represent this. The online stats stated taht Kerry was up on votes, but in reality Bush was the one leading in votes.
He talks about average people participating in campaigns through blogs and digital tools. This helps to advertise, criticize and publicize things. I cannot imagine myself doing anything like this as of now, but I think it could be fun and interesting to give a voice to supprt what yu want. Like when they introduce the meetup site for nerds to keep contact with each other and to petition, I could see the enjoyment in that. Today, especially during the upcoming election, people are using media left and right to criticize and publicize their candidates, even if some are lies. For example, people give money to publicize scott walker on teleevision, but the facts arent neccesarily accurate.
Though Jenkins test I begin to see craft in many ways. He present the idaa of digital craft and craftivsm and craft for advertising and publicizing. The popular culture is changing each decade with each new media creation, and people is started to manipulate each tools to their goals. Jenkin present digital craft as a tool to express ones thoughts and converge the information with other medaia tools. The emotional aspect of craft can be seen through these examples Jenkins presented. The idea of expressioin and doing something one likes. In its own way digital works can be consider a craft, more likely to be call digital craft.
Another event that was important to discuess is the Vush and vietnam event. After Bush duck the draft, their was a blog out discussing why was Bush allow to do that, It was because of his family privilleges. The media saw this but didn't pay much attention to the issue. This is one thing that Jenkins emphasises on, the accuracy of blogs and public media. He uses the Kerr/Bush campaign to represent this. The online stats stated taht Kerry was up on votes, but in reality Bush was the one leading in votes.
He talks about average people participating in campaigns through blogs and digital tools. This helps to advertise, criticize and publicize things. I cannot imagine myself doing anything like this as of now, but I think it could be fun and interesting to give a voice to supprt what yu want. Like when they introduce the meetup site for nerds to keep contact with each other and to petition, I could see the enjoyment in that. Today, especially during the upcoming election, people are using media left and right to criticize and publicize their candidates, even if some are lies. For example, people give money to publicize scott walker on teleevision, but the facts arent neccesarily accurate.
Though Jenkins test I begin to see craft in many ways. He present the idaa of digital craft and craftivsm and craft for advertising and publicizing. The popular culture is changing each decade with each new media creation, and people is started to manipulate each tools to their goals. Jenkin present digital craft as a tool to express ones thoughts and converge the information with other medaia tools. The emotional aspect of craft can be seen through these examples Jenkins presented. The idea of expressioin and doing something one likes. In its own way digital works can be consider a craft, more likely to be call digital craft.
Monday, March 5, 2012
jenkins
the book is about the relationship between three concepts-media
convergence, participatory culture, and colll"ctive intelligence.
convegence a word that manages to describe technological, industrial, culural
social changes depending on who's speaking and what they think
they are talking about.
In his introduction, Jenkins introduces the topics he will be discussing in his text.
Chapter two focuses on the blurring line between entertainment and brand commercials.
Chapter three focus on the matrix and transmedia story telling, uses medai to advance technology.
Chapter four and five focuses on star wars and participatory culture, and how fans shape media.
chapter five focuses onharry potter and the political participation.
chapter six focuses on convergence and how popular culture transform into public culture.
He emphasises on the concept of convergence and how convergence is changing the world around us. The advancement in the digital revolution has forced people to adapt and accept its arrival. one situation where Jenkins was force to adapt is when he wanted a single function phone but single function phones was no longer made, thus he has to purchase a new more modern phone. Jenkins also stated that, even with the knew technologies old media does not disapear, but instead teh tools that is used to transmit the media had been altered. The technology is being used in various ways, and is being converge into different type of media.
Chapter four does relate to what jenkins is discussing in his introduction. The idea of convergence is very apparent in this chapter. From ones home to theweb to the viwing public of the star wars parody is an example of convergence. But, through this ease of acces and usage, Jenkins also stated that it is easier for media companies to control what took place, which is in a way a lack of freedom and a take away from DIY culture. If somethign threatens teh hollywood industriess then there will be problems, but like home videos if the film doesn't leave the home it does not threaten hollywood, but if its leak into public then theres an issue of copyrights. Jenkins wants use to see the DIY within this new culture, he states"Fan digital film is to cinema what the punk DYI culture was to I music.". He portrays this home style video making to be a DIY culture. He also talks about how amateurs create and alter medai through photoshop and creating their own images of the film. He believe that parody and amateur films is part of the american culture, it must be distinguish apart from profit making and, be considered as a culture and accept that this DIY act is benefitting the producers as well.
my project is going well, the difficult part finding the rest of the materials i need, which is kind of difficult to find at thsi moment in time(lack of time to go to the store). I'm about half way finish withthe project and so far it have took me numerous countless hours to get this to the stage its at. There was some planning to do and some repair when the paper wa torn or defective. I hope the remaining work will be easier, since the blueprint has already been figured out and the basic structure has already been composed.
convergence, participatory culture, and colll"ctive intelligence.
convegence a word that manages to describe technological, industrial, culural
social changes depending on who's speaking and what they think
they are talking about.
In his introduction, Jenkins introduces the topics he will be discussing in his text.
Chapter two focuses on the blurring line between entertainment and brand commercials.
Chapter three focus on the matrix and transmedia story telling, uses medai to advance technology.
Chapter four and five focuses on star wars and participatory culture, and how fans shape media.
chapter five focuses onharry potter and the political participation.
chapter six focuses on convergence and how popular culture transform into public culture.
He emphasises on the concept of convergence and how convergence is changing the world around us. The advancement in the digital revolution has forced people to adapt and accept its arrival. one situation where Jenkins was force to adapt is when he wanted a single function phone but single function phones was no longer made, thus he has to purchase a new more modern phone. Jenkins also stated that, even with the knew technologies old media does not disapear, but instead teh tools that is used to transmit the media had been altered. The technology is being used in various ways, and is being converge into different type of media.
Chapter four does relate to what jenkins is discussing in his introduction. The idea of convergence is very apparent in this chapter. From ones home to theweb to the viwing public of the star wars parody is an example of convergence. But, through this ease of acces and usage, Jenkins also stated that it is easier for media companies to control what took place, which is in a way a lack of freedom and a take away from DIY culture. If somethign threatens teh hollywood industriess then there will be problems, but like home videos if the film doesn't leave the home it does not threaten hollywood, but if its leak into public then theres an issue of copyrights. Jenkins wants use to see the DIY within this new culture, he states"Fan digital film is to cinema what the punk DYI culture was to I music.". He portrays this home style video making to be a DIY culture. He also talks about how amateurs create and alter medai through photoshop and creating their own images of the film. He believe that parody and amateur films is part of the american culture, it must be distinguish apart from profit making and, be considered as a culture and accept that this DIY act is benefitting the producers as well.
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