This is a super week 1 summary Ben. I’m really glad you raised these notions of utopia and dystopia, so different and opposed, yet aligned in the sense that they are driven by technology. These rather extreme options seem to often be the only way we can talk about the future, but I wonder if technological change is a bit… Read more →
Monthly Archives: January 2015
Cyberpunk Pinterest board
A Pinterest board featuring images and ideas around Cyperfunk culture. Read more →
The Cyberpunk Movement: A Brief History http://t.co/aI6Ed3LOF1 via @weirdhistorian #mscedc
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Whatever happened to cyberpunk? http://t.co/ogcAKOMOXf #mscedc
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“@VideosOfScience: Unreal MIT Invention http://t.co/0jkmta7ZTf” #mscedc blurring the lines!
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WEEK 1 – Blurring the lines
Over the last 5 years, exposure and reliance on technology has increased significantly to the point where I have asked myself the question, where will this end? Working in the digital world everyday has only increased this exposure, and therefore forced some into trying to consolidate this information and make the load more manageable. Wearable tech has become a common sight in our day to day lives,… Read more →
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Digital Dystopia – Total Surveillance: http://t.co/Hr30hMWAIo #mscedc
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Address is Approximate
A beautifully crafted tale of self-discovery and fulfillment through digital technologies placing a robot toy in the ‘drivers seat’. A very interesting notion that a plastic object could require emotional gratification through a digital platform, however, it almost seems plausible thanks to the subtle music and wonderful expressions. Read more →
The Awareness
A machine with the awareness and potential to destory our technological world from the inside is a little far-fetched, however, the notion that machines can interact with us on an emotional level isnt too extreme. A machine that thinks and reacts like a human could be the catalyst for the robot revelotion we have predicted over the last century, or… Read more →