Ubiquitous Computing: Group Presentation

Today was an expert group presentation, ubiquitous computing and I was also part of this group presentation. So what is ubiquitous computing? Well easy, this is simply one of the most fast growing trend toward embedding microprocessors in everyday objects. This allows communication and information to be transferred and shared with the use of the internet at faster rates. The main goal for ubiquitous computing is to be able to create an environment where the devices connectivity are able to connect in such a way that the device is always a step ahead of you, kind of like if it was thinking for you before you even knew what you wanted to do. This is due to all the analysis and information ubiquitous devices and the internet has recorded throughout time from individuals using all sorts of software, applications, and websites such as Facebook, Twitter snap-chat, Instagram and so many other ways. As this continues to happen all the information and analysis done about you the internet can start catching patters of your favorite things to do, foods, entertainment, etc. and start working like an extra brain as it detects familiar things around your area that you might enjoy doing or even reach out to you in ways were it reminds you very specific things that might still need to get done to even take it a step further in ways that are unimaginable. Some very useful ubiquitous devices that are right around the corner to be available for the general public are Home technologies, Commercial technologies, Health technologies , Automobile, and Wearable technologies.  But don’t get these confused with virtual reality as many people do. There is a big difference form ubiquitous computing devices to virtual reality, as virtual reality puts people inside a computer generated world. The only difference is that the computer interface is erased from the picture and for ubiquitous computing forces the computer to interact with our everyday physical world. This pretty much having a microchip and everyday devices allowing such devices to reach out to you. This presentation went quite well for me and the rest of my group members, we were able to have the class participate in a class dissection as well as gave them brain storm a few more ubiquitous devices that might have already be out for the general public and we don’t pay much attention to such devises and the way they help better individuals lives. 

Group One and Two 10/22/2015

    Today's first group presented for their book panel and brought some interesting ideas about their book. For example, Journalism as a peer network this is having the concerns from information management. How are you supposed to get the right information to the right person at the right time. Some other useful networking is 311 hot line in New York, this was a hotline for New Yorkers to call and report any broken street lights in the city or other similar things. Conscious Capitalism, this is when peer-progressive values are applied to corporate structures. The Federal Government tried to apply a top-down structure to the internet with the stop online privacy act. The two main legend starts are the government and Mass Media outlets able to control the internet but as for Orwellian this was a nightmare. This is the idea that peer-progressive ideas in life are similar to networking. At the end of the presentation there was three questing that we had to discuss in a group. This little discussion that took place after their presentation helped me a little more with connecting everything else in their presentation. Peer-networking is something that could be very helpful and useful to humans as it also helps us get connected with other people if you are trying to get your name out there.   

Second group presenting, the digital divide. The digital divide simply defines the haves or have not's. This has some effect on us, the book addressees the digital divide and how each year being digitally connected becomes different in their own way. A very good example of this segregation in the classrooms. Because in today's society the latest trend is what keeps everyone from being cool if you have the coolest new technology you are considered normal as to everyone around. But if you are growing up in a country where having these types of technologies are a little harder to get a hold of makes it harder for some students’ academic performance. When these linguistics behaviors from home clash with the ones expected of students at school, students tend to do worse academically. One of the biggest impact is racial and cultural differences, this can cause a rift in literariness.  

Virtual reality group

Virtual reality group presented today as they introduced us to what virtual reality was and how it has been developing since 1950, and also giving the class some examples of how this could be either very useful in the future or it could become very dangerous. Virtual reality is a computer generated simulation of three-dimensional images or environment, this is by rendering a real world images or environment onto a special electronic that is equipped with high technology allowing to render high definition renders of each environment. With doing so allows the interaction with the virtual reality to become more realistic and the experience to become more real. Such equipment used for this are manly some type of goggles with screens inside of them and at times gloves that come with sensors inside them to allow interaction within the virtual just world. A most recent and good example of this is something google has just recently realized for public use, google glasses. Google glasses is a type of uses head-mount display (OHDM) something very similar to virtual reality. The only difference is that google glasses only allows you to have instant notifications for your email, text and other similar uses. Even though there are lots of advances out there for virtual reality we cannot forget the founding father when it comes to virtual reality. Morton Heiligs was one of the fathers, he applied his cinematographer experience and with the help of his partner they both developed the Sensorama over the course of several years. This was a work in progress from 1957 – 1962 he always had great vision and was always ahead of his time. The Sensorama machine gave you the ability to have all five sense with smell, sound, vibrations of the seat, and wind in the hair to create a more realistic illusion.  Similar things to this was built shorty after and is still used to this day, the flight simulator. This was created with the same concept but instead this has some real uses to it other than entertainment. This flight simulator was made so pilots would be able to train in a much safer way. Virtual reality group brought some very interesting ideas as well as an actually virtual reality simulator. 

Convergence group

Today’s lecture there was a group who presented during class, their presentation was something very different than some of the other groups have done. This group was focused in presenting how convergence has been evolving all around us. Some great examples that the convergence group   brought up during class is how sports broadcasting can have many different way of evolving and we have no clue this is even going on. But in general convergence is when there are two or more distinct entities or phenomena.  Convergence is increasingly prevalent in the IT world; in this context the term refers to the combination of two or more different technologies in a single device. Some of the technologies that are most common and used in today’s society are the ones that we use in a daily bases. For example, convergent in cars is quickly growing. There are cars now that come built in with utilities that we never thought would be available in or car like having a built in touch screen that comes with many useful apps such as having a calendar that allows you to keep reminders as well as having news updates, weather, and many more apps. Not only this but most cars come with built in 4g LTE Wi-Fi allowing the capabilities of the car to expand quite largely. Convergence may influence consumers to accept new technologies. According to some studies, people who aren't computer literate are more likely to embrace the Internet, video-on-demand at least instantly if they can. Even though some or most of these technologies that are allowing us to innovate and come more in handy. Convergent technologies can also become some very serious distractions that has been changing how society is shaped when given so much distractions.  Although these convergence are only being used to our advantage because we live in a world with a do it now attitude as most and all information is on the palm of our hands. Our phone is a great example as well as it has many features integrated such as a camera, calendar, access to the internet and many more things that will allows us to take action right away if there is something that needs to be done. 

Don Topscott: Part three

As we discussed in class from today’s reading Growing up digital part three from tapscott there was lots of valuable points that were brought up into class discussion. Something that was very interesting to me that was being discoed in class was how new media has been effecting lots of things for example, politics is something that is growing and spreading quite quickly. New media is shaping political views as well as social behavior. During the 1990 was the time when there was only two main for politics to reach out to people and get their campaign to continue forward which was wither through broad casting or in order to have a campaign you would have to have people come to your dinner and they would have to pay 500-2500 for their own plate. This limited their ability to reach out and get more supports but since technologies have evolved so much now there are so many different ways to be able to reach out to whoever you like and this is also giving you the opportunity to go worldwide. For example, our president or any party democratic or republican have lot more types of media to reach out to whomever they would like in any part of the world. Facebook and twitter are a good example, now any party can post a status or even comment or share something on either Facebook or twitter and anyone can go and look up their information this is one big step allowing us to get to know what type of person our president really is. In the early 2000 people did not really care who our president really was, as long as he got the job done and know what he was doing that was all that mattered. These types of technologies allows us to tap into more people and have access to more information about what they really are up to. Now days it is more likely to see candidates on media to get more support and more people to vote for them while it is allowing the parties to reach a much broader audience. This was all starting to change during 2008, the new network era. This is a lot more efficient as it also allows us to communicate and discuss our ideas with whomever the person is your try to persuade. Also another thing that was a very valid point was that there is a need to get rid of the old system and bring in the new, “hire more young people”. There is a lot more happening today than there ever was back in the day because of the new Medias that have allowed us to get connected.  

Growing up Digital: Part 2 Erik Lemus

For the past three decades the demographic majority of some main countries such as the United States, Canada, New Zealand, and Australia have been the baby boomers which means that at this point there was a temporary marked increase in the birth rate. This means that anyone born between the years 1946 and 1964 is considered a baby boomer. This huge wave of youth overlaps with the digital revolution which is transforming all facts of our society and could possibly have major changes transformations with these two factors producing a generation which is not just a demographic knot but it is a wave that will cause major transformations. For the first time there was another force controlling the economy when many of the boomers unambiguously the middle-and-upper class young people who delay having any children at a young age. This could only have one reasonable result, if the new generation who just came in (baby boomers) only means one thing and that that they are lengthening youth. For the first time there was a youth movement. Not just this but there was more that came along with the youth movement such as a youth culture and then the concerns of youth also became the dominate culture, political, and economic force in their societies. There was no challenge from the demographic minorities born in the decade following the baby boom until now. There is a new generation that has arrived and this one has an even louder echo than the original, The Net Generation has arrived. This generation is aged from the ages of zero to twenty. Specifying that the Net Generation are embracing interactive media in a way that has not yet been put to challenge such as the Internet, CD-ROM, and video games. With this generation arising also brings new perspectives and incentives throughout some of the major countries, the N-Genres are exceptionally curious, self-reliant, focused, able to adapt, high in self-esteem, and also has a global orientation. Not only has this generation been the greatest challenge to the cultural supremacy of the baby boomers, but technologically speaking there has been a huge change in the way children retain and gather information as well as accepting the information they have gathered. Such generation with so much capacity and intelligence to learn of from arises a problem, N-Genres do quickly realize and find power which is on the internet because it depends on a system where everything is shared and distributed rather than a hierarchal one.