I think that this advance in technology is amazing and that it will be extremely beneficial to those who can't hear, but like the end of the article says I fear that this will become so integrated into our lives that it will make even fewer human interactions than we have now.
Whoa that's trippy. It may certainly seem fascinating and looks, like Nathan wrote, to be eventually beneficial to the deaf but I am wary of this technology. I do wonder if the technology for the contact lens could be used on whippersnappers traveling to foreign countries without bothering to study the language. Anyway I just am a bit concerned with sticking something in my eye or on my face and being subjected to a foreign reality. If this actually does become mainstream... will it become so necessary as to make us dependant upon it? Will we need it to... live? Will it be like a dangerous drug, the horrific offspring of the 21st century that will change us and the world for ever? Will society crumble because of this invention? Maybe I am being too cynical... Maybe this is the future...
I can see both sides, again. Nathan has a point, for those who can't hear, or another disability, but it's also quite dangerous, the personal amount of things you can see in technology like this? See who close to you is using twitter and flikr? For educational purposes, I like the idea of seeing stars and whatnot, but sometimes technology just goes too far.
I don't have anything against this being developed, but it'll be interesting to see how people implement this into their real lives. It reminds me of Fahrenheit 451.
Wow! I think this will be an outstanding tool for us to have. It will be a valuable piece of technology- truly useful to anyone. However, I must agree with Nathan and the article. I find it interesting to ask strangers for directions or see what they think of a shop (rather than reading a review), and I feel as though this device could completely remove those small encounters we have with one another.
Thanks for taking the time to comment. I know you're busy, but the article describes a fascinating innovation worthy of our consideration. From your comments, I get a pretty tangible feeling of uneasiness. What is it, I wonder, that we're worried about. When "Reality 2.0" is as common as cell phones, what's the worst that could happen?
WHAT IS THE WORST THAT CAN HAPPEN? It could be the end of mainstream society as we know it. Creepers could use it to target daycares and terrorists could use it to find major buildings or hidden offices of the CSI. Humans would no longer contact each other. Responses will be shorter than 150 characters and all casual conversations would become obliterated by this device. Reading through the responses, though, made me think more positively. It COULD be helpful to the deaf. It could prove interesting and helpful to several people. One thing though- a plus- you would not ask strangers for advice; a minus- could people catch you unawares as you are using the device? Kidnappers, drug dealers, not-so-innocent bystanders hassling you for money or your time or simply pick your pocket as you are unawares. I think in my first response I responded too objectively against this device. It could, very well could, hold some promise. It is not controversial science happening in some lab, it is a consumer device that one could chose whether or not to support. If it can make it mainstream, then so be it.
I think that this advance in technology is amazing and that it will be extremely beneficial to those who can't hear, but like the end of the article says I fear that this will become so integrated into our lives that it will make even fewer human interactions than we have now.
ReplyDeleteWhoa that's trippy. It may certainly seem fascinating and looks, like Nathan wrote, to be eventually beneficial to the deaf but I am wary of this technology. I do wonder if the technology for the contact lens could be used on whippersnappers traveling to foreign countries without bothering to study the language. Anyway I just am a bit concerned with sticking something in my eye or on my face and being subjected to a foreign reality. If this actually does become mainstream... will it become so necessary as to make us dependant upon it? Will we need it to... live? Will it be like a dangerous drug, the horrific offspring of the 21st century that will change us and the world for ever? Will society crumble because of this invention? Maybe I am being too cynical...
ReplyDeleteMaybe this is the future...
I can see both sides, again. Nathan has a point, for those who can't hear, or another disability, but it's also quite dangerous, the personal amount of things you can see in technology like this? See who close to you is using twitter and flikr? For educational purposes, I like the idea of seeing stars and whatnot, but sometimes technology just goes too far.
ReplyDeleteI don't have anything against this being developed, but it'll be interesting to see how people implement this into their real lives. It reminds me of Fahrenheit 451.
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Wow! I think this will be an outstanding tool for us to have. It will be a valuable piece of technology- truly useful to anyone. However, I must agree with Nathan and the article. I find it interesting to ask strangers for directions or see what they think of a shop (rather than reading a review), and I feel as though this device could completely remove those small encounters we have with one another.
ReplyDeleteThanks for taking the time to comment. I know you're busy, but the article describes a fascinating innovation worthy of our consideration. From your comments, I get a pretty tangible feeling of uneasiness. What is it, I wonder, that we're worried about. When "Reality 2.0" is as common as cell phones, what's the worst that could happen?
ReplyDeleteWHAT IS THE WORST THAT CAN HAPPEN? It could be the end of mainstream society as we know it. Creepers could use it to target daycares and terrorists could use it to find major buildings or hidden offices of the CSI. Humans would no longer contact each other. Responses will be shorter than 150 characters and all casual conversations would become obliterated by this device.
ReplyDeleteReading through the responses, though, made me think more positively. It COULD be helpful to the deaf. It could prove interesting and helpful to several people.
One thing though- a plus- you would not ask strangers for advice; a minus- could people catch you unawares as you are using the device? Kidnappers, drug dealers, not-so-innocent bystanders hassling you for money or your time or simply pick your pocket as you are unawares.
I think in my first response I responded too objectively against this device. It could, very well could, hold some promise. It is not controversial science happening in some lab, it is a consumer device that one could chose whether or not to support. If it can make it mainstream, then so be it.