Gardner comes from a background of psychology and science, and uses this to predict what ‘minds’ we might need going into the future, and what will be important traits to have going into the coming eras in order to be in… Continue Reading
Wajcman talks about time, work vs. leisure, and technology and how it all effects the way we live our lives. She has a particular focus on how developments in technology have effected the way we think about time, and how… Continue Reading
“Be so good they can’t ignore you.” To me, the only good thing about this week’s reading was this quote by Steve Martin. It actually made me feel quite good about the future, the idea of practice makes perfect, of… Continue Reading
Markouzis and Fessakis recognise that advancements in computer power and mobile technology, as well as improvements in accessibility of products such as PCs, mobile phones and tablets, allow for new media forms such as augmented reality to make there way… Continue Reading
Harvey writes about the possibilities interactive storytelling presents, particularly for documentary. He also presents the reader with a newer kind of media experience, ‘alternative reality gaming’ (ARG), which – due to its form as a game – encourages audiences to… Continue Reading
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Bimber and Raskar offer a brief introduction to augmented reality in regards to what it actually is, its relationship to virtual reality, what technology exists to support it, how it might be used and what constraints there are in terms… Continue Reading
In writing my annotated bibliographies, I got side-tracked looking up some of the augmented reality technology some of the reading I found mentioned, and wanted to make a note of some of these for future reference: (reminder, AR = digital information… Continue Reading
Craig attempts to explain what augmented reality is as a concept, and what this mean in terms of technology. He describes augmented reality as a medium, and argues that in the same way you would listen to music or watch… Continue Reading