tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-954186965385152070.post5620070389227692807..comments2012-10-28T19:18:55.010-04:00Comments on DigiMedia10: Cyberspace and Real Space: The Blame Game!Lance Stratehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13033954765699126246noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-954186965385152070.post-61365417410051044022010-06-22T18:47:30.044-04:002010-06-22T18:47:30.044-04:00I as well am guilty of relying on cyberspace. Mak...I as well am guilty of relying on cyberspace. Makes me think that I should almost cut back. Just thinking back to the last week--I made reservations online, checked the weather online, watched a TV show online and the list goes on...Alexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02574069881799864478noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-954186965385152070.post-45018516088729927042010-06-22T16:42:20.699-04:002010-06-22T16:42:20.699-04:00Individuals can only do so much. I can say no to ...Individuals can only do so much. I can say no to owning a computer myself, but I can't say no to living in a world with computers, a world shaped by computer technology.Lance Stratehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13033954765699126246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-954186965385152070.post-64450118137541791202010-06-21T21:12:04.732-04:002010-06-21T21:12:04.732-04:00In addition to my post, and in the continued readi...In addition to my post, and in the continued reading of it, I would like to highlight Herbetr Zettl's chapter on virtual reality and its association to "Plato's Cave". It is an interesting point that Zettl makes in that with virtual reality comes responsibility. His notion of employing rules similar to real-life laws is great because in porceeding with certain behaviors and in making the worng choices, people using virtual reality tend to think that they can "get way with" killing or seriously hurting someone in a virtual scene. Rather, VR should serve as some "reverse spychology" alternative which teaches an important lesson to be less amoral and more sensitive to life in general. The use of violent video games and even loud graphics that are utilized in some computer web page can cause a person to detach from reality and submerge him/her into a fantasy world. Sometimes, it offers a point of no return. This is something that must be reflected upon and examined closely so virtual reality does not end up causing mere casualties out of humanity.<br /><br />Professor Strate's chapter is so "real" and makes perfect sense in associating a computer to time. It is this "time" that is taken one step further with the concpet of "multidimensionality". Yes, this is possible through hypertexting and hypermedia, the same things we take for granted. Professor Strate explains this in a way that allows for the reader to fully understand what is going on in the computer world and how it affects our way of thinking. Yes, multidimensionality, it is the mere fact of opening up a web page and clickingon some hyperlink which helps us open up to other dimensions. This "time" is created allowing us to have some control over the functions and even the "time " we need to conduct the research we are effectuating. And yes, this takes our average "clock" on and kicks it up a notch. The computer's internal clock establishes for some standard of time to exist in order to make its operations possible. <br /><br />Finally, Neil Postman surprised me because I expected to see a longer chapter, but it seems that he didn't need much to say to make his point and argument valid. By saying that we have too much information out there and no substance to it, he literally "laughed" at all of us in the face because we are (myself included, I am somewhat guilty!) too reliant on cyberspace and its potential that it is easy to become "submerged" into some unknown form of a made-up reality seeking escapism. In turn, we do not confront the real problems that we face, which is what we should be doing and not seeking "fake" realities, thus throwing us into a state of self-denial. What a shame! But he gave us the eerie statement that apparently, all of this info-glut will force us to revert to traditional thinker's ideas and re-examination of literary works that will allow us to relate back to humanity (liberate us from cyberspace and put us back in this world - p.392). That is a beautiful quote; this cat (Postman) is the man!JessLuv75https://www.blogger.com/profile/13872958701471080453noreply@blogger.com