Ideation 2

"If scientists and inventors are the master of technology, how about the rest of us?"

Topic
Slave to Technology.

Background

"If nanotechnology maintains its current pace of development, it will give birth to a computer that has the information processing capacity equivalent to every human brain combined by 2060."

- Jeong Kim, Bell Labs' president

It appears that as technology advances, it will continue to play an increasingly significant role in the future and shape of mankind. We must remember that whatever technology does to our lives, technology in itself is not to blame, but rather how we use it. Humans should not become so dependent on technology that it dictates the way in which we live our lives, and the fundamental decisions we make. Technology is certainly a virtue of human intelligence, but we must be careful not to phase ourselves out, and create more wrong than good. In conclusion I would say that technology should be used to support our efforts, but not replace our efforts.

Problem Identification
- we rely a lot on technology
- a lot of people dedicate their lives to the technology.
- new technology make us less productive and removing the little life out of us.
- overuse the technology without knowing the purpose.

Ideation or Concept
'Slave to Technology' is an interactive art about how a person become so obsess with technology until they become part of technology (or slave to technology).

'Slave to Technology' is a combination of Multi-touch Technology and Interactive Video.

For this installation, visitors will see a box that has screen on top of it. The content of the video is a virtual human. This will give the illusion that an actual human is inside the box. Visitors are able to select option to instruct the virtual human(slave) to do something.

The screen design for the interface is analog(drawing/writing/scribbling) to show technology in a human perspective.

Aim and Objectives
- To create awareness on how much we depend on technology until it removes the little life out of us.

Motivation
- whether or not I am a slave to technology.
- experiment with Multi-touch hardware and software.

Review, Analysis and Precedence Studies


Inspired by Multi-touch Barcelona.

Reference
http://www.inlightimes.com/archives/2000/12/hess.htm
http://www.trap17.com/forums/Man-Slave-Technology-t60072.html
http://ccevideo.wordpress.com/2007/10/25/a-slave-to-technologyunless-you-know-better/