Wednesday, October 17, 2007

the end...

Right so now we're done, final class over, final tute over...bring on the big bad exams :) But really crying inside...
Anyways... this class has been both intriguing, slightly strange and revealed a whole lot of things that i never knew technologically possible. I have thoroughly enjoyed the Blog assignment, so shot Kevin and Luke for coming up with such an innovative way to assess our learning. Even though I'm sure half my posts have been anything but relevant... Anyway moving on... i thought the idea of using a blog as a way of recording your learning is actually a really smart idea come to think about it. Not only is it quicker than writing something out, putting it on turnitin, and then paniking that you're not gonna make it to HSB or ARTs before the deadline, you can type it all out, send it in and its all done JUST LIKE THAT! And then at the end of semster you print and hand in all in one go :) Its also really good to interact with other students and share ideas, especially when you're not a particularly open and out there person.

I was also thinking about the whole debate on second identities and cyborgs, avatars etc. how far has society gone to create whole other selves that we can live out completely seperate to out normal everyday lives!! And what exactly does this say about people as a whole society. I mean you can never really know someone entirely, think about the number of cases on Jerry Springer
(aha, sorry bad example) or mothers who had no idea their sons were on heroin!? And then all of a sudden we can now have virtual affairs, marry people we've never met and probably never will, over the net. And I mean if you really wanted too, you could probably order a child or liver over the net if you looked in the right places! Strange times we're living in... is their even only one world anymore, can you count the virtual world as encompassing a whole nother globe?? The theories and ethics surrounding new technology are multiple and extreme and yet still interesting when comparing to real life...

So yeah now that i've wasted some more time and space on the blog, I'll be off. thanks too the lecturers for extending my knowledge of technoculture and new media, thanks to the class for the interesting debates...

All the best for exams...

Lena

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