Week 3 Contextual Theoretical Studies 1

Today When we looked at avatars

Questioning why do people create avatars?

maybe people feel that they can take on an become a different character and experience what

We looked at digital identity‘s which are a digital version of your expression

we also looked at digital twins which are a digital copy of you using digital technology as a medium

At this point I’ve did try to imagine these concepts an follow and understand these ideas but this is quite a complex way of thinking and would take some time for me to absorb and understandd

it feels like a riddle

we learn a bit about what a Cyborg is – a mechanical physical identity

We look at a digital twin and compare that both a Cyborg and a digital twin blur the boundaries between humans and machines

Cyborg’s allow us to rethink the limitations of identity categories such as gender race and sexuality similar to avatar’s which create virtual identity’s that transcend the limitations of physical embodiment and allow users to experiment with different forms of self

You think about what are some of the pros and cons of this type of technology I wonder if all the lines between human and robots blur

At this point I can’t make heads or tails of some of this information so I decided to watch a YouTube video which further confuses me and is very long I reckon this is a broad subject that takes a while to learn about

Using a cell phone expands, the limitations you can not usually call someone halfway across the planet what are the pros and cons of this

Not sure if not sure why I wrote about the cell phone but personally I do think people have gone crazy with mobile phones nobody respects privacy or personal time anymore.

I think one of the cons are, that people are beginning to not only rely on phones as a method of contact but invade others time that may be planned for their self, with no understanding of others peoples routines and self time.

Having time for yourself gives one the chance to “break free from social pressures and tap into your own thoughts, feelings” Some people are living in different routines and have different morning and bedtime routines. This can cause a disturbance and destruct ones routines, in saying that there many pros to having a cell phone that expand the limitations off humans from Connecting worldwide with friends and family to contacting emergency services in urgent situations. There are definitely many positives in having a cell phone.

Donna Haraway is known for her contributions to feminist philosophy of technology and science.

A Documentary called telling of earthly survival talks about cyborg

This is the on I attempted to with well I managed a little