Omar- Thanks for your specific and thoughtful feedback.
Your follow up questions are helpful, they allow me to further think my ideas.
Your comment offered an insight of who's to blame for our addictions to digital representation devices. I simply noted that social norms play a role in the reasoning behind me using phones and computers and ipods all the time but your question helps me think deeper into that observation.
I feel like society does influence most people to use these electronics as much as we do in order to stay in the loop of meaningless drama, which relates to your post how most things we do on the computer are simply pointless as shown in our facial expressions while we conduct these digital representation devices.
A question we both seem interested in is the one you brought up in your comment, "Do you blame society for the abust of electronics or do you blame the individual for letting it consume their lives" Personally, I think its both, society markets these products that are huge time consumers but its also the person going out to buy these products and using them as much as they do often times for insignificant purposes.
-Sandy
Esther- Thanks for your encouraging comment! :)
Your comment was helpful because it made me think about the comparison between face to face experiences and digital experiences with other people, and it also made me think about who's to blame for our addictions to technology.
When you summarized my blog, you said it is not easy to escape social norms which I thought was an effective way to explain what I had said in a simpler way. I also like how you noticed that most people are aware that technology is taking over their lives, it makes me wonder, do we notice it just becausee we are taking this course or did we notice it before but did not want to do anything about it?
In your post, you talked about how our physical appearance is not exactly the most appealing while we are on the computer because the people you are talking to cannot see you. And in my post I talked more about what we do, maybe you'll laugh out loud (haha) or have different reactions as if the person was there. These two arguments contrast because the physical reaction is meant for other people to see but their physical appearance is not.
We both seem to agree that technology affects our physical being so what can be done about this to gain our physical ability back from all the time wasted using digital representation devices?
- Sandy<3
Wednesday, September 30, 2009
Video Comments:
Esther- I liked your style of writing, you write like you speak so I can imagine you saying this.
So you were basically saying that because people cannot see us through the computer screen, they can only see the words that we type. Our physical appearance does not change while we are on the computer but what we actually do on the computer does change.
When you said that there wasn't much for you to cut around I remember I had that same problem when I was doing my video, I had like 6 minutes of just me watching tv talking on the phone, but I thought that was boring so I cut it down to like 20 seconds and then I didn't know what to do with the rest of the time.
Maybe to develop this post when you said, "I guess we look like this because no one is there to really grade us for our looks. No one sees us but the screen in front of us. Its complicated." You sound like you have more thoughts about this that could be devloped.
Also referring to that same quote, which I thought was very well put, how does this compare or contrast to talking to someone face to face? When you're talking to someone you might be subconscious about what you are doing or how you look, but when you're on the computer I guess we like to take advantage that the people on the other side of the computer screen cannot see us so we just do whatever we want.
You made some interesting observations :)- Sandy
Omar- I like how you were very honest in this post
You were basically saying that us using these digital representation devices is pointless and holds no significance in our lives.
When you said that you would not want your kids using technology as much as you do now, but allow them to have a balance between technology and reality, it reminded me of when we went outside to interview people, a hispanic woman said that she only allows her kids to use the computer once their homework is done and only for a certain amount of time.
In order to develop this post, I would suggest that you maybe expand on the points you make and extenuate them with clear examples or personal experiences.
I thinky you could further explore your first point, "we basically spend a lot of our time doing very pointless and insignificant things because that is what I'm doing here, nothing." One could argue that although it seems like you are doing nothing, but it is possible that one could be doing something important on the computer even though it doesn't look like it. From the perspective of just looking at the person on the computer and not the actual computer screen it will most likey look like they are doing nothing, as it did in most videos for this assignment.
Thanks for sharing these intersting points- Sandy
So you were basically saying that because people cannot see us through the computer screen, they can only see the words that we type. Our physical appearance does not change while we are on the computer but what we actually do on the computer does change.
When you said that there wasn't much for you to cut around I remember I had that same problem when I was doing my video, I had like 6 minutes of just me watching tv talking on the phone, but I thought that was boring so I cut it down to like 20 seconds and then I didn't know what to do with the rest of the time.
Maybe to develop this post when you said, "I guess we look like this because no one is there to really grade us for our looks. No one sees us but the screen in front of us. Its complicated." You sound like you have more thoughts about this that could be devloped.
Also referring to that same quote, which I thought was very well put, how does this compare or contrast to talking to someone face to face? When you're talking to someone you might be subconscious about what you are doing or how you look, but when you're on the computer I guess we like to take advantage that the people on the other side of the computer screen cannot see us so we just do whatever we want.
You made some interesting observations :)- Sandy
Omar- I like how you were very honest in this post
You were basically saying that us using these digital representation devices is pointless and holds no significance in our lives.
When you said that you would not want your kids using technology as much as you do now, but allow them to have a balance between technology and reality, it reminded me of when we went outside to interview people, a hispanic woman said that she only allows her kids to use the computer once their homework is done and only for a certain amount of time.
In order to develop this post, I would suggest that you maybe expand on the points you make and extenuate them with clear examples or personal experiences.
I thinky you could further explore your first point, "we basically spend a lot of our time doing very pointless and insignificant things because that is what I'm doing here, nothing." One could argue that although it seems like you are doing nothing, but it is possible that one could be doing something important on the computer even though it doesn't look like it. From the perspective of just looking at the person on the computer and not the actual computer screen it will most likey look like they are doing nothing, as it did in most videos for this assignment.
Thanks for sharing these intersting points- Sandy
Saturday, September 26, 2009
Video Project
Untitled from Sandy G. on Vimeo.
My thoughts and feelings about my video are that I feel sort of taken over by technology. I allowed this addiction to digital life and technologies to hold true in my life because it was the norm of society, everyone else had it and you have to keep up with the progress in civilization. I notice that we adapt so well to technology, we deal with the tangled wires that get in the way and the way we type on the computer keyboard, how we text in a sort of awkward way, all these routine and elementary skills that we wouln't otherwise need without technology.
I feel like the physical experience of working technology and knowing how to use it is preventing us from using our bodies to its full extent. Technology allows us to do the bare minimum with our bodies, whereas in a sport we need to work our muscles to adapt to that type of physical activity. I notice how less flexible I am now than when I was younger and had less electronics but as the years pass by another electronic product adds to the list limiting my physical activity.
The contrast between the what is on the computer screen (or other electronics) and what a person looks like when they're on the computer is, it almost seems like the person is talking to themselves, we know that people's physical reactions to the computer screen are based on things that other people said because we've become accustomed to it but because there is no physical person there talking or responding to the person using the computer, sometimes it seems like they are reacting to their own controls but infact they are not. On the wii, what you do reflects what is on the tv screen with the motion sensors and the ability to create a character that looks like you.
Tuesday, September 22, 2009
HW 7 Interview and Survey:
The question I asked my brother, Guido was "Do you think its possible for an online identity to be the same as their real identity?"
Guido responded saying that people can percieve virtual life as reality in a delusional state . Then he gave an example of a documentary he found on the internet on BBC about a game called the second life, where the second life is virtual life and people turn out to he happier on their second life than in their real lives. He brought up that there were two circumstances where a couple met each other online. The first example, after the couple finally met in person, it was an awkward experience for them. Then, in the second example, they liked the relationship they had in reality more than online. He then explained, "Virtual reality is like an asymptote, it will come closer and closer to reality because of advances in technology, but it won't ever quite be the same."
Guido explained how on a societal level it is unhealthy to substitute digital representations for reality and it is not accepted in society. But on a more personal level, people will be delusionalized into thinking their online self is an accurate representation of themselves seeing it as something casual or normal. I personally believe that the two levels will eventually merge (or maybe it is in the process of merging) into society also believing it is casual to believe the virtual representation of you online is equal to real physical you.
We (me and my partners, Esther and Paola) then asked a man and a woman what they thought about technology. They seem very amused by the new technology constantly saying that they didn't have any of it when they were our age. They started off saying that they thing the new technologies are better and more convenient. We then asked them how long they spend using technology. The man said that he uses it all the time, and the lady says that she does not stay on the computer for a very long time, she just looks up what she has to and gets off, she believes it is a bad habit to be on the computer all day. They make a schedule for their kids to do their homework before they go on the computer or talk on the phone.
I then asked a woman what she thought, she says that an online identity and a real identity will never be the same because people instinctivly say good timgs about themselves online, they don't really say anything bad about themselves. People can hide their flaws while they are online, whereas, in person, all their flaws a visibly there.
Afterwards, we asked her how long she spends on the computer. She says that she is a photographer so she has to be online all the time to advertise her work and digitally upload the photos she takes. Even when she is not on the computer, she is on her blackberry emailing people as she goes outside to walk her dog. She then said that people should only spen about 10 minutes a day on the computer or using technology. We then asked her, in what way can you make this happen?, she said by getting an assistant to do it for her. At the end of the day, according to her, someone has to be on the computer to get the job done. Because technology makes things more convenient, most things are done on the computer and the option of doing things in an old fashioned, non digital way seems to be out of the question.
We then asked her to contrast the digital world with the real world, she says that online you can be anything that you want because you create yourself, she describes it as a "Liar's paradise" and its a way for people to escape reality. Finally, we asked our last question, is this new technology good or bad?, she replies, its not good, but its too late and we are doomed.
I then brought up these questions with a my cousin who is not in the class. She says she spends 10+ hours a day on electronics. Then I asked her how much she should spend a day, she says "I don't feel like it affects me in any way...but...I don't think I could live without my cell phone" she is constantly texting throughout the day. Then, I asked whether a virtual identity matches a real identity, she say that physical features are generally the same, unless for some reason the photo representation on your virtual identity is not you. But in conversations you can't tell a person's reaction and its hard to detect emotions, for example, sometimes its hard to tell if someone is being sarcastic through digital technology.
Finally, I asked her whether she thought the new technologies in society were problems or a form of progression. She thought that in some ways its a problem, she used the example that accidents happen while people are texting and driving at the same time, she knew of a girl who died from an accident where she was infact driving and texting at the same time. But then they are good in case of emergency if you need to call someone, because of the way society is, people need cell phones. Generally, technology has its pros and cons.
Guido responded saying that people can percieve virtual life as reality in a delusional state . Then he gave an example of a documentary he found on the internet on BBC about a game called the second life, where the second life is virtual life and people turn out to he happier on their second life than in their real lives. He brought up that there were two circumstances where a couple met each other online. The first example, after the couple finally met in person, it was an awkward experience for them. Then, in the second example, they liked the relationship they had in reality more than online. He then explained, "Virtual reality is like an asymptote, it will come closer and closer to reality because of advances in technology, but it won't ever quite be the same."
Guido explained how on a societal level it is unhealthy to substitute digital representations for reality and it is not accepted in society. But on a more personal level, people will be delusionalized into thinking their online self is an accurate representation of themselves seeing it as something casual or normal. I personally believe that the two levels will eventually merge (or maybe it is in the process of merging) into society also believing it is casual to believe the virtual representation of you online is equal to real physical you.
We (me and my partners, Esther and Paola) then asked a man and a woman what they thought about technology. They seem very amused by the new technology constantly saying that they didn't have any of it when they were our age. They started off saying that they thing the new technologies are better and more convenient. We then asked them how long they spend using technology. The man said that he uses it all the time, and the lady says that she does not stay on the computer for a very long time, she just looks up what she has to and gets off, she believes it is a bad habit to be on the computer all day. They make a schedule for their kids to do their homework before they go on the computer or talk on the phone.
I then asked a woman what she thought, she says that an online identity and a real identity will never be the same because people instinctivly say good timgs about themselves online, they don't really say anything bad about themselves. People can hide their flaws while they are online, whereas, in person, all their flaws a visibly there.
Afterwards, we asked her how long she spends on the computer. She says that she is a photographer so she has to be online all the time to advertise her work and digitally upload the photos she takes. Even when she is not on the computer, she is on her blackberry emailing people as she goes outside to walk her dog. She then said that people should only spen about 10 minutes a day on the computer or using technology. We then asked her, in what way can you make this happen?, she said by getting an assistant to do it for her. At the end of the day, according to her, someone has to be on the computer to get the job done. Because technology makes things more convenient, most things are done on the computer and the option of doing things in an old fashioned, non digital way seems to be out of the question.
We then asked her to contrast the digital world with the real world, she says that online you can be anything that you want because you create yourself, she describes it as a "Liar's paradise" and its a way for people to escape reality. Finally, we asked our last question, is this new technology good or bad?, she replies, its not good, but its too late and we are doomed.
I then brought up these questions with a my cousin who is not in the class. She says she spends 10+ hours a day on electronics. Then I asked her how much she should spend a day, she says "I don't feel like it affects me in any way...but...I don't think I could live without my cell phone" she is constantly texting throughout the day. Then, I asked whether a virtual identity matches a real identity, she say that physical features are generally the same, unless for some reason the photo representation on your virtual identity is not you. But in conversations you can't tell a person's reaction and its hard to detect emotions, for example, sometimes its hard to tell if someone is being sarcastic through digital technology.
Finally, I asked her whether she thought the new technologies in society were problems or a form of progression. She thought that in some ways its a problem, she used the example that accidents happen while people are texting and driving at the same time, she knew of a girl who died from an accident where she was infact driving and texting at the same time. But then they are good in case of emergency if you need to call someone, because of the way society is, people need cell phones. Generally, technology has its pros and cons.
Monday, September 21, 2009
My Response to Dinorah's Comment
Dinorah- Thanks for such specific feedback, it made me feel like you really thought about what I said in my post.
Your suggestion about using more evidence from books or websites, or even my own personal experience is helpful, I agree that it will allow me to expand my perspective. I also have noticed that my blog, in comparison to other blogs, has very few personal experiences that would benefit my arguments, I will remember that for my next post.
In your response to my question, "What can be done to avoid a totally technological society?" you said, "Not Much," I feel like this is a common answer that will come from most Americans because we all seem to have a 'go with the flow' sort of attitude and that sort of 'everybody else is doing it' response to the new technologies and we feel like we have to keep up with everything that is going digitally. Its easier to get sucked into the latest technology then rebel against it if one feels the need to be accepted in society.
Also in response to you answering my question, I personally would like to believe that there is something we can do, at least for ourselves to still be able to experience real and natural things instead of being stuck in front of a computer all day. I have more of an optimistic view of possibilities for the future. While you, simply say it cannot be done which may be a more realistic view of it because we are so easily amused by the latest digital product and it would be too difficult to prevent the world from getting addicted to new technologies.
We both seem to notice how the new technologies are becoming more like real life, like how you noticed about the Sims game you played as a kid. This is meaningful because with this we can predict what this will lead to.
Thanks, Sandy
Your suggestion about using more evidence from books or websites, or even my own personal experience is helpful, I agree that it will allow me to expand my perspective. I also have noticed that my blog, in comparison to other blogs, has very few personal experiences that would benefit my arguments, I will remember that for my next post.
In your response to my question, "What can be done to avoid a totally technological society?" you said, "Not Much," I feel like this is a common answer that will come from most Americans because we all seem to have a 'go with the flow' sort of attitude and that sort of 'everybody else is doing it' response to the new technologies and we feel like we have to keep up with everything that is going digitally. Its easier to get sucked into the latest technology then rebel against it if one feels the need to be accepted in society.
Also in response to you answering my question, I personally would like to believe that there is something we can do, at least for ourselves to still be able to experience real and natural things instead of being stuck in front of a computer all day. I have more of an optimistic view of possibilities for the future. While you, simply say it cannot be done which may be a more realistic view of it because we are so easily amused by the latest digital product and it would be too difficult to prevent the world from getting addicted to new technologies.
We both seem to notice how the new technologies are becoming more like real life, like how you noticed about the Sims game you played as a kid. This is meaningful because with this we can predict what this will lead to.
Thanks, Sandy
Wednesday, September 16, 2009
Comments in Response to HW3:
Remy,
I liked that you used specific personal experiences and included them in your blog, they were a good use of stong examples.
You basically said that although it gets very exciting to use the internet to connect with people it should be balanced real life.
I can personally connect because I remember when I first got AIM in 8th grade (I think a little later than everyone else) and I would get so excited to talk people but then it tones down to just the main people you talk to and generally my conversations on aim are not as long as they used to be. So we live up to the hype of it at the start but then it tones down after a while, much like most things I would guess.
I think this could have been more thought out, possibly including other forms of digital media such as texting and phone conversations and television and video games including to online connection. Or maybe looking at the pros and cons about just digitalization in general.
After reading your blog I think I'll notice more about the exitement of things at the start and see how they fade into casual things (usually).
You had an interesting common personal experience that other students I think can relate to, Thanks for sharing! - Sandy
Brendan- I like how you started off with initial questions and worked from there, I thought that was a good way to being this blog entry.
I saw that you main idea was that people go on facebook to make themselves feel more important because they are gossiping and talking to their friends.
Similar to Remy's blog, your focus was mainly on online connection, in you case, specifically facebook. I could understand that you chose this as your focus seeming as though this is the form of digital media we use most frequently.
I feel like this entry went off topic a little in the middle of the second paragraph where you started talking about identities and how people are fake and/or true online. Although this was a very interesting point I feel that you could have furthered this idea and connected it back to your main idea (of why people go on facebook) more clearly.
After reading your blog I think I'll notice more about why I am doing what I'm doing when it comes to digital media. Like why I feel the need to listen to music while on train or why I feel it is necessary have to text someone, etc.
You have interesting initial thoughts about digitalization, Thanks for sharing! -Sandy
Dinorah- I like the visual of your blog, I like how you used the different colors and added a picture making your blog more inviting and easier to read.
I feel like your main idea is that the internet and cyber space is just growing and growing pulling in more users as time progresses and because the internet is so addictive, this technology will always be apart of our lives from this point on.
I can personally connect to where you say that more and more people are using the internet everyday because, since we were one of the first generations to grow up with this technology and we are so casual using it, we are the ones teaching our parents and grandparents how to use them, in addition, when we get older, the next generations to come are going to be taught to use computers and internet by us which causes the internet users to increase.
I think this blog could be further developed if you organized your ideas and put them in a logical order. I understand for the assigment it did not really need to be organized but if you wanted to do another draft, for example, that's what I would suggest.
I like how you pointed out that there is a completely different environment and tone from when you talk to your online community to when you talk to the community you see every day. I think that after reading your blog I will notice it more.
Your ideas were interesting and I'd like to hear more from you throughout the year!-Sandy
I liked that you used specific personal experiences and included them in your blog, they were a good use of stong examples.
You basically said that although it gets very exciting to use the internet to connect with people it should be balanced real life.
I can personally connect because I remember when I first got AIM in 8th grade (I think a little later than everyone else) and I would get so excited to talk people but then it tones down to just the main people you talk to and generally my conversations on aim are not as long as they used to be. So we live up to the hype of it at the start but then it tones down after a while, much like most things I would guess.
I think this could have been more thought out, possibly including other forms of digital media such as texting and phone conversations and television and video games including to online connection. Or maybe looking at the pros and cons about just digitalization in general.
After reading your blog I think I'll notice more about the exitement of things at the start and see how they fade into casual things (usually).
You had an interesting common personal experience that other students I think can relate to, Thanks for sharing! - Sandy
Brendan- I like how you started off with initial questions and worked from there, I thought that was a good way to being this blog entry.
I saw that you main idea was that people go on facebook to make themselves feel more important because they are gossiping and talking to their friends.
Similar to Remy's blog, your focus was mainly on online connection, in you case, specifically facebook. I could understand that you chose this as your focus seeming as though this is the form of digital media we use most frequently.
I feel like this entry went off topic a little in the middle of the second paragraph where you started talking about identities and how people are fake and/or true online. Although this was a very interesting point I feel that you could have furthered this idea and connected it back to your main idea (of why people go on facebook) more clearly.
After reading your blog I think I'll notice more about why I am doing what I'm doing when it comes to digital media. Like why I feel the need to listen to music while on train or why I feel it is necessary have to text someone, etc.
You have interesting initial thoughts about digitalization, Thanks for sharing! -Sandy
Dinorah- I like the visual of your blog, I like how you used the different colors and added a picture making your blog more inviting and easier to read.
I feel like your main idea is that the internet and cyber space is just growing and growing pulling in more users as time progresses and because the internet is so addictive, this technology will always be apart of our lives from this point on.
I can personally connect to where you say that more and more people are using the internet everyday because, since we were one of the first generations to grow up with this technology and we are so casual using it, we are the ones teaching our parents and grandparents how to use them, in addition, when we get older, the next generations to come are going to be taught to use computers and internet by us which causes the internet users to increase.
I think this blog could be further developed if you organized your ideas and put them in a logical order. I understand for the assigment it did not really need to be organized but if you wanted to do another draft, for example, that's what I would suggest.
I like how you pointed out that there is a completely different environment and tone from when you talk to your online community to when you talk to the community you see every day. I think that after reading your blog I will notice it more.
Your ideas were interesting and I'd like to hear more from you throughout the year!-Sandy
Monday, September 14, 2009
(HW3) Digital Unit Continued:
If digitalization is progress in society this means them more progress we make (in human civilization and technology), the more we drift away from what is real meaning in person face to face experiences. We substitute in person conversations with online IMs, facebook, twitter, texting, etc. It seems to be that it is easier to talk to people online (as I have heard from friends and experienced myself) so people will be more reluctant to communicating face to face. Then I wonder, because there are glitches and not everything in technology is perfect, we cannot always depend on computers to do everything for us perfectly. I feel like if the experiences are in person the flaws can be seen and fixed at the sight, whereas, computer problems leave more room for confusion. But if society continues to progress, I guess that elementary education for generations to come will learn how to use recent technology (while they are learning to read and to do early math) to avoid confusion in the future.
I also notice that in video games, as time has progresses the graphics for gaming becomes better and better, looking more realistic. "Good graphics," generally, are supposed to look real . The electronic media tries to imitate reality because that is what the consumer expects and wants to see. Again, drifting away from reality but towards virtual realities. Also including 3-d movies, trying to make the audience feel like they are in the movie. I feel like eventually, everything will be replaced with computers and technology, we won't know what is natural and what's been created by humans.
Possibly connecting to a typical American's busy schedule, since we cannot fit in real experiences such as, going to visit a family member, or just doing physical activity, into our daily schedules of working, we replace these experiences with game systems, movies, phone calls, text messages, and online connection that can all be installed into our own homes. Because working class Americans have to be busy all the time in order to sustain themselves in society, they will either claim they don't have time or actually don't have time to actually go to a gym to work out or to the park to play a sport. I believe that in most cases, its a result of laziness, why go outside when I can do whatever I need to at home.
I also notice that in video games, as time has progresses the graphics for gaming becomes better and better, looking more realistic. "Good graphics," generally, are supposed to look real . The electronic media tries to imitate reality because that is what the consumer expects and wants to see. Again, drifting away from reality but towards virtual realities. Also including 3-d movies, trying to make the audience feel like they are in the movie. I feel like eventually, everything will be replaced with computers and technology, we won't know what is natural and what's been created by humans.
Possibly connecting to a typical American's busy schedule, since we cannot fit in real experiences such as, going to visit a family member, or just doing physical activity, into our daily schedules of working, we replace these experiences with game systems, movies, phone calls, text messages, and online connection that can all be installed into our own homes. Because working class Americans have to be busy all the time in order to sustain themselves in society, they will either claim they don't have time or actually don't have time to actually go to a gym to work out or to the park to play a sport. I believe that in most cases, its a result of laziness, why go outside when I can do whatever I need to at home.
I've also noticed that now most things we do in our spare time are through technology (or will be). Most teenagers I know in America, spend lots of their time online, talking to people through Facebook or Im, music is now digitally bought through itunes (and they closed Virgin records, I was a little upset about that), and now there's a technological thing for books, im not sure what its called but you upload books as files onto this portable device and you can read from it. I personally like to read straight from the book, it feels real to me, I don't even really like reading off the computer screen too much. But because I have accepted technology for what it is, I just adapt to is just like most Americans, I don't think that's the best choice but its an easy one. Going against it, that's the hard part, what can be done to avoid a totally technological society?
Friday, September 11, 2009
Digitalization Experience and Phenomenon: Initial Thoughts
If digitalization is progress in society this means them more progress we make, the more we drift away from what is real. We substitute face to face conversations with online IMs, facebook, twitter, texting, etc. It seems to be that it is easier to talk to people online (as I have heard from friends and experienced myself) so people will be more reluctant to communicating face to face.
I also notice that in video games, as time has progresses the graphics for gaming becomes better and better, looking more realistic. I notice graphics are considered bad if they do not look realistic enough. The electronic media tries to immitate reality because that is what the consumer expects and wants to see. Again, drifting away from reality but towards virtual realities. Also including 3-d movies, trying to make the audience feel like they are in the movie.
Possibly connecting to a typical American's busy schedule, since we cannot fit in real experiences such as, going to visit a family member, or just doing physical activity, into our daily schedules of working, we replace these experiences with game systems, movies, phone calls, text messages, and online connection that can all be installed into our own homes. We don't particularly have to leave the house go talk to someone or exersize.
I also notice that in video games, as time has progresses the graphics for gaming becomes better and better, looking more realistic. I notice graphics are considered bad if they do not look realistic enough. The electronic media tries to immitate reality because that is what the consumer expects and wants to see. Again, drifting away from reality but towards virtual realities. Also including 3-d movies, trying to make the audience feel like they are in the movie.
Possibly connecting to a typical American's busy schedule, since we cannot fit in real experiences such as, going to visit a family member, or just doing physical activity, into our daily schedules of working, we replace these experiences with game systems, movies, phone calls, text messages, and online connection that can all be installed into our own homes. We don't particularly have to leave the house go talk to someone or exersize.
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