Currently, the hottest new technology is the 3D technology. Every movie and TV show try to make themselves as 3D as possible and at the same time with high definition. So, I start to image that there is one day when people can communicate with each other in 3D.
For example, people will use a watch as their cellphone. With one button away, we will call the person we want to call. If the person answers our phone, his / her 3D real time image will appear on the top of our watches (cellphone). Of course, our real time 3D image will also appear in others’ watches. Therefore, people will see our gesture and our emotion while we are talking on phone. In addition, blind people also will benefit from this phone feature, since they can use hand language for making a phone call.
Another 3D new media will be the Internet Network. I love doing online class, but sometimes people have to meet to get detail knowledge and information from professors. In this way, only few courses are able to present as an online mode. However, if we have the 3D class room, the problem will be solved and students and professors can meet together even at home. In this 3D class room network, student will open a 3D camera, and this 3D camera will capture the image of the student and show it to the professor in a room. Also, each student will see each other and are able to talk with each other because they are within the same network. This new media will save a lot of time for students who have to travel from a far place to school.
Overall, new media is an amazing technology that increases people’s capability and efficiency. I believe all I think above will be achieved someday.
Monday, November 22, 2010
Tuesday, November 16, 2010
Our Class Wiki - So Far
I had did some research for the wiki contribution. I found out that it’s very interesting when people talking about privacy in the Internet. Some of people think that they don’t have any privacy in the Internet since the Internet is a many-to-many network. Everyone who has access to the Internet has the opportunity to reach any of person who also has access to the Internet. Therefore, these people believe that there is no privacy in the Internet at all, so why do they care about privacy in the Internet. They also believe that as long as they didn’t do anything bad, they will be fine. However, the truth is, even though these people didn't do anything that will harm others, there is still has some chance that they may get into trouble because of use of the Internet (Johnson, Deborah G.; Computer Ethics). For example, people who like to shop online may easily expose their private personal information and these information was used by some people to commit crimes. At this time, the information’s owner may be taken to the policy and waste their time for explaining innocent. Hence, they still get hurt or be harm even though they did not do anything bad.
These are the information that I had collected for the wiki contribution. Basically, I am going to focus on the opinion from people’s view to the privacy in the Internet. Later, I will find more information relate to this topic and submit the work on the wiki together.
These are the information that I had collected for the wiki contribution. Basically, I am going to focus on the opinion from people’s view to the privacy in the Internet. Later, I will find more information relate to this topic and submit the work on the wiki together.
Tuesday, November 9, 2010
About My Term Research Paper
I did a lot of research on my term paper. Three of them are scholar contents that I found them from database of our college’s library and Google Scholar. These contents have very important points that relates to my topic. I used some of their point to demonstrate my ideas. Also, I used some definition from a book to strength the relationship between new media for social networking and the Internet. Then, I used a lot of examples to show that how public the people are over these social networking tools. I found these examples from some news and journal websites which is very helpful to me.
From the research, I found out that even though we think we are secure by using those private setting, somehow those people who we don’t want to share information with will discover our private content. The most important thing to keep private is not to upload some sensitive information.
I choose this topic is because I heard the news of a student who jump into river because his roommate use social networking tools to reveal his private life. I was shocked by this news and I understand the important for people to concern about the privacy problem over these new media.
New media is the most popular technology that people use often to do social networking. It is a require equipment for people to keep up with the current social trend. My paper will alarm people to notice the need of establishing regulation on using of new media, and the moral people need.
Overall, I had learned a lot from writing this term paper. The most interesting thing I found is when I made an outline for my paper, but my paper is absolutely not following the outline. I found that the outline can motivate me to easily start my paper, but there is many places in outline are incapable on how to present my topic. it’s really a very interesting and educational project for me.
From the research, I found out that even though we think we are secure by using those private setting, somehow those people who we don’t want to share information with will discover our private content. The most important thing to keep private is not to upload some sensitive information.
I choose this topic is because I heard the news of a student who jump into river because his roommate use social networking tools to reveal his private life. I was shocked by this news and I understand the important for people to concern about the privacy problem over these new media.
New media is the most popular technology that people use often to do social networking. It is a require equipment for people to keep up with the current social trend. My paper will alarm people to notice the need of establishing regulation on using of new media, and the moral people need.
Overall, I had learned a lot from writing this term paper. The most interesting thing I found is when I made an outline for my paper, but my paper is absolutely not following the outline. I found that the outline can motivate me to easily start my paper, but there is many places in outline are incapable on how to present my topic. it’s really a very interesting and educational project for me.
Tuesday, November 2, 2010
Privacy & Confidentiality
Privacy and confidentiality have become a primary issue that people are dealing with at the time when new media has a great impact on people’s usual life. People like to use social networking sites to commute with each other. However, by using these sites, the privacy of users’ own information is very doubtful. For example, People use face book to spread their news by putting up words and pictures. Sometimes, users may want to upload some information that only share with friends, so they use the private option that face book has provided to users. In other hand, face book still reserve a right to check on the information that users had uploaded as private information. Let’s assume if a people who work for face book has noticed this private information that somehow related to him, he may spread this information in some different ways other than using social networking sites. This assumption raises a question on the “privacy” option that face book claims. In addition, face book also required to share inferior information with FBI or other police departments to check on criminal activities. Some legal but private information may have a greater chance that being seen by more people other than the people that users originally would like to share with. This just one example of how “public” that these social networking sites indeed are.
Further more, there are many shocking news about how new media has lead to an innocent people to death. For instant, the recent shocking news, that a teenage boy had jumped from a bridge into Hudson River and died, had alarmed people that the dangerous of using new media in an improper. The roommate of the boy’s friend used Skype to record the sexual encounter of the boy with another guy, and then the roommate also twitted to about 150 followers about it and asked people with iChat to watch this video. These are all the popular new media that people use often to commute with each other. However, some people use them to reveal another people’s privacy and their actions always have a great impact on the victims since new media is a wide range spreading tools. The tragedy of boy is not the only alarm to tell people that privacy is a serious problem in new media. There are many other things had happened before that relate to the use of new media. I think that we should establish some critical laws on prohibiting the use of new media as soon as possible that prevent the happening of more tragedies.
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Tuesday, October 19, 2010
Experience in using Twitter
This is my first time of using Twitter. And I found that it’s really interesting and kind of a new way to communicate with people.
By contrasting to the BB Discussion Board, I found out that Twitter is more convenience than BB Discussion Board. Because once I found out who tweeted me immediately by login into my account (There is a notice to tell you who tweeted you). However, in BB Discussion Board, I have to check it one by one to see if any replies. In other hand, Twitter can be used in Mobile phone which I can tweet at any time and place while BB Discussion Board cannot.
Despite the disadvantage of using BB Discussion Board, it is more useful in comparing with Twitter while I need to post a long question for getting help on solution. Since I have to limit my words within 140 characters (include space and punctuations), it’s hard for me to post these kind of questions or discussion to get help. In this occasion, I would prefer to use BB Discussion Board instead Twitter.
Further, Twitter is so similar to an in-class discussion. Because I will get short response from my classmates after I tweet my feeling on the article I had read. This happened also when I do in-class discussion. Still, there is a difference between these two ways on discussing an object. That is I will not know when people will reply me. Twitter is an online communication tool and people don’t need to be face-to-face, so that we can reply people anytime we want even we had read other people’s tweets. In-class discussion will be different; people will expect me to reply him/her quickly and timely. In addition, I may forget what he and she talked about before, and I will be reminded in Twitter by the historical records in Twitter.
Overall, each of discussion way has different usage and some common similarities. I think we should not limit on using a particular tool that will limit our efficiency during discussion.
By contrasting to the BB Discussion Board, I found out that Twitter is more convenience than BB Discussion Board. Because once I found out who tweeted me immediately by login into my account (There is a notice to tell you who tweeted you). However, in BB Discussion Board, I have to check it one by one to see if any replies. In other hand, Twitter can be used in Mobile phone which I can tweet at any time and place while BB Discussion Board cannot.
Despite the disadvantage of using BB Discussion Board, it is more useful in comparing with Twitter while I need to post a long question for getting help on solution. Since I have to limit my words within 140 characters (include space and punctuations), it’s hard for me to post these kind of questions or discussion to get help. In this occasion, I would prefer to use BB Discussion Board instead Twitter.
Further, Twitter is so similar to an in-class discussion. Because I will get short response from my classmates after I tweet my feeling on the article I had read. This happened also when I do in-class discussion. Still, there is a difference between these two ways on discussing an object. That is I will not know when people will reply me. Twitter is an online communication tool and people don’t need to be face-to-face, so that we can reply people anytime we want even we had read other people’s tweets. In-class discussion will be different; people will expect me to reply him/her quickly and timely. In addition, I may forget what he and she talked about before, and I will be reminded in Twitter by the historical records in Twitter.
Overall, each of discussion way has different usage and some common similarities. I think we should not limit on using a particular tool that will limit our efficiency during discussion.
Thursday, October 14, 2010
Modeling Reality with Virtual Worlds
What are different ways these virtual worlds can be used?
When people mention virtual worlds, they probably will be reminded that these are the worlds which will let them to experience the life that they have never been through before or not capable to do. The first common way to use these virtual worlds is to play games, like EA Games’ Sims serious or some online games, to experience a second life.Similar to the using of virtual worlds to experience a second life, a toy company Webkinz creates toy worlds for children to play instead of real toy object (Hindo, 2007). This reveals that the virtual worlds can be used like a real object anytime people want via internet.The other common way that people used the virtual worlds to communicate with each other, like discussing project or do something special together without going out.
There is a special way for using the virtual worlds, which is building the environment or people that, had been disappeared long time ago or because of some reason. For example, the Hotel Chelsea is present as the old times in a virtual world which is created by Mr. Brown (KNAFO, 2009).
The most interesting one is when the virtual community Second Life says that it is “seeking to tap into that market by creating a new tool that allows businesses to have virtual meetings on their own computer networks” (Tutton, 2009). This new idea will enable employee to have a real meeting with each other by using their avatars within the company’s network.
What are the pros and cons?
Pros: The using the virtual life in business not only reduces the time and cost which people would spend on traveling, but also increases the efficiency and capability of the operation process. Like IBM's chief technology officer for Europe Rashik Parmar said: "Not only did we save travel time, but because the environment was so engaging, a lot more ideas came through” (Tutton, 2009). In other hand, the virtual life enables people to experience the things that they had not experience before. The people who have some disability may not able to swim freely in water, but they can do it in the virtual worlds. Students also are able to experience the old age life that thousands years ago, so that they might have stronger feeling when study the history.
Cons: The worst thing in using of virtual worlds is the high degree of deception that happened. Virtual worlds are the worlds that all people are anonymous. It’s hard to distinguish the bad or good of one person by just talking to him/her in virtual worlds. There is a big probability that people often act differently from their real life. The reason is because most of time people seek a way to express the deep desire, which cannot behave in real life, though the virtual worlds. So, people will pretend themselves as another person and do things that may hurt other people. Also, some people may intentionally to deceive other people for money or other illegal activities in the virtual worlds. Therefore, sometimes, the virtual worlds like a trap for users to enter into dangers.
How do virtual worlds foster creativity?
Virtual worlds create an environment which is fulfilled with creativity, because people have to design their own avatars before entering the world. I will choose face book’s restaurant application as an example. At first, users have a choice to change their avatars’ hair style, skin colors, dressing, and other appearance of avatars. In this way, the creative passages have been opened to all users. After users create their avatar (owner of the restaurant), they will need to do some decoration for their restaurant. This process is like the process of decorating your own home—chose the wall color, flood quality, chair style and so on. In order to make your restaurant to be more attractive in comparing with other users, people have to increase sales by learning more and more receipt and buy other different decoration items to re-design their restaurants. Therefore, users will do improvement all the time by the time passing to coordinate with the change of seasons, holidays, and factions. Most of the virtual worlds would enable this specialty to attract more users since people like to show own ideas to others.
What do you think the future of virtual worlds will look like?
The virtual worlds will be more and more common. We may be able to work at home in the future by just entering into the network of companies to do things and attend meetings. We may also do online course more efficiently by just entering the network of our courses by using avatars. Further, maybe we are able to use some device to enter into the virtual worlds with most reality like the movie, Avatars, to experience different life. Overall, old saying, nothing is impossible.
Works Cited
Hindo, B. (2007, 12 20). Toys with a Second Life. Retrieved 10 15, 2010, from Bloomberg: http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/07_53/b4065091329372.htm
KNAFO, S. (2009, 05 01). In Room 100, It’s Sid and Nancy All Over Again . Retrieved 10 15, 2010, from The New York Times: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/03/nyregion/thecity/03virt.html?_r=1
Tutton, M. (2009, 09 09). Going to the virtual office in Second Life. Retrieved 10 14, 2010, from CNN: http://www.cnn.com/2009/BUSINESS/11/05/second.life.virtual.collaboration/index.html
When people mention virtual worlds, they probably will be reminded that these are the worlds which will let them to experience the life that they have never been through before or not capable to do. The first common way to use these virtual worlds is to play games, like EA Games’ Sims serious or some online games, to experience a second life.Similar to the using of virtual worlds to experience a second life, a toy company Webkinz creates toy worlds for children to play instead of real toy object (Hindo, 2007). This reveals that the virtual worlds can be used like a real object anytime people want via internet.The other common way that people used the virtual worlds to communicate with each other, like discussing project or do something special together without going out.
There is a special way for using the virtual worlds, which is building the environment or people that, had been disappeared long time ago or because of some reason. For example, the Hotel Chelsea is present as the old times in a virtual world which is created by Mr. Brown (KNAFO, 2009).
The most interesting one is when the virtual community Second Life says that it is “seeking to tap into that market by creating a new tool that allows businesses to have virtual meetings on their own computer networks” (Tutton, 2009). This new idea will enable employee to have a real meeting with each other by using their avatars within the company’s network.
What are the pros and cons?
Pros: The using the virtual life in business not only reduces the time and cost which people would spend on traveling, but also increases the efficiency and capability of the operation process. Like IBM's chief technology officer for Europe Rashik Parmar said: "Not only did we save travel time, but because the environment was so engaging, a lot more ideas came through” (Tutton, 2009). In other hand, the virtual life enables people to experience the things that they had not experience before. The people who have some disability may not able to swim freely in water, but they can do it in the virtual worlds. Students also are able to experience the old age life that thousands years ago, so that they might have stronger feeling when study the history.
Cons: The worst thing in using of virtual worlds is the high degree of deception that happened. Virtual worlds are the worlds that all people are anonymous. It’s hard to distinguish the bad or good of one person by just talking to him/her in virtual worlds. There is a big probability that people often act differently from their real life. The reason is because most of time people seek a way to express the deep desire, which cannot behave in real life, though the virtual worlds. So, people will pretend themselves as another person and do things that may hurt other people. Also, some people may intentionally to deceive other people for money or other illegal activities in the virtual worlds. Therefore, sometimes, the virtual worlds like a trap for users to enter into dangers.
How do virtual worlds foster creativity?
Virtual worlds create an environment which is fulfilled with creativity, because people have to design their own avatars before entering the world. I will choose face book’s restaurant application as an example. At first, users have a choice to change their avatars’ hair style, skin colors, dressing, and other appearance of avatars. In this way, the creative passages have been opened to all users. After users create their avatar (owner of the restaurant), they will need to do some decoration for their restaurant. This process is like the process of decorating your own home—chose the wall color, flood quality, chair style and so on. In order to make your restaurant to be more attractive in comparing with other users, people have to increase sales by learning more and more receipt and buy other different decoration items to re-design their restaurants. Therefore, users will do improvement all the time by the time passing to coordinate with the change of seasons, holidays, and factions. Most of the virtual worlds would enable this specialty to attract more users since people like to show own ideas to others.
What do you think the future of virtual worlds will look like?
The virtual worlds will be more and more common. We may be able to work at home in the future by just entering into the network of companies to do things and attend meetings. We may also do online course more efficiently by just entering the network of our courses by using avatars. Further, maybe we are able to use some device to enter into the virtual worlds with most reality like the movie, Avatars, to experience different life. Overall, old saying, nothing is impossible.
Works Cited
Hindo, B. (2007, 12 20). Toys with a Second Life. Retrieved 10 15, 2010, from Bloomberg: http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/07_53/b4065091329372.htm
KNAFO, S. (2009, 05 01). In Room 100, It’s Sid and Nancy All Over Again . Retrieved 10 15, 2010, from The New York Times: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/03/nyregion/thecity/03virt.html?_r=1
Tutton, M. (2009, 09 09). Going to the virtual office in Second Life. Retrieved 10 14, 2010, from CNN: http://www.cnn.com/2009/BUSINESS/11/05/second.life.virtual.collaboration/index.html
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