Here is where I hope to express myself more clearly.
Here is where I hope you understand me better.
Here is where I hope you understand me better.
You don't have to read this from top to bottom,
or left to right,
but I have structured my thoughts that way.
or left to right,
but I have structured my thoughts that way.
Technology is full of hope.
Full of potential.
I hope that it will make life better.
Make life easier.
Make life more enjoyable.
I don't know what other people hope.
Full of potential.
I hope that it will make life better.
Make life easier.
Make life more enjoyable.
I don't know what other people hope.
What are the artifacts that creep in?
What corruption is involved?
How is the content skewed?
What failures in communication are there?
And what safeguards do we have against these?
What corruption is involved?
How is the content skewed?
What failures in communication are there?
And what safeguards do we have against these?
'That is not what I meant at all.
That is not it,
at all.'
That is not it,
at all.'
What is most important
is communication -
good communication.
There is hope here too,
in terms of technology.
is communication -
good communication.
There is hope here too,
in terms of technology.
Technology opens new channels of communication.
Technology allows for communication across vast distances.
Technology enables communication with vast numbers of people simultaneously.
Where else, other than the WWW can thousands of individuals
occupy the same 'space' and have freedom of movement,
and gain the same (or similar) experience?
Technology allows for communication across vast distances.
Technology enables communication with vast numbers of people simultaneously.
Where else, other than the WWW can thousands of individuals
occupy the same 'space' and have freedom of movement,
and gain the same (or similar) experience?
How can we be certain that technology
gives us good communication?
What do I mean by 'good' communication?
gives us good communication?
What do I mean by 'good' communication?
As a lecturer in the field of theatre
I engage with communication
on a daily basis.
Language,
both verbal and non-verbal,
is central to my practice.
This is not simply data,
information passed
from one place to another:
from mouth to ear;
from page to eye.
I engage with communication
on a daily basis.
Language,
both verbal and non-verbal,
is central to my practice.
This is not simply data,
information passed
from one place to another:
from mouth to ear;
from page to eye.
This is content-rich.
This discloses something
about the speaker and the listener.
This is affective
emotionally,
intellectually,
spiritually.
This discloses something
about the speaker and the listener.
This is affective
emotionally,
intellectually,
spiritually.
But the artifacts creep in:
the imprecision,
the corruption of meaning,
the misunderstanding between listener and speaker.
the imprecision,
the corruption of meaning,
the misunderstanding between listener and speaker.
'That is not what I meant at all.
That is not it,
at all.'
That is not it,
at all.'
However,
in drama there is the possibility
of correction.
The presence of both parties
allows for this.
It is the people present
(I won't call them 'humans' here!)
who make the adjustment.
It is the
emotional,
intellectual
and spiritual
understanding between people,
which requires,
above all,
presence.
in drama there is the possibility
of correction.
The presence of both parties
allows for this.
It is the people present
(I won't call them 'humans' here!)
who make the adjustment.
It is the
emotional,
intellectual
and spiritual
understanding between people,
which requires,
above all,
presence.
Social networks,
MMORPGs,
forums,
etc.
Their defining feature
is the presence
of other people.
MMORPGs,
forums,
etc.
Their defining feature
is the presence
of other people.
But
what
artifacts
creep
in?
Do
we
even
know?
what
artifacts
creep
in?
Do
we
even
know?
And, equally important...
what can we do with absence?
To be continued...?