Human & Technology

How homo representans digitalis (the digitally epresenting man) can have developed from earlier species
In the digital phase, people have utilized a lot of digital products which affect people's daily life. The earlier species are definitely never experience the impact and using experience brought from digital products. So, the digitally epresenting man have developed from earlier species.

Are we cyborgs Is there a difference between cyborgs and the technologically extended body
To answer this question, we have to explore what is the definition of “cyborgs”. According to the record from wikipedia, the definition of cyborgs is “A cyborg is a cybernetic organism (i.e., an organism that has both artificial and natural systems).”
I recognize that we are an organism that has both artificial and natural systems. Duo to the development of technology, we have a lot of possibility to enhance our ability (utilize laptop, phone, everything related to technology), and it can not be exist in an organism without the appearance of technology. These kinds of abilities that people hold could be considered as artificial systems. Of course we are natural systems. Thus I think that we are cyborgs.
Technologically extended body can also be explained as system that has been extended by the technology ways. For instance, the clothing as technology extends our skin, and the car as technology extends our legs. The technology try to help us to achieve ability that our physical body can’t be provided. These abilities can also be considered as artificial system. So I can’t find the difference between cyborgs and the technologically extended body.

What would change if we could install a computer under the skin and connect it with the brain
If the computer could perfectly melt into our body and become a part of our body, then I think human beings will be able to handle and store more information. Our daily itinerary will be arranged in a reasonable ways. If this becomes truth, mankind will inevitably enter a new era.


Housing as collective skin
Well… if the clothing as technology could extends skin, I think housing as technology production also can be a collective skin. I still think about questions that are what if we change or sell our housing or clothing; Does our housing or clothing could be regarded as collective skin? Can we continually change our extended skin?

Opposes the view that mind, body and technology are separate but interact. Holistic view: The body, mind and the technological extensions as one and the same system
What does interaction mean then
I think that our mind, body and technology are separate but interact. Because when we lose the function of one item, our system will still operate. For example, if we lose the function of our mind, we will still have physical activity. However, these physical activities are just instinctive reaction, rather than the implementation of the order from our brain. Similarly, when we lose body or the technology (extended body), we still have critical thinking, but our body can not enforce the order from our mind. Therefore, our system will still be operational when one of such items is dysfunction. So I think they are separate. Similarly, they interact. Mind gives a command, and body executes commands. For example, when we feel cold, the command from our mind is to wear clothes (extended mind) and then our body will implement the command of wearing clothes (extended body)

mockup

Mockup assignment
naseh, anjum and yifei

The mock up can be found at:
http://docs.google.com/View?id=dc9d24s6_10cqs7wngs

The Experience of Distant Collaboration

My experience of distance collaboration is extremely significant and interesting. Through the use of the network Skype, listening to the description about local environment from teammate, I have a general understanding to the place where my teammate live. I think that the distance collaboration is usually affected by the quality of network. For example, sometimes our distance collaboration gets stuck without sake, because the network is not smooth. One can not be denied that the distance collaboration have a totally different feelings with face to face collaboration. I think distance collaboration is also a way of human communication which makes communication more convenient. What we have done is to open the computer, and then access to skype. This is only thing we need to do to make collaboration works.

the report can be found at
http://docs.google.com/View?id=dc52fg3v_0fnhdbfcv