tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7704583061723470804.post8474204073549312648..comments2024-03-10T07:42:17.071-04:00Comments on The Film Doctor: The Tomorrow File--an essay assignmentThe Film Doctor http://www.blogger.com/profile/03073505923746994988noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7704583061723470804.post-31529665321557135522011-02-24T18:13:53.715-05:002011-02-24T18:13:53.715-05:00Thanks, JUS,
I tend to think of that idea in term...Thanks, JUS,<br /><br />I tend to think of that idea in terms of distraction, and how people might have a more difficult time talking to one another one-to-one due to the obligation to be in front of a screen much of the day. I would definitely feel concern if my significant other prefers to check her Facebook to saying hello. I wonder, though, how one would get an exact measure of the effect you mentioned.<br /><br />Thanks, sis,<br /><br />No, I didn't mention graphic novels, and they are important. <br /><br />Thanks, Simon,<br /><br />The future of schooling sounds good. I've noticed much shifting toward distance learning and there is much to be explored about incorporating more media awareness into the curriculum. <br /><br />Thanks, realvirtuality,<br /><br />I very much like the implications of that Gibson quote too. What does it mean when his last three novels are about the present and yet feel like science fiction? In part, he's acknowledging how all science fiction ends up reflecting the era in which it is written, but it also seems like we've reached a watershed moment when the present seems futuristic enough, and so many massive technological, social, and environmental changes are taking place right now--we can explore the freakishness of the present to good effect. Thanks very much for your links.The Film Doctor https://www.blogger.com/profile/03073505923746994988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7704583061723470804.post-69431154557105981602011-02-24T06:10:52.580-05:002011-02-24T06:10:52.580-05:00"We live in the future now" is one of my..."We live in the future now" is one of my favourite topics of the moment. Two resources spring to my mind spontaneously.<br /><br />Daniel Wilson's Book "Where is my jetpack" takes a (humourous) look at the visions of SF's past: http://www.amazon.com/Wheres-My-Jetpack-Amazing-Science/dp/B001LRPTG6/<br /><br />This Wired-Article examines how the vision of Tron has come truer than true in some cases: http://www.wired.com/magazine/2010/11/ff_tron/<br /><br />Here's my favourite quote:<br />"“We’ve achieved what the first film predicted,” Kosinski says. Jeff Bridges had to get a full-body laser scan during preproduction, an eerie hearkening to his digitization in the first movie. When he shot his scenes as Clu, the motion-capture rig he wore to translate his facial movements to Rev 4 included a visor that looked uncannily like the helmet he wore in the original."<br /><br />And I found this very intriguing:<br />http://arstechnica.com/apple/news/2010/08/how-star-trek-artists-imagined-the-ipad-23-years-ago.ars<br /><br />Or did I miss the point? I got kind of stuck with the Gibson quote.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7704583061723470804.post-41697569991863010052011-02-23T17:20:46.568-05:002011-02-23T17:20:46.568-05:00Interesting idea
High schools. Or the future of ...Interesting idea<br /><br />High schools. Or the future of schooling. As someone who's still in the shit of it, that would peak my interest.Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08085105568601878075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7704583061723470804.post-39780199265890475532011-02-23T14:31:47.043-05:002011-02-23T14:31:47.043-05:00Did you mention graphic novels?Did you mention graphic novels?dumbass sisternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7704583061723470804.post-59190085915985990442011-02-23T13:18:41.421-05:002011-02-23T13:18:41.421-05:00Dear Dr,
An interesting and fruitful path would b...Dear Dr,<br /><br />An interesting and fruitful path would be to examine how humans relate to one another now vs. prior to the explosion of social media. <br /><br />For instance, in a time when travelling necessarily meant breaking contact with one's social network (often requiring weeks or months for letters to bring news of home, friends, and family) it seems that people may have had different kinds of connections to themselves and each other. Our concept of ourselves and our bonds to others may be changing as social media allows us to be connected in different ways.<br /><br />So... most of those topics you suggested, but with a look at the impact on human relationships could be quite thought provoking.bdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12363138274673033039noreply@blogger.com