Although it was long (not War and Peace long but long enough), the article was fascinating in its own way. I had taken a hundred or more student lecture class when I was at the University of Central Florida and the professor delved into this subject of technology and its many definitions. There were a lot of interesting discussions on this very subject. I do not think the writer (or writers) of this text did the best job exploring the issues here. It was very dry and oddly phrased so they reference all this stuff but not really saying all that much or too complicated to fully appreciate. I mean no offense to the writers but I think the style does not do justice to the concepts they want to put forth which, if you understand them, are actually very interesting.
However, that being said, when you do understand what the heck the writers are trying to say, the whole psychological exploration of electronic devices is pretty cool. We are not talking smart phones or tablets here we are delving into technology on the conceptional level and how it impacts certain areas of life and the metaphors put forth. It is pretty amazing to just sit and think about. And then add in the whole idea of design of technology. I do not know. This stuff might just be going over my head as it is pretty mind blowing think about. But then it is all pretty simple as well as we are talking the combination of design/tecnology as packaging. I am pretty uncomplex when it comes to technology.
I know the basics of how things work (and if I do not I research), but the writers (and my professor back at UCF) really explore technology further than I have really thought about.
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