of Jordan Kraemer from Smart Mobs For the 100th anniversary of Futurism, Eric Paulos (Professor of HCI and Ubiquitous Computing at the Carnegie Mellon) sets out a vision for the design of technology, illustrating how more participatory and relevant to contemporary social concerns. Paulos points out that the design of computer slip, thanks to its easy use by professional purposes only amateur to creative artists, hackers who have influenced the use of technology in unexpected ways.
In particular emphasizes the need to reshape the goals of the technology, urging us to review the new technologies in terms of usefulness and relevance of usability and efficiency, which is what counts:
Blinded by our research for "smart technologies" we forgot to cover the design of technologies to inspire us to be smarter, more curious and inquisitive. We need to rethink the impact that we have in this historic moment in digital culture.
We must choose to participate and perhaps engage in a dialogue that heralds new practices to allow participation in the planning of both "experts" rather than "non-experts." We are in the middle of the development of the 'expert amateur. "
Paulos urges us to think about new technologies and social media so that we can encourage new forms of participation, particularly in the areas of social and political impact:
In each case the same cultural practice instilled in digital technology, characterized by open communication, decentralization of authority, freedom to share, public participation, will be the focal point for new solutions. Who will be the first leaders who will contribute in solving the challenges of the future? not scientists and engineers of past generations and not the current research in digital technologies, but "everyone", you, me, all of us everyday citizens of our world.
Paulos raises many positive aspects, in particular on the values \u200b\u200band objectives that have guided the development of new technological setting, such as usability and productivity. In addition we must consider how the world is at stake in forecasting the future of the computer, keeping in mind that access to technology remains a mirage for most of the world. After all, who will determine what counts?
In particular emphasizes the need to reshape the goals of the technology, urging us to review the new technologies in terms of usefulness and relevance of usability and efficiency, which is what counts:
Blinded by our research for "smart technologies" we forgot to cover the design of technologies to inspire us to be smarter, more curious and inquisitive. We need to rethink the impact that we have in this historic moment in digital culture.
We must choose to participate and perhaps engage in a dialogue that heralds new practices to allow participation in the planning of both "experts" rather than "non-experts." We are in the middle of the development of the 'expert amateur. "
Paulos urges us to think about new technologies and social media so that we can encourage new forms of participation, particularly in the areas of social and political impact:
In each case the same cultural practice instilled in digital technology, characterized by open communication, decentralization of authority, freedom to share, public participation, will be the focal point for new solutions. Who will be the first leaders who will contribute in solving the challenges of the future? not scientists and engineers of past generations and not the current research in digital technologies, but "everyone", you, me, all of us everyday citizens of our world.
Paulos raises many positive aspects, in particular on the values \u200b\u200band objectives that have guided the development of new technological setting, such as usability and productivity. In addition we must consider how the world is at stake in forecasting the future of the computer, keeping in mind that access to technology remains a mirage for most of the world. After all, who will determine what counts?
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