End of the Semester

As the end of the semester looms around the corner, i have had a while now to reflect on what kind of experiences, information, and ideas i will walk away from this class. The main thing that i believe i can take from this course is that there is more out there. There is a far greater well of information that the majority of the world is unaware aware about. As our technologies, communication, and computers become more and more advanced, we are open to fulfill the greatest potential of whatever we want in the history of mankind. If we are able to find a way to control robots simple with our minds, create information sites such as wikis, and bionic attachments that improve the human condition, then what is the problem? I find that the greatest issue behind this great time, is that we are not providing enough awareness about what is going on in the world of innovative technologies. I believe that the future of technology is not in what we create, but how we come together to create more sophisticated and smarter machines and computers, the number of problems we cannot solve, will soon be whittled down to nothing. The future is exciting, and i believe that nothing can stop us, but ourselves.

Did you know?

The world is full of wonderful technologies. Things that were only thought possible in science fiction. There are technologies that give us the opportunity to achieve great things. Thechnology now is adressing the idea of becoming smarter with the human experience. Technologies such as this range from cyborgs, to tweets, to blogs, to wikis, to immersive virtual technologies. These are all technologies that i feel will be an intricate part of everyone's future regardless of age, gender, race, or social status. If everything continues on the path that it is, there will be an enormous shift that is beyond the understanding of human capacity. Here are some ideas that you should think about in order to understand what kind of technological evolution the human race is experiencing.

• Did you know, that many of today's college majors did not exist 10 years ago?


• Did you know, today students in college are preparing for jobs that do not even exist, and are learning about technologies that have not been invented yet?


• Did you know, more 50% of 21-year olds have created content on the web?


• Did you know, over 70% of 4-year olds have also used a computer?


• Did you know, the first commercial text message was sent in 1992?


• Did you know, the number of text messages sent per day exceeds the planet population?


• Did you know, the amount of technical information is doubling every two years?


• Did you know, by 2010 it is expected to double every 72 hours?


• Did you know, predictions are that by the time that children who are 6 years old, born in 2007, a super computer's computation ability will exceed that of the human brain.

What does this all mean? It means that today technology is growing at an exponential rate, and that we are preparing for problems that have not even occurred yet. Technology is becoming faster, better, and easier to access world wide. One problem with this, is that no one knows what is happening because it is not discussed at on a large scale.

I guess the real goal of this last blog is a simple message. "Get out and explore". These are exciting times, and nobody knows what is going on. The human race is peaking around the corner of something so vast, that it is beyond our understanding of what potential we have in the near future. Get out there, see what is coming out, where we are going, and most importantly be aware of what is happening to us as a whole. We are getting smarter, better, and more sophisticated technology. Enjoy, and immerse yourself into a world of technology that has yet to be fully explored!!!

Oops! Wrong understanding of the project

Ok, so I guess that I did not fully understand the concept of the project. When I thought that the original project was to "create" a new technology, I had the whole idea planned out. However, i just now figured out what I want to do! THis is an unreleased technolgoy that has yet to make a splash. However when it does, it will be a tidal wave. The technology is called Xbox360: Natal. This is a motion capturing device that will take playing games to a whole new level. What the technology does is use a camera that scans peoples bodies for motion capture, and even down to facial recognition. This allows for people to not use controllers but actually play as though they were in the game. This is the first technology to work efficiently enough to run smoothly. When this product comes out, it will be a forerunning technology in the gamer expereince. It will definerly be an exciting time for gamers. You can follow this link to watch the video on it now to get a better idea of what to expect from "Natal". http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p2qlHoxPioM .Enjoy! Wish me luck on my project for Monday!