Exposure to technology began for me on the day my mom brought home a used Nintendo. That was followed up with the purchase of my families first computer-- a 1mg PacPlus. Shortly after we had our own computer the school system began integrating their own. That was in fifth grade. Two years later the Internet sprouted up and I got my first E-Mail account. Of course the first E-Mail accounts were used mostly to brag about having an E-Mail account.
Today my exposure to technology consists of:
CELLPHONE: We all know how much we use this gadget. Of course my calling play consists of unlimited calling and texting, pictures included. Now that I got Internet on the thing my news junkie side constantly logs onto The New York Times to stay up-to-date.
MACBOOK: Not used as much as my cellphone but a happy second place for this compact QWERTY form of caffeine. I play the yuppy roll and whip it out at Starbucks to do my homework and download music. My bookmarks consist of: The New York Times, Myspace, Hotmail, NMSU and Flickr. They aren't subject to change.
iPOD: People annoy me when they walk around with their white earbuds. Unfortunately, I'm one of those people. My 80gig iPod is practically full and half of that's music. I know, forty gigs of music. You're probably guilty too. The other thirty or so gigs are photos and videos.
CAMERA: It's an extension of my arm. My lifeline. It's how I make a living. Nikon comes out with a new expensive camera every twelve or so months and I buy it. I'm not rich but I sacrifice to fund my addictions. Not only do I use it for work but I use it like any other person- its just bulkier.
VIDEO CAMERA: Almost as crucial to me as my Nikon. I also use it to make a living. At least once a month I have a video shoot. It's also nice to have for CMI assignment.
iMAC: My poor iMac. Since I got my laptop my iMac's only purpose is to look cool on my desk. I do start it occasionally to edit video projects.
My overall theme is going to be hard to nail down but I'm leaning towards photography. Possibly doing a photo study of my journey through technology.
3 comments:
Hey Ben, I think photography would be a good idea for your piece. It also seems you have a lot of mac products. You could also do something on those, but a lot of people will probably do that so i don't know...But yeah the photography thing would be cool to see how you started and got to where you are now.
I think it's fairly clear that visual communication is a big part of your life. Theme perhaps?
I, haha, am not a fan of Apple, but it seems you are, so maybe you could work that in? I didn't see Derek's comment until just now, haha, but great minds think alike.
We definitely have in common the whole cellphone and MP3 player thing.
You know, I'm not that familiar with Flickr and I'd love to learn more about doing video. So kudos to you for that stuff. :]
Ben-
It sounds like you have several routes to choose for this essay. I was struck by the different kinds of computers your described (the first family computer, the ones at school, the one for editing, the one for work and in class). That might be an intersting storyline.
Photography could work too - maybe broadened to cameras to include the progression from film to video.
It seems you have lots of great things to say, just make sure to make some edits.
Jen
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