Reading Response 3

• Natural Born Cyborgs: Introduction, Andy Clark
• Potential Contribution of the Arts to Research Agendas in Ubiquitous Computing and Gesture Understanding, Stephen Wilson

1. Because much of technology is "still postulated as the center of attention", how long will it really take before we can have new technological experiences without the use of hardware as a distraction?

2. Will the spacial environment become the next interface in ubiquitous computing?

3. Is cyborg a term that is within the confines of being human. Is a hummingbird using spiderweb as a tool for its nest an act of cybernetic behavior?

• “Man-Machine Coupling 2012″, RM Page (PDF)
• Affective Computing, Rosalind Picard (video, 19 mins)
• Seeing with your Tongue (video, 10 mins)

1. Because language is "a slow code for precise communication of concepts which the human mind is capable of generating." according to R.M Page, is our human mind capable of more rapid communication such as telepathy?

2. If technology can reach a point where it can read our emotions, can it also use the power of psychology to influence emotion or possibly manipulate. Will there be a point where technology systematically experiences emotion?

3. Can we remap our brain using electrical impulses to develop other senses?