I learnt that interactivity is an important element in mass media and mass media has transformed from static interaction to dynamic interaction. Mass media has allowed people to give and share feedbacks around the whole world. We can even customize our newsfeed and choose what information that do we want. One student even said that there is an invention where news is given in the spectacles. If that invention really comes true, that would be really cool! It might be even further develop when we can just serve the net using that specs!
On top of that, Prof showed us a video regarding web 3.0. Before that, I have no idea what web 3.0 is. After the video, I am still quite lost about what it is other than a brief description of what web 3.0 is like. From the video, I learnt that users provide information in web 2.0 such as facebook and web 2.0 is an intelligent continuation of existing technology. In web 3.0, appliances connect to each other and share information through the internet, meeting our wishes more easily. Prof further elaborated that web 3.0 is an extension of what we have and all information is easily accessible and available. A shocking thing is that things are done for us without us having to do anything. I was shocked by what the Prof said that google uses our choice to build an understanding of me. That is impressive! This has made me realize the advancement of the internet and how smart the internet is. However, it also made me realize the risk of the internet. Internet making use of sending cookies to gain understanding about users can be dangerous at times as people hack to obtain confidential information of users. As the internet gets more advanced, I hope that internet security can improve as well.
The class went on to talk about training people using gaming. Stimulated environment instead of actual environment can give people a “try out” so that they will know what to do and be prepared. This will really help in real world and can test one’s capability. Moving on, I learnt about cloud computing. It is about inserting information in the internet but not in the computer. One example is facebook. Cloud compute involves running on shared data which can be a better way to run business. It is more secure and reliable. This can prevent confidential information to be seen by unauthorized personnel. Nevertheless, the internet can also be unsafe as mentioned above.
Prof also talked about knowledge management which involves data → information → knowledge → wisdom/ insights. Data given is made into information which is then used to conclude which becomes the knowledge. Inference is then made from knowledge which becomes the insights. I learnt that knowledge is beyond information and is actually an application of information. Besides that, the class discussed some dangers of ICT. These include organizations having security concerns as they feel safer and confident when they are controlling their own data, invasion of privacy, identity theft, addiction and exposure to corrupting influences. I think that one major concern is addiction. People can be so addicted to ICT till that they are disconnected from the real world. This can be harmful to one’s well-being as one may not like to interact with people in real life anymore.
Prof used one story regarding an elderly found dead in an apartment after 2 weeks as an example to illustrate that some elderly are so lonely that they do not have anyone to talk to at all and no one knows anything about them at all. Thus, it takes so long to find out the elderly have passed away. A person in the virtual world in this case can talk to them and track their health conditions. This will also improve the well being and health of the elderly as they may feel happier when they feel the care and concern. This can also be used on children whose parents are busy. This will make the children feel less lonely and neglected as they are able to share their problems, reducing teenage problems such as joining gangs. Nevertheless, this can only be a short term solution. Nothing is better than the care and concern given by a real person. Use of virtual world can only be done once in a while. Too much involvement in a virtual world can disconnect a person form the real world as well.
On a side note, as my peers argue if students do learn thing when they play games, I agree that they do learn. They may not know what they are learning and do not even realize that they have learnt something in games as they are having fun. They actually indirectly learn some values and lessons from the games they play. From my past experience, my teacher made us play a typing game. I thought that I did not learn anything from the game as I just typed throughout the game. In fact, the game has trained me to type faster and has trained me to remember the rough position of the different keys.
I will rate this session 8 out of 10.
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