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we are all cyborgs
an organism “to which exogenous components have been added for the purpose of adapting to new ambient spaces”
cyborg:
Flickr: cybertoad
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“soon, perhaps, it will be impossible to tell where humans end and machines begin”
- maureen mchugh
traditional anthropology
cyborg anthropologyFlickr: futurestreet
macy meetings - anthropologists and scientists discussing humans and technology in 1941.
cyborg anthropology launched as a sub-discipline of anthropology at AAA in 1992
I. Present Day
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the automaticproductionof space
HyperlinkedMemories
PersistentPaleontology
Panic architecture
Prostheticsand their discontents
ambient intimacy Leisa Reichelt
Flickr: piet_musterd
III. Becoming a Cyborg
Infants have a second self before they are even born.
this is yoursecond self
presentation of self in digital life
Reality isn’t always fun
Reality isn’t always fast
Reality is +5 points!
Reality is 5 stars!
Accelerated Rewards
Database Games
Spreadsheets have never been so exciting!
Level Ups
+1 Friend+1 Follower
Socialgrooming
psychologicaleffects
+1
IV. The Future
• Invisible interfaces• Trigger-based
interactions• Actions as buttons• Calm technology
Information should be pushed to you
A robot working for you behind the scenes. The more it knows about you the more it can do for you.
Ambient user input
User’s location
Time of day
Current speed (slow or fast?)
Average speed over time (driving vs. walking)
Prior actions (clicks, subscriptions
User’s friends on another platform
Proximal Notification
GeonotesLocation-Based Reminders
your phone will become a remote control for reality.
Home Automation
When you check in to your house, your lights turn on!
When you leave the house, your lights turn off!
The best technologyis invisible
It should get out of the way and connect people.
