At first we democratised information through learning - universal education is now something achieveable within the next few decades.
Then we democratised information through technology - technology was pushed to the users, in the form of internet and the PC.
then we democratised the production of information - blogs, youtube, podcasts, the like.
the next landmark is probably the democratisation of the methods of production of the machines we use.
is there a trend of any sort?
-first there was learning, and then we made it available - passive intake of information
-then there was free access
-there there was free access to production
-then free access to the means of producing the production?
Sounds rubbish, but i think in time, people are going to start hacking the way we make computers and the technology through which we interact with information. At first there was only the keyboard and mouse, but now you have touch screen interfaces, and with the wii, you have motion tracking and infrared tracking devices. pretty soon you would have gestures tracking and then on to brainwave tracking. but of course we relate to information in just that few simple ways, so the future diversification of information production would revolve around these few components - the viscerality of interaction, tactile feedback - the feel of pressing against something and seeing something happen - like the first time you see the cursor move as you move the mouse.
it sounds like an incredible future when i'm all too comfortable in the present...
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Then we democratised information through technology - technology was pushed to the users, in the form of internet and the PC.
then we democratised the production of information - blogs, youtube, podcasts, the like.
the next landmark is probably the democratisation of the methods of production of the machines we use.
is there a trend of any sort?
-first there was learning, and then we made it available - passive intake of information
-then there was free access
-there there was free access to production
-then free access to the means of producing the production?
Sounds rubbish, but i think in time, people are going to start hacking the way we make computers and the technology through which we interact with information. At first there was only the keyboard and mouse, but now you have touch screen interfaces, and with the wii, you have motion tracking and infrared tracking devices. pretty soon you would have gestures tracking and then on to brainwave tracking. but of course we relate to information in just that few simple ways, so the future diversification of information production would revolve around these few components - the viscerality of interaction, tactile feedback - the feel of pressing against something and seeing something happen - like the first time you see the cursor move as you move the mouse.
it sounds like an incredible future when i'm all too comfortable in the present...
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