Tech Takes Over
This technology allows us to access the internet and communicate from almost anywhere, making us "always on."
What is mobile internet?
In the early days of the internet, cyberspace was imagined as a separate reality, often described in fiction like Neuromancer (1984) as "lines of light." What is this separate digital world called?
What is cyberspace?
This term refers to turning a neutral, physical area into a place filled with social and personal meaning through interactions and experiences.
What is placemaking?
This type of communication allows for richer, more embodied interactions than traditional text or graphics, bringing the body into play with real-time video.
What is video communication (e.g., FaceTime, Zoom)?
This social media platform combines elements of Instagram, Pinterest, and TikTok, focusing on lifestyle content across various niches.
What is Lemon8?
Digital technologies now enable physical objects and even our bodies to communicate, transforming how we interact with the world around us.
What is digital devices in the physical world?
Mobile devices like iPods and smartphones mix the physical and digital worlds. What do we call this blend of spaces?
What is a hybrid space?
This social media platform allows users to create meaningful places by sharing personal experiences with photos, videos, captions, and emojis.
What is Instagram?
This element of video calls is the primary focus, often because of limited space in the frame.
What is the face?
On Lemon8, using this feature, like #fitspo or #beautytips, helps increase the visibility of your posts.
What are hashtags?
This concept refers to the creation of meaning through movement, space, and technology in our digital environment.
What is digital literacy?
Instead of creating a new world, digital technologies allow us to mix time and space. What is this concept called?
What is the layering of space?
This concept explains how a neutral area can transform into something with personal and social significance.
What is the difference between space and place?
This type of technology connects devices, people, and objects, often generating data through everyday activities.
What is the Internet of Things (IoT)?
On Lemon8, this activity, such as liking and commenting on other users’ posts, helps to foster community engagement and expand your reach.
What is engagement?
Thanks to this type of technology, we can inhabit multiple locations at once, engaging with different spaces and times simultaneously.
What is being "always on"?
This technology uses GPS to track where you are and personalize your experience. What is it called?
What is locative media?
When we post pictures from a location, like our desk in class, and add captions or emojis, this is called creating a personal story in a space.
What is embodied composing?
IoT devices, like Fitbits and smart homes, can influence actions and behaviors by doing this—often without our awareness.
What is collecting and sharing data?
This feature on Lemon8 allows users to share their personal experiences and preferences, blending the digital and physical worlds.
What is content sharing (photos and videos)?
This technology connects everyday objects, from cars to fridges, to digital networks, allowing them to send and receive data.
What is the Internet of Things (IoT)?
Apps like Snapchat and Instagram let you see where others are. What do we call the feeling of always knowing where others are, even when you’re apart?
What is ambient co-presence?
This practice, used on apps like Snapchat, involves sharing location-based photos and captions to express feelings and experiences about a space.
What is embodied experience?
This advancement in mobile video calls, due to 4G/5G networks, became especially popular during the COVID-19 pandemic, enabling face-to-face communication digitally.
What are video calls?
This concept, seen in both Lemon8 and IoT devices, tracks real-time user behavior and preferences to personalize the user experience.
What is data collection?