Since my time in graduate school at the University of Texas at Dallas, I’ve always been interested in how we interact with technology, particularly the study of human behavior and psychology. I took a graduate course called Cyberpsychology where we …
If you want to understand how we live as technosocially connected citizens in today’s society then Dictionary of Cyborg Anthropology is for you to get. In this book, Amber Case illustrates the concept of how we’ve become augmented humans or cyborgs. …
I’ve always wondered what would become of our classic literature in a couple of years. Soon we won’t be needing paperback books for literary education and leisure. All of our stories, poetries and historical texts will be read and studied …
According to University of California professor, Dr. Donna Haraway, we are all cyborgs but it’s not actually what you think. When she meant cyborgs, it’s not the half-man/half-machine that you identify with like the Terminator, Robocop or the Borg. The …
On The Internet by Hubert L. Dreyfus is an exploration of the human/computer relationship when interactivity and individual embodiment are involved with current online technology and virtual reality. Dreyfus sees the pros and cons of online technology when it comes …
http://youtu.be/rJ-bm46ofU4 Last month I attended a lecture on the Emerging Ethical Issues in Virtual Worlds presented by Dr. Scott J. Warren of the University of North Texas Department of Learning Technologies. It was pretty ironic that the lecture was held …
When we were introduced with augmented reality, I thought it was the best technology out there for smartphones such as iPhones and Google Nexus. Mobile applications such as Layar and Yelp‘s Monocle function allows smartphones to be geo location devices to locate bars, …
This book is a definite read if you are starting out in web design, social media, interactive design or virtual worlds. Different experts in each chapter of the book offers detailed information when it comes to human/computer interaction, online behavior …
I am very close in receiving my MFA from the University of Texas at Dallas but I’ve always considered what I should do afterwards. I would love to move forward and start my career but then again, I do enjoy researching on …
I just happened to find this news article posted on my University of Texas at Dallas website about one of my college professors, Dr. Marjorie Zielke, who currently teaches E-Business and Cyberpsychology at our Arts & Technology program. In this article, Prof. Zielke talks …