FILM 240 Lecture Notes - Confirmation Bias, Home Automation, Sofa Surfers
28 Nov 2012
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The living room is now the multiscreen communication and entertainment hub . #1 place to use laptop/tablet is the living room tablets are being fought over more than the remote the tablet is the go-to wind down device 91% owners use it in bed. Smarthome connected living the most profound technologies are those that disappear weaving themselves into the fabric of everyday life the smarthome is about convenience and entertainment, connectivity and competitiveness. A wealth of information leads to a lack of attention. Any actual work last twitter in the top half (takes more focus) telephone call in the middle facebook is the lower half (very automated) We are becoming like the tools that we"re using (quick information processors) but we only skim the surface of things. This all leads to social media fatigue. We select small information, and only pay attention to this making snap judgments and become very selective as to what we expose ourselves to.
