Reading Responses Week 4

The Work of Art in the Age of Digital Reproduction (An Evolving Thesis: 1991-1995)

The part that stuck out to me the most in this reading is what Davis said at the very end. “Separated from each other by space and time, people find themselves able to say what often cannot be said face to face.” The way people treat the internet these days is a form of self-expression. It’s easier to show your true colors when you have the ability to block anyone who has anything negative to say about it. Being able to express a loss through some form, even if it’s the internet, is freeing. I actually just had an experience like this for myself when my grandmother passed away. Not only was it nice for me to say what I needed to say, but to see the amount of positive feedback is heartening.

An Arts, Sciences, and Engineering Education and Research Initiative for Experiential Media

I’m a fan of designing things with purpose and not trying to create something that could possibly relate. This research is specifically geared towards research problems. This seems like a great approach to help people in need, but not in a boring way. I would assume feedback from whoever is in need would be much stronger, thus a more complex evolution of the system.

The RSVP Cycles

This reading is a little all over the place for me. I don’t think I quite grasp the RSVP cycles. Mainly because I don’t understand the purpose of “S” and “V.” The line “one of the gravest dangers that we experience is the danger of becoming goal oriented” is somewhat agreeable. Designing without a purpose seems wasteful if you’re designing for others. If one is designing for themselves, and themselves alone, then I can see how that can be applicable.