Concept 23

Concept 23 Human-Computer Interfaces, which we learned in Module 1, is one that I guess many people ponder with respect to human interaction on the internet and how impersonal it can be. It is important to take this concept into consideration if one is going to use the internet for a communication tool amongst other things. I thought the quote, included below, was quite relevant to this topic:

"One must never forget that communication only occurs between people (and corporations in their capacity as people). This may sound like a strange thing for a computer scientist to say, but it is vital to not get distracted by the technology. Computers are null entities in ethical terms. Only how people use them matter." Bowers, Jeremy. "A Communication Model." December 20, 2006.http://www.jerf.org/writings/communicationEthics/node4.html (accessed March 09, 2007).

If we are using the internet on a frequent basis, it is crucial to remember, that not only are we interacting with computers but also humans. By remaining conscious of this fact, we should be able to distinguish between the two and hopefully avoid or minimise becoming too impersonal when using this medium as a method for communication.

Web Resources:

"Internet Communications Concepts Document." http://webct.curtin.edu.au/SCRIPT/305033_a/scripts/serve_home (accessed March 09, 2007).

On a separate note, I started on my Resource Project for Assignment 1 today. Did alot of web surfing to try and find the appropriate information that could be utilised as a useful resource but which also can be linked to a concept. I have posted my project as a new and separate blog. A work in progress......