Dgst101

DGST 101 FINAL

When I started this class, I didn’t know what to expect. The idea of digital studies is so broad and expansive it’s hard to imagine studying it. All my life I have loved technology, and as a declared communications and digital studies major, I still have a overwhelming attachment to anything digital.

Limbo and Video Games

Once upon time the only way to get a video game was to drive to the store and pick up a physical copy, or wait for days to get it shipped to you.

The new generation of video games has eliminated this difficult hurdle. The allows for the instant possesion and…

Research Into Twitter and Making My Own Twitter Bot

When I researched Twitter, what drew my attention the most were Twitter bots. In the 3 years I’ve owned a Twitter, I only thought of bots as the annoying robot-run accounts that try to scam you with offers of free iPhones.

What is the Internet?

The truth is, the internet is anything and everything. In recent years the internet has made the leap from a mode on internal communications, to a open air market where filled with endless variety. Shopping, communicating, and working only scrath the surface of what the internet has become…

Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?

To answer that question, no, but humans do. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep is the result of the dystopian thoughts of Philip K. Dick. Dick was one of many 19th century authors painting our future to be consumed and destroyed by technology. In a sense, Dick was…

The Veldt:

The Veldt is a cautionary tale about the advancement of technology and how VR could one day come to replace human emotion and interaction. The story also deals with addiction to technology and how it can lead to hostility stemming from withdrawl.