How does the design of computer systems affect how we engage witht he world?
6:30pm Wednesday, September 14th, 1005 411 West Hall (Ehrlicher Room) directions… “Peril Sensitive Sunglasses : Joo Janta 200 Super-Chromatic Peril Sensitive Sunglasses have been specially designed to help people develop a relaxed attitude to danger. At the first hint of trouble, they turn totally black and thus prevent you from seeing anything that might alarm you. A double-pair is frequently worn by Zaphod Beeblebrox.” – From Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy. For the next MOCHI reading group we will discuss implications of the changing role of computers (from calculators with internally consistent worlds to connections to complex external data spaces and physical environments) on the design and use of computing systems. In particular we discuss what happens when computing systems are used to explain the world to us or act in the world for us. Instead of reading a single book, we will read a variety of articles that approach the topic from different directions. Feel free to read as m
