Notes on project: presentations 10 minutes, informal discussion, what you did, what you learned, what you would do if more time. Hand in on 29th
1. One-minute papers
Big Points
Virtual environments will need social regulations just like real world
environments
A ubiquitous, connected camera raises many privacy and social issues
The word and the deed become blurred in electronic environments
Muds/moos created for entertainment, now used for work, email the opposite
Questions
Will we see privacy terrorists in the future?
If we are always connected to others, when do we lose our individuality?
How do we safeguard our identities?
Do employers worry about MOOs at work?
Does the proliferation of comm tech change the value of individual
utterances (comm acts)?
2. Discuss web structure assign
What are the elements of a web site?
Different views: by function, by layout/position, by topic,
by medium
Sectors (layout), Objects (topic/function), and Links (special
function)
How large is a web site?
What is the "feel" of a web site?
What is communicated?
Discuss range of data for the different sites
Are there genre of web sites? (E.g., could you tell at a glance
whether government, corporate, or portal?)
3. Information Architecture
Powerpoint on G drive
Week of April 19: info design, ubiquitous comm
Week of April 26: Project Presentations
4.The one-minute paper
What was the big point you learned in class today?
What is the main, unanswered question you leave class with today?