by admin | Dec 5, 2024 | 7. Critique Ideas, 8. Defend position, Blog
Professor if you are reading this…. Take this blog post as sort of Food for Thought. This is something I thought about when we first learned about this invention. Some interesting topics and ideas to explore. I am trying to make it a concise post, so I do not go...
by admin | Dec 5, 2024 | 9. Reflect experience, Blog
This class has been such a cool adventure into the world of digital technology—past, present, and future. Here’s what I’ve learned in a way that feels a little less like a textbook and more like a conversation. What It Means to Be Digital Being digital is all about...
by admin | Dec 2, 2024 | 8. Defend position, Blog
Remember the days when going to the library meant stacks of dusty books, the smell of old pages? Fast forward to today, and the library lives in your pocket. Digital libraries have revolutionized how we access knowledge, but are they all sunshine and rainbows? Let’s...
by admin | Dec 2, 2024 | 7. Critique Ideas, Blog
Biometric authentication—using things like fingerprints, facial recognition, or voice to access your devices—sounds like a dream come true. It’s convenient, feels futuristic, and takes the hassle out of remembering passwords. But when you look closer, there are some...
by admin | Nov 18, 2024 | 6. Digital representation of concepts with "natural" object, Blog
Digital vs. Natural: What’s Gained and What’s Lost? In our tech-driven world, almost everything has a digital version—books, art, music. But how does this digital shift stack up against the real deal? What’s Gained with Digital? Convenience – Carry thousands of...
by admin | Nov 7, 2024 | 5. Process of digitization, Blog
Digitization converts text, sound, and images (2D and 3D) into digital formats, allowing for easier storage, sharing, and editing. Each media type, however, presents unique challenges and tradeoffs. Text Process: Scanning documents and using OCR (Optical...
by admin | Nov 7, 2024 | 3. Digital or not digital, Blog
The journey of objects from 3400 BC to today reveals the gradual evolution from analog to digital technology, a shift that defines our modern world. But how do we classify objects as “digital” or “non-digital,” especially across such a vast...
by admin | Oct 15, 2024 | 4. Advantages/limitations of digital representation, Blog
Digital representations are almost never as good as the original analog objects because some detail will always be lost when converting something to digital. Here’s why! Loss of Details: Analog, like real sound or film photos, captures continuous, infinite detail....
by admin | Oct 15, 2024 | 4. Advantages/limitations of digital representation, Blog
Digital technology has widely replaced analog due to its precision, efficiency, and reliability. Here’s why digital excels! Noise Resistance: Digital systems can correct errors caused by noise or interference. Even if a signal becomes slightly corrupted, a digital...
by admin | Oct 15, 2024 | Blog
How do we see colors? Whether they come from nature or technology screens, how do we perceive them? There are two kinds of colors: reflected color and projected color. Reflected color is what we see when light reflects off a surface, like ink or paint. Certain...
