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==Thesis statement==


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The human-computer relationship is evolving rapidly as computers integrate in our lives more. Simultaneously, our online communication with one another is shaped by it. I’ll address the evolution of the topics of human-computer interaction and human online communication in relation to each other through the analysis and comparison of personal and collective experiences during the pandemic, a time when digital communication is at its peak.
What do you want to write about ?
I want to explore the human component that exists in our devices and interfaces and through that explore the relationships we have with communication platforms and the way we use them. As technology integrated in our lives more and more we came to accept the tools that were given to us without questioning them. How did they formulate the way we use them for human communication and human-computer relationship. Furthermore, I want to research the fine-line between cyberspace and “the real world” and the use of computer generated environments for narrative and storytelling. We immerse ourselves in the digital environment and develop certain behaviours. The medium affects us emotionally, mentaly and physically and we rarely take time to reflect. I want to address these topics through personal experiences in our everyday life, especially during these times when online communication takes so much space in our lives.


Why
I want to contribute to the conversation about our age digital space and the way we use it for online human-human / human computer interaction. I would like to offer different perspectives and encourage a closer observation of digital elements that were integrated in our lives easily over the years because of their availability and the needs that they service. I want to explore the boundaries of them and use them for other purposes such as storytelling. I feel these subjects are prominent at this moment in time and should be addressed because they are part of a collective experience.


How
==Method==
Last year I used a style of writing that was a combination of documentation, annotations, references and commentary. In a way it was a kind of a linear journal that described process, inspirations and personal opinions. Because a major part of my project derives from personal experiences I would like my writing to reflect that and contribute for solidarity among whoever reads it. Though I describe a personal aspect, my writing style is pretty pragmatic, something that I feel will contribute for a shared experience.


==Notes/ Feedback==
The thesis will be based on my research and documentation process from the past months which includes journaling, chat conversation and interviews. My goal is to combine personal experiences with my academic research of texts, artworks, poetry, etc. to enhance and support the thesis statement.
* Storytelling and communication platforms
 
* What relationship do we have with communication platforms?  
 
* <span style="background:yellow;"> What assumptions about human communication are implicated in conference calls and chats? What influence does that have on the way we communicate through them? How can this be explored through narrative/performance/experience inside this medium?</span>
==Structure==
* 2 topics? relationship with device and online experience. How do they connect?
 
* The fantasy of the intangible things that you can only access through a device
1. '''Introduction'''
* Fan fiction- imagining through digital connection
 
* Intimacy- hide to be connected with someone else
In the summer of 2020 I deleted facebook and instagram from my phone because I felt miserable every time I looked at them. This act sent me on the path of exploring our relationship with online communication platforms and the way we use them (I didn’t choose classic social media platforms because the thing I was missing most was the communication aspect of it). The medium affects us emotionally, mentaly and physically and we rarely take time to reflect. Now heavily used, online communication interfaces have a great impact on our relationship with others as well. I want to contribute to the conversation about our age digital space and the way we use it for online human-human / human- computer interaction. I would like to offer different perspectives and encourage a closer observation. As I establish a connection between the way we connect as human beings and the tools we use for that purpose (the way they are shaped, the struggles they present, etc.), I want to explore storytelling methods in the digital space as a way of incorporating personal and collective online experiences. This research has elements of '''Autoethnography''' and '''Talking Cure''' that will help me translate my personal experience to a collective one. I will address the human component in computers and include key moments of human-computer interaction in history that will encourage critical thinking and reflection toward interfaces.
 
 
2. '''Storytelling in cyberspace'''
* Collecting online narratives, what is the collective experience? (Autoethnography)
* Art and creation
* The use of communication platforms as a storytelling device
* How does this apply to this project?
 
 
 
3. '''Cyberspace vs. reality and online behaviour'''
* The definition of cyberspace in the context of online communication
* How do we /do we not lose ourselves in cyberspace? How do we encore ourselves to reality?
* The development of online personalities
* The way we interact through a screen
 
 
 
4. '''The conference talk platform'''
* The pandemic’s rising star
* How it affects us and what do we think about it?
* What assumptions about human communication are implicated in conference calls and chats? What influence does that have on the way we communicate through them? How can this be explored through narrative/performance/experience inside this medium
 
 
 
5. '''Conclusion'''
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Latest revision as of 15:37, 3 January 2021

Thesis Outline

Thesis statement

The human-computer relationship is evolving rapidly as computers integrate in our lives more. Simultaneously, our online communication with one another is shaped by it. I’ll address the evolution of the topics of human-computer interaction and human online communication in relation to each other through the analysis and comparison of personal and collective experiences during the pandemic, a time when digital communication is at its peak.


Method

The thesis will be based on my research and documentation process from the past months which includes journaling, chat conversation and interviews. My goal is to combine personal experiences with my academic research of texts, artworks, poetry, etc. to enhance and support the thesis statement.


Structure

1. Introduction

In the summer of 2020 I deleted facebook and instagram from my phone because I felt miserable every time I looked at them. This act sent me on the path of exploring our relationship with online communication platforms and the way we use them (I didn’t choose classic social media platforms because the thing I was missing most was the communication aspect of it). The medium affects us emotionally, mentaly and physically and we rarely take time to reflect. Now heavily used, online communication interfaces have a great impact on our relationship with others as well. I want to contribute to the conversation about our age digital space and the way we use it for online human-human / human- computer interaction. I would like to offer different perspectives and encourage a closer observation. As I establish a connection between the way we connect as human beings and the tools we use for that purpose (the way they are shaped, the struggles they present, etc.), I want to explore storytelling methods in the digital space as a way of incorporating personal and collective online experiences. This research has elements of Autoethnography and Talking Cure that will help me translate my personal experience to a collective one. I will address the human component in computers and include key moments of human-computer interaction in history that will encourage critical thinking and reflection toward interfaces.


2. Storytelling in cyberspace

  • Collecting online narratives, what is the collective experience? (Autoethnography)
  • Art and creation
  • The use of communication platforms as a storytelling device
  • How does this apply to this project?


3. Cyberspace vs. reality and online behaviour

  • The definition of cyberspace in the context of online communication
  • How do we /do we not lose ourselves in cyberspace? How do we encore ourselves to reality?
  • The development of online personalities
  • The way we interact through a screen


4. The conference talk platform

  • The pandemic’s rising star
  • How it affects us and what do we think about it?
  • What assumptions about human communication are implicated in conference calls and chats? What influence does that have on the way we communicate through them? How can this be explored through narrative/performance/experience inside this medium


5. Conclusion




3rd draft

2nd draft

1st draft


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