Comment--Cybernetics & Terminator

I don't really know much about Terminator and I can't tell much from the photo other than people being half machines.

So, i checked out another post on the X-team blog about cybernetics and this photo synth tool that lets you see the inauguration from any viewpoint using pictures uploaded by thousands of people who were there.

To me, this shows how cybernetics leaves out a lot of the human experience of communication by focusing just on information and reduction of uncertainty. That tool, when it gets perfected, will make us feel like we're really there--except we're really missing all the energy of braving the elements and being with other people. Seeing something with your own eyes and hearing something with your own ears, even from a mile away is a valuable and important experience even though it holds much less "information" than this tool could provide.

I do think the tool is really cool, and has a lot of potential for citizen journalism as the article says. However, I think it is important to view it from different communication traditions as well.

Thanks for sharing it!