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If Project Glass or its competing initiatives ever turn into a usable reality, perhaps we don't have to make the tradeoff between experiencing and documenting.
by enginous 14y ago
If Project Glass or its competing initiatives ever turn into a usable reality, perhaps we don't have to make the tradeoff between experiencing and documenting. (Even if it might be strange to wear those to your wedding.)
Maybe a strong MVP of head-mounted displays would focus on capturing and sharing, be it from Google or anyone else.
- simondlr 14y agoBut then more documenting is happening, increasing overload for the recipients on the other end? I find Project Glass and similar devices rather interesting. Google claims that it decreases the friction of having to "document" and "interact" with tech. If it makes it easier, then won't that just flood social networks? And having these benefits constantly available will be taxing for most users (ie paradox of choice). What do you think?
- enginous 14y agoI think it's a valid concern, but I'm not certain it would be a problem. The social networks are already pretty good algorithmic filtering -- displaying to users what's relevant and interesting to them -- and they'll likely become better. In fact, if I had to guess whether Facebook was in more need of better content or better filtering at this moment, my guess would be on the content side. (But this is hard to evaluate as a user: how would I ever know if I'm missing great content due to bad filtering?) What worries me a lot more is the prospect of everyone becoming a walking camera. I can hardly have an honest session of drunk karaoke without someone filming it on their smartphone. I wonder if I'd ever do anything if everyone carried cameras on their head.