Wk 1 The Place to be

Many people in the past have put a great deal of thought into our future cities. There is a common desire / hope for a city that provides a convenient lifestyle where goals can be achieved easily and quickly.

Here is one example of a futuristic city I have seen recently called "A day made of glass".

Like in the "Day made of glass", technologies have been incorporated into our day-to-day living, including news watching, communication, cooking facilities, photos displays, meetings, sharing information, shopping etc. By using glass panels we will require less space. The only question I have about this is what if natural disaster occurs, such as hail and flood. Are people still able to communicate during the emergencies and evacuation, since their world is reliant on technologies? What if communication break down one day?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Cf7IL_eZ38


Technologies are slowly shaping our day-to-day living style. It is fairly common to see that labtops, i-pads or i-phones are being carried around. It influences the way people work, and how often people meet up, and people expect to communicate or share information INSTANTLY through facebook or twitter etc. The following video indicates technologies are shaping the next generation of shopping for presents.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S2QeVO64MX4

Nevertheless, issues such as climate change and limited resources are the biggest challenges that we all have to face in 21st Century. WALL•E is a movie that exaggerated our future in a humorous way. People are lazy to go out, and tend to use technology for communication. Conseqquently, issues such as poor face to face / interpersonal communication skills arise. Like in WALL-E, the world may eventually turn into a place where it's not suitable for living if none of us take actions immediately.

WALL•E is a movie that exaggerated our future in a humorous way.

One thing will never ever change - people are likely to still want to live in a place where they want to be, and a place where they enjoy carrying out their day-to-day activities.