Video Project

Untitled from Cloe on Vimeo.

The first thought I had when I saw the first part of the video of me on the train and listening to my ipod, i thought about how weird and uncomfortable I look. I do this thing where i look down and pretend like im flipping through my ipod sometimes to feel less awkward on the train. I mentioned before about how we use technology sometimes like our ipod on the trains to avoid actual interaction with people. This is so I could avoid awkward conversations on the train, so I do not have to look at other people on the train, like avoiding eye contact. For example when there is people on the train like homeless people or people who are causing a scene I look down at my ipod and flip through it to avoid any eye contact. Like a digital shield, as if there was a little digital dome around me protecting me from actually have to face socialization.

The third video is my point of view of when my boyfriend is so distracted by his video games, and how bored I feel waiting for him to get ready so we can go out and walk around. Plus how in zone he is with his video games as he yells at the screen as if the people in the video game can hear him.
The second part of the video of me on my sidekick, I thought about how fast I can type on my sidekick. My finger movements are like lightning speed. Would you call that a skill? As I think it is kind of cool I think of how sad it is that I spend that much time with my sidekick. It never leaves my sight. I look hypnotized by my sidekick phone but at the same time I look more comfortable and at ease.
The fact that this is largely a part of my life and what I do on a daily bases, I do not really know how to feel. I feel like it takes away from my social skills. Some of it makes me feel like I could be doing something else within that time. I could socialize directly more with friends and my boyfriend but at the same time I find comfort from technology. I find that it is an enjoyment and helps me relax. I have adapted to using these technology and do not really want to make changes to them and try to adapt out of using technology.

I never really want kids and I do not have any younger siblings but I have a brother that was so addicted to video games (warcrafts) that if effect our relationship greatly. Most of his time (when we use to live together) was him facing the video screen and me sitting in front of the television. Sometimes I wish I could have taken those things away and spend more time with each other and bonding and having a real brother and sister relationship. So in a sense if I had a younger sibling or a child I would not mind if they had some sort of time with their technology that soothes them since I feel sometimes without technology I would feel I would go insane but at the same time I feel like I would not want my brother or son or sister if I had one to be using most of their time doing what I do in the video. It takes away "bonding" time. Its like eating all together at a dinner table and not speaking. I would want to have a relationship with the people I love.

I think that devices such as wii doesn't really do much for me personally. I have a wii and they say you are suppose to stand up and it gives you physical experiences with what ever you are playing with as if you are interacting with it. The wii remote you are suppose to swing around in certain way. When I play my wii, I still sit on the coach no moving. The only difference is that im flicking my wrists WHILE i'm being lazy on my coach just laying there like a lifeless doll. I think things like the wii is just a failed attempt of "excersize and being physical". It is an excuse for people to not feel so guilty about sitting in one spot for a billion hours a day. Its like "if i get the Wii sports game and pretend like I am actually being physical then I do not have to admit that I am a video game addict and play video games all day". I think these things are all successful attempts for video games and technology companies to get people to buy more of their product...