Thursday, October 23, 2008
response 5.
focusing on Turing and his "Computing Machinery" in relation to "Swoon" I feel that in order to relate these to ideas I must first explain them. Turing's "Computing Machinery" talks about figuring out the real behind the machine. Is it a person? Are they male or female? How can we be sure? His ideas bring up all of these questions of figuring or deciphering the real from the fake in the digital world. Many people take it to the next level above email and actually live a second life in programs like second life and other interactive online programs/games. I have to retrieve my passages and I will explain my theory on the interrelationships of Turing, Swoon and programs like second life.
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Zabrina: This is really too short. The thing to do is focus on a passage or two in Turing. Quote him. The discuss the passage(s) in your own words. What is he arguing? Then try to bring this to issues of online identity.
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