| |
| ![]() | ![]() | |||||||
| Home Theater, Audio and Video News Guest Blogger Prof. William Crossman Author of VIVODiscuss Guest Blogger Prof. William Crossman Author of VIVO in the General Shack Area forum; Guest Blogger Prof. William Crossman Author of VIVO Next week hear from a very special guest blogger, Professor William Crossman author of VIVO (Voice-In / Voice-Out) . Professor ... |
|
| | Thread Tools |
| | #1 (Link) | |||
| | Guest Blogger Prof. William Crossman Author of VIVO In Professor Crossman’s book he outlines why advances in Voice-In / Voice-Out computer technology will make text and written language obsolete. We can already see much of Prof Crossman’s prophetic observations coming to pass today. Have you ever tried to comprehend some of the strange iconic ‘text’ language the kids are using these days? I think they call it L337 Speak (leet or 'elite' speak). The use of text characters appearing as images called emocons is another ironic use of text to create a different language with icons. ; ) Professor Crossman sees this trend going much further. So, keep an eye on the ten-year-old 1337 h4X0rZ use of keyboard iconography for a glimpse into the future. Part of me fears for future generations, being run by a bunch of n00bs! Now I’ll turn you over to Professor Crossman’s talking points about his book VIVO, to give you an idea of his farsighted ideas on how technology will change our society.: Talking Points from William Crossman’s book VIVO [Voice-In/Voice-Out]: The Coming Age of Talking Computers. (For a more complete list of talking points, see the FAQ section at the end of the book, or view it on his website www.compspeak2050.org.) 2. Voice-in / voice-out talking computers (VIVOs) will make text / written language obsolete, replace all writing and reading with speech and graphics / video, and recreate an oral culture by 2050. This will be a positive development. 3. The obituary for text / written language won’t be written; it will be spoken by someone talking to their VIVO in 2050. That is because no one in Year 2050, except some academic specialists, will know or remember how to write or read. 4. Text is a technology—an ancient technology for storing and retrieving information. We store information by writing it; we retrieve information by reading it. As with all technologies, text will be replaced by a newer technology that does the same job more quickly, efficiently and universally. 5. Text / written language isn’t a necessity of life; it’s just a technology. Just as the car replaced the horse and wagon, speech and graphics / video will replace text, and talking computers will replace text-driven computers. 6. The three great potential opportunities carried by VIVOs:
9. VIVOs will end the school literacy crisis. By 2050, there will be no reason to require young people to learn to read and write, and therefore no reason to require schools to teach it. Instead of the “3 R’s”—reading, ‘riting, and ‘rithmetic—K-12 education will be based on the “4 C’s”—critical thinking, creative thinking, compspeak (accessing information using VIVOs), and calculators. Students will learn eight presently-neglected VIVOlutionary skills for accessing information using talking computers. Link to Article | |||
|
| | |
| | |
| | #2 (Link) | |||
| Re: Guest Blogger Prof. William Crossman Author of VIVO I started writing a rebuttal to these nine points, but then I realized, this is a joke right? We are the Shack. Existence as you know it is over. We will add your biological and technological distinctiveness to our own. You will be mapped. Resistance is futile. | |||
|