Group Presentations' Week (:

This week, we moved on to the group presentations. We were introduced to different topics that had been affected, changed or evolved due to technology. This has once again reminded me of the wonders of technology and the important role it has played in today's society. It is also due to technology that we are able to create these websites. 4 groups presented this week, with topics like animations, biology warfare and how technology affects the social networking, gaming and media industry. It really made me ponder once again, what will happen if there was no technology? How will how society be like? 

I felt that the first website, which was on sports and technology, was really fresh to me, as how technology influenced sports has not been discussed in class before. Never had I really consider how technology has caused the evolution of sports as well. The group brought us through the stages at which how technology has influenced the training phase of the different sports. For instance, under the sport, swimming, there’s a main change in the swimsuit, which allows the swimmer 5% less effort to swim at the same speed as before. The suit has also undergone plasma treatment to create water repellency and also minimize water absorption. I found it amazing at how technology can actually cause such an innovation to even the most common thing. 

Also, the website also mentioned that in the 2008 Olympic Games alone, 23 out of 25 of the World Records (92%) were won by athletes wearing the ‘Speedo LZR Racer’ swimsuit. This leads me to question, with such innovations, does that mean that it’s a form of cheating? Or is there a form of biasness when it comes to competition?

The last website talks about how technology affects the social networking, gaming and media industry. I believe it is important to educate youths on the cause and effect of using technology recklessly. As the saying goes, “Prevention is better than cure”. Hence, we should start off first by educating the youths so that they will be more aware and precautious when using the Internet. This can help to minimize the danger that it brings. Especially when the gaming industry is thriving as more youths will get affected. 

I enjoyed this week's lesson as i feel that it's something different from the usual class as we get to explore the different topics that is affected by the advancement of technology. 

Class Rating: 8/10