In Aaron Koblin's "Artfully Visualizing Our Humanity", he transforms staggering amounts of data into personalized, human creations. When he sets up his sheep experiment, Koblin sifts through thousands of sheep, and each one is specific to the personality and mood of the artist. His revolutionary technology focuses on community. Technology is full of what Koblin calls "personal contribution", and he varies the contribution levels through his experimentation, surprised by what he sees.
The idea of "personal contribution"- I know I already mentioned this, but it just amazes me how technology can bond us together through a personal Johnny Cash video. People all over the world were able to watch this "living, breathing memorial" for Johnny Cash. This technology was visually stunning, and it showed a humanity that we often don't think of when we think of technology.
"The Interface Is The Message"- At the beginning of his video, he mentioned that our generation is changed by interface. Our communication and the way we interact with one another is completely altered. Dictionary.com gives this definition of interface: "a thing or circumstance that enables separate and sometimes incompatible elements to coordinate effectively." That is truly how digital technology can work with people.
Beautifying data- The way he presented his data humanized it to me. Instead of methodical charts, which seem so computer generated, he presented them in a way that showed rises and falls, spikes and declines in natural flowing lines. In the natural world, people are not without flaws and this was shown through the presentation.
In terms of clarity, Koblin's ideas flowed very well and there wasn't really anything I questioned or wondered about. My biggest question during the video was, "How did you collect all of that data?" I would definitely recommend this video to anyone interested, but especially those who think technology dehumanizes people.
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