About Us

We are a group of students at American University who are attempting to document how technology has come to influence our culture. Every day we use our cell phones, MP3 players, and computers without even realizing how they may be affecting us. We hope to encourage others to participate in the observation of technology in our everyday lives. This project was inspired by Caleb Crain's article in the New Yorker; Surveillance Society.

Thursday, November 30, 2006

In Front of MGC

In Front of Mary Graden Center - 5:00 PM November 30th
While sitting outside of MGC I oberserved 24 people walk by listening to an mp3 player. The majority walked by and did not interact with anyone they passed. Here are some of the more interesting observations for the day.
  • A young man walks by with ipod, he looks down at the path and never looks up while walking. He quickly walks past MGC without greeting anyone he passes.
  • A girl walks by alone drinking coffe and listening to her ipod
  • A guy walks walks be and listens to ipod, he says hello to a girl but does not stop to have a conversation. Instead he keeps walking towards his desitnation.
  • A girl walks to the library with an ipod and lots of books. She does not acknowledge anyone as she walks by.
  • a guy walks by wearing earphones and sending a textmessage on his phone. He then meets up with a few freinds are removes his headphones. After talking for a few minutes he replaces his earphoines and continues walking.
  • A guy walks by listening to ipod. He takes out one of his earpieces and calls someone on his phone. He does not stop his mp3 player. When the person he was calling apparently picks up the phone he takes out the other earpieces and walks away.

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