Thursday, August 9, 2018
Web-build . Day 2 . 8/11
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Day 1 Friday 8/10. What is “identity”? What are the necessary elements of an identity? What are the boundaries or limits of what an ident...
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Day 2 Saturday 8/11. What overall aesthetic theme best reflects our collective ideas about IDA (identity in a digital age)? I’ll post s...
It all depends on the individual's personal taste that help this person not only develop an identity but an identity in a digital age. Many people would assume or argue that people develop a digital identity through the use of popular social media such as Twitter, Snapchat, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, Tumblr, and things of that nature. While I do agree 100% that these popular social media outlet does have a very heavy influence on identity and digital identity I still believe that there is more to it than just the use of these social media outlets. For instance, there are other people who rely on the use of technology but do not have one of these popular social media accounts, but they do develop a sense of digital identity without having a Facebook or Instagram. I do want to emphasize that the popular social media outlets does heavily influence the digital identity of an individual, but I believe that social media does not really identify the true identity of a person I think there is a mixture depending on the browsing history of the individual. I think there are many factors that are needed to be taken into account in order to develop a sense of digital identity. There is something that the internet has developed that helps people browse the internet easier, and that is the algorithm that they have. This algorithm reads the individuals day-to-day activities in the use of the computer or smartphone. The algorithm takes into account what kind of news outlets your resort to, where do you get food recipes, where do you buy your products, and what kind of entertainment outlets you resort to in the internet. Moreover, this algorithm catches the actions of the indvidual's day-to-day activities in the browsing of technology, and develops ads in their social media such as shopping recommendations, website recommendations, as well as video recommendations in YouTube videos this algorithm develops a personalized recommendation in their day-to-day use of internet. Moreover, I think this is a requirement in order to have an identity of a digital age, by not only having a social media account but having an algorithm that describes you as a person. I know there are more factors to keep in mind in order to develop a identity in the digital age this is why I am glad that there is a discussion board, and I would like to create a thread of what do you think identity in a digital age is. What other factors am I missing other than the elements that I have mentioned. I look forward to see your responses! :)
ReplyDeleteYou mention browsing history as a contributor to digital identity. To a degree, the history is like personal experience. Are you suggesting, though, that our platform take an individual's history into account before interaction? Im intrigued if you are.
DeleteI doubt such an aspect is possible, but perhaps as a show of good faith users are asked to delete their browser histories before entering a site focused on creating identity, not changing it.
Because I’ve found that identity in the digital age is less about creating one’s own mental projection and more about espousing the options available (like an avatar in a video game), it occurred to me that identity in the digital is like shopping at Walmart and Target’s illegitimate love-child. It really is like shopping at a mall. There may not be exactly what you’re looking for, but more often than not you’ll find something to settle on.
ReplyDeleteI would argue that because the expectation for a website about digital identity may be to neatly segment pre-determined areas of interest, our site should up-end that expectation in favor of a sociological aesthetic.
I once had a sociology professor who claimed the truest portrayal of human existence can be found only in the back stage restroom at a rock concert. He claimed the lack of pretense, the rawness of it all, brought out in people intimations of their true self. “The things people do in there are the things every external layer of artifice attempts to conceal,” he used to say.
While this may seem off-putting, it doesn’t have to be. One of the articles I posted discussed the tendency of facebook users to contribute to the platform as if it were an intimate bedroom, discussing details personal enough, and in some cases outrageous enough, for others to question whether the contributor is stable mentally. Well, restrooms are only slightly more intimate and most of us would agree that they are an essential part to any adult bedroom.
I said all that to say this: Why not have the site look like a mirrored medicine cabinet? The homepage could be steamed-over, and as users sort through our contributions the image in the mirror could become clearer.
The implicit post-shower morning routine works on two levels. (1) It acknowledges the need to start fresh when creating identity, and (2) it reflects our own perception of ourselves in the fog.
Just a thought.
Andres
DeleteI totally concur to you. I would not have looked at it in that perspective. Our true self is when we are within isolation that is when we reveal for the most time our true nature as a human being and how we really feel about our day and out life. Indeed, digital identity does matter a lot but only in the eyes of society, so I do believe that this digital identity might not portray us 100% but it does speak to a level of who we are whenever we express ourselves whenever we are alone.
Great Analysis Andres!
Andres, I agreed with your last statement about seeing ourselves through the fog. No one, not even ourselves, can get a clear image of our identity. There are too many complexities and unexplored areas of the self that would create a hazy image of the self. Others will know us truly and we can never know ourselves truly. The idea of the mirror was also something cool because even looking in a mirror, we are not seeing what everyone sees. We are seeing an inverse version of ourselves. And what we see and think of as a normal image of us, others also see the inverse of that. Pretty neat idea.
DeleteI actually think this idea is pretty cool. I like that the mirror would be kind of a true representation of who a person thinks they are.
DeleteTo be honest, there were many articles of research that argued and proved many different forms of IDA. After reading a few of them I have come to the conclusion that everyone, in my case of avatar and player connection/relationship, defines themselves and their reasons of player differently. In one of my articles, I read about gamers only truly connection with their avatar (becoming on with their avatar), when they created their avatar from scratch. For instance, they would create their avatar within their MMORGP and give it certain features that they found appealing. The time they put into the make up of the avatar was one thing. They got to decided shape, creature, style of face, body, clothes etc... Later, is when the real bonding started. As they began to play, they also began to build their strengths and decided what kind of player role they wanted: Leader, follower, healer, magician, etc... After some survey questions, researchers found the gamer adding the term WE, as the gamer spoke about the adventures he/she and the avatar underwent. This connection/ relationship was based on MMORPG games like Word of Warcraft, there was a disconnection between gamer and avatar in third player games like Laura Craft. They player was aware that the avatar (Laura) was not them, the disconnect also had to do with the lack of decision making skills in the game. In other words, within a third person video game, the player did not get to select their missions nor did they have the freedom to choose where they wanted to go. They story mode was the one that decided, this lead to the disconnect between the player and the avatar. Also, although there was time to build the avatars strengths, the player did not physically create the avatar.
ReplyDeleteThe research was also taken a step further in trying to understand the connection between the player and the avatar as well as the reasons behind their avid playing. They found that players identified with the avatar because the freedom of choice in styles, body type and missions, was more like a real life experience. They not only became the avatar, they were the avatar. The gamers felts and shared the same goals and accomplishments ultimately leading to the WE concept.
It can look like a mind map. The central topic is identity in digital age but then Professor Noe had us pick our own topic related to that central topic. So the main page can centralized to whole group and about main topic. Then it can be broken into each of the separate topic that personalized by each individual writer. Also the site needs to be easy to navigate. I remember a time when it was just ads everywhere or join my mailing list to get to the main page. If the site is hard to get onto even if the information is useful. Some may give up before it even finished loading.
ReplyDeleteHi Maria,
DeleteI agree. Identity is something that is made up of many different parts. When browsing through a website (any of them in fact) it should be user-friendly and not have various ads that distract the user from the important information.
Maria,
DeleteI like your idea about the site looking like a mind map. And yes, free from ads. I hate seeing these ads everywhere. sometimes I end up clicking on one by mistake.
Totally agree with the mind map ideas. I based my post off of your idea! Really great concept!
DeleteMaria,
DeleteI remember the time of AOL connections via the FREE CD. lol I think you are completely accurate on how easily implemented the digital identity can be accessed and developed in this digital age.
Maria, that's a pretty cool idea, I like it. It adds a little bit of the psychological aspect that our research entails.
DeleteI think (and I could be wrong) that one of the main themes on our identities is social impact. From what I’ve been reading in the discussion posts, I found that a lot of the times, the social world around us has a lot to do with our identities both in the real world and the digital world.
ReplyDeleteI believe that a site about identity in a digital age should cover all the different aspects that affect our identities. It is simple to just go with only digital aspects but there is a lot more to it than that. Our identities aren’t something that can be easily written or drawn out. It is a complex idea that has many layers to it. When looking into a site about digital identity, all those different layers should be a part of it.
When browsing a site on digital identity, it would be ideal for there to be many tabs and or links to the different aspects of what makes up our digital identities so that users can see that they are all different parts that make up a whole.
Priscilla,
DeleteI agree with your comment about how our identities are not written on wood but then again, nothing is. I also agree that these sites should have links that are going to guide to other websites where we will be able to have a clear picture of IDA.
We should definitely explore as much as we can about what makes up identity, I think with a large focus on societal impacts. When we think about our identity, we tend to overlook the way society has shaped us into who we are. I think that would be very interesting.
DeleteLadies,
DeleteI like the idea of having those tab or links in order to guide the interests of the user. I feel the same is true for each of us having various layers of our digital identity. Though developing those different layers one can get a more clear understanding of the IDA.
I think that a website on digital identity should attempt to have some type of design that allows for users to enter at any point they choose to. Several classmates have mentioned that identity is multi-faceted, so I suggest a non-linear design for the website, to allow multiple points of entry. A few semesters ago, I took Digital Rhetoric, and my professor had us read an e-book by Jonathan Alexander and Jacqueline Rhodes. Here is the link to that e-book:http://ccdigitalpress.org/book/techne/
ReplyDeleteWhen you click on Table of Contents, you are redirected to a table of contents. At this point, you are free to explore the book however you want to, which is to say, you can begin reading wherever you'd like to. There's no correct starting point for reading the book. Techne: Queer Meditations on Writing the Self, is a book which blends multiple layerings of text, image, and technology.
Through image, text, video, and sound, Techne offers a multiplicitous and changing experience of reading and viewing to probe the often contradictory interplay between digital and traditional writing technologies and the author/ed self
I think that this is a really awesome idea! It allows for control over what we want to read and doesn't force whoever is on the site to have to scroll through or click a bunch of links before getting to something that interests them. Plus, a table of contents allows us to create titles for our pages that will hopefully lure our readers into areas of interest they haven't yet discovered.
DeleteThis would be awesome, I liked Maria's concept, and paired with your idea. It's important to not completely bore the site visitor with information they don't want so this would be awesome in getting them straight to where they want to go.
DeleteWe could do this with a mind map. The central idea is in the middle and the other topics break off of it. So the visitors can choose where to start.
DeleteI think that the site of identity digital age should be friendly user and simple. While I was reading about IDA, I came across a book that talks about refurbishing the website of IDA, this means web business, web studies, global web communities, and social web, among many others, that didn’t need to be built but refurbished from whatever doesn’t work. The only function that I can think of is that the website of digital identity age should not have any ads, because they do seem to get in the way and it is very distracting and annoying.
ReplyDeleteWith wix, there aren't any ads so we don't have to worry about that. But I agree, it should be easy to navigate so that people don't get frustrated using it.
DeleteThis is interesting. No, you won't find ads on wix, but will your key strokes and contributions be cataloged? Will what you do on the site affect how your interactions after unfold? I'm wondering now whether discussing identity within the same structure used to contrive identity is not simply contributing to the artificial quality of that identity.
DeleteIdentity is all over the place, connected to multiple areas, and has roots that are deeply embedded in a person. From my perspective and from what I’ve read from my peers, identity is not linear, it isn’t something easily traceable, and it is something that continues to change and evolve. I liked Maria’s idea of a mind map. It has its very evolved areas, its unchartered territories, messy connections, straight roads, hills, and valleys, etc. Just like identity, there are so many components that create the whole. As far as digital identity, I think the same mind map concept applies. We could have different parts of the map be parts of the digital identity. Social media, gaming, activism, immigration, LGBTQ, education and all of our other areas of research could be the highways, the suburbs, the desert, the main road, and other parts of the map could create the individual.
ReplyDeleteIdentity in a digital age is something that connects people across time and space. It allows for shy gamers to escape into a place where they can socialize and become the heroes of the story. It allows minorities and other marginalized groups to gain a voice and advocate for change. It allows students to become active in their learning through the creation of assignments that link them to others. It gives people something to be a part of.
With the creation of identity, all of us agreed that it is affected in large part by society. We are not insusceptible to societal influences and forces. We also change through time. Identity is not linear but fluid and dynamic.
I too like the gaming aspect of how one can develop the digital identity. Before this class I was very naïve to that particular community of digital users. I was in the mindset of "it's just a game". After reading various articles I've come to a better outlook of what and why these users are connected to their gaming.
DeleteI feel that a good site for identity in a digital age would be a mesh of Pinterest and gaming. The interests of a person can easily be detected via Pinterest if regularly used. The ability to narrow down specific interests in the vast space of the internet for one’s self is one form digital identity. The integrating of the gaming with the ability create an avatar would be awesome. Within the reading of articles on this subject, participants were able to develop a strong digital identity in just the creation of the avatar. Additionally, creating groups of avatars with specific interests would allow for an even more impactful identity in a digital age. This would allow conversations and interactions within the digital environment to create relationships. I think this would function at a fast pace and allow for an encouragement of digital identity.
ReplyDeleteI like the idea of having those who visit the site participate in creating or adding to their digital identity. I think what would be really cool would be to allow comments on our website so that people can add to the knowledge we are sharing, have conversations about the topic, and ask questions. This would lead to growth and interaction rather than just reading material as if from a book.
DeleteI think the web page should be easy to use and should most importantly give information about what identity is with pages describing what identity means within the digital age. Also, it would be really cool to have a section where site visitors can create their own page and voice opinions and thoughts about different things, kind of like social media. I think we can start with an avatar system with many options to customize so that users can stay true to themselves and create a reflection of who they are.
ReplyDeleteI wonder if our inclination to mimic social media is because of its pervasiveness or of its actual usefulness. Do you believe that digital identity is dependent upon the social aspect? Most of my research seems to suggest as much.
DeleteTo add to the ideas shared by a few of my classmates, I, too, feel our Identity in a Digtal Age website should reflect fluidity and societal impacts. Perhaps there could be an image of a pixelized globe with each continent representing each of the sub-areas of interest our class has researched. Then as visitors enter our website and choose to add to the knowledge of those sub-areas of interest, the countries within those continents can begin to take shape or become outlined.
ReplyDeleteOur world inevitably shapes us, and we inevitably shape the world. The digital world may offer avenues for identity formation that are not possible in the physical world, which some of our classmates have revealed through their research. My hope would be for visitors to utilize the website as a tool for themselves to navigate the complex regions of their own digital identity.
-Kimberly Ortega
Kimberly,
DeleteI like how you brought up that the digital world gives us a whole new ability that we are not being able to perform in the world. This is powerful due to the fact that we are able to do such actions that would be harder or impossible if we were to attempt it in the world.
Great analysis Kimberly!!
Aesthetically, I feel the website would have to be designed to include the many different definitions and sub-topics related to digital identity. For instance, I could see it having links related to education, gender, politics, social media, etc. and how these all contribute to an individuals digital identity. I think including resources at the end of each page would add to the usefulness of the website. I would also make sure that (since I believe digital identity is inter-sectional) the website promotes the idea of intersectionality.
ReplyDeleteI totally agree with you! I mentioned something about links that allowed the users to easily and quickly access whatever specific topic they are looking for. The ease of readily accessing this wanted information will satisfy our needs in a way that will not cause any speed bumps in our learning process.
DeleteI think it is important for the website to be very user friendly for non-fluent digital users as a start because not having to worry about the layout of the website the design of it, where or how to access certain content, etc. will actually decrease the stress on the user and actually allow them to use that time and energy into meeting their goal. It also helps to have a simple design that will allow friendly users that already have the foundation established to expand and develop their ideas even further. Overall, a simple, easy-to-use layout will benefit both beginners and advanced users.
ReplyDeleteI think the website should have, in my opinion, an area for easy accessible hyperlinks that will make navigation easier for users. Whether it be a task bar, a heading with tabs, a side bar or any other form of access to links will really make the website practical, and resourceful for others. In addition to a link area, it should also have a search bar or search menu. A search bar also provides that ease for users to access needed information. As their brains change topics or think or bounce off ideas, the website will be able to keep up with the user and, most importantly, meet its needs.
Lastly, I think in order for a site to stay alive and be useful to users, it should connect to its audience. An idea or suggestion that may do this is having a live chat where users logged in at a certain day or time or have a set schedule and provide feedback to each other, live, and just have someone to bounce ideas off of. This may seem unnecessary, but I think a webpage is successful only if it has users, and in order to get users, we must make it to where it connects to our users, our audience.
After all, that is a major part of identity: what you feel like you belong to or where you feel like yourself, like you’re welcome or matter. I think our website can be just that.
Since we are shooting for Kairo's style of publication, I really enjoy the "journey-based" layout of the article in Fall 2017 issue, "Augmented Learning Spaces for Sustainable Futures..."
ReplyDelete(Scroll to the very bottom)
http://kairos.technorhetoric.net/22.1/topoi/snaddon-et-al/index.html
I like the sequence and interactive features where one can click the city and a text box appears showing readers the green initiatives in the city. For our digital id page, people can click on a avatar and a mock example of how identities intersect would pop up:
For example, Rami is an Kinesiology Major. Although he grow up in the U.S. his family is originally from Jamaica. He enjoys reading about cryptocurrency and recently became vegan.
[intersection one] "click i-one to view how his vegan id intersects with his Jamaican roots."
[intersection two] "click i-two to view how his athletic identity interacts with his cyber id on Twitter"
I do like the idea of wix. I personally have never used one but have seen many students use it and I like how it zooms in ant out of context for the next piece of information. I also like one of my classmates ideas up there talking about a mind map, I did something similar to this a while back as an undergrad but I made an actual road map with little figurines an such.
ReplyDeleteGenerally speaking we should define the main topic, then include all of our sub area of interests. Maybe some icons that can be hovered over for brief descriptions then clicked on for more detail, images, and examples.