I decide that I would use the idea of the chair to talk about the four Laws of Motion.
1. What human trait or experience does the medium enhance? the human trait/experience that the chair enhances is the idea of stretching your bones and spine. Also for us to feel relaxed or comfort, a way to unwind.
What is the intended function of the medium or technology? The chairs function is to not only let us relax but for us to sit in and give us support. We also use it to eat at a table.
What does it improve or make more efficient? What the chair improves or makes more efficient is the idea of having to stand or sit on the floor in a uncomfortable way. It gives support to your back so that you don't hurt it like you do when you sit on a floor pillow or on the floor.
Does it extend part of the human body? It extends our bones and spine.
One or more of the senses? no
Does it extend an aspect of the human mind, such as memory? It gives us the sense of relaxing.
Does it amplify some human capability or augment some form of human action? the way we sit
Does it extend the individual, the group or society?? It extends everyone.
2. What pre-existing technology, method, system, or medium does this medium obsolesce? floor pillow, floor, standing.
What older technology does the new medium replace? the stool and the bench
What does it render unnecessary?
What procedures does it short-circuit or bypass? standing
What happens to the old medium that is rendered obsolescent? the old medium is still around but is only used for certain times, the chair can be used everyday.
Does it disappear entirely,become an art object, or find a new niche? the chair can also be used as an art object, there are many beautifully designed chairs that are considered art.
3. What technology, method, system or medium that was previously obsolesced or abandoned does this medium retrieve? the seat, legs of a stool.
What archaic elements are made relevant again? sitting
4. When fully utilized or pushed to its extreme, what will the medium reverse into?
What effects will the medium create that are opposite to what was originally intended? the cushion,pride
What are the contradictions inherent in the technology? design
What is the ecological impact? the use of wood in the chair and being able to recycle and different types of ways to sit and chairs are evolving.
The events or the trends that occurred from the chair was all different kinds of materials used to make the chair, such as metal, wood, plastic and even inflatable. Different shapes of chairs formed and more creativity came to mind. Some chairs became egg shaped and others had arm rests and reclined. In conclusion, the chairs importance to technology and media is that it is used in day to day life. Everyone uses it and uses it everyday. It can be used as art or just for sitting. The chair is used just for the reason why they created it, to sit,relax,and to stretch your bones. The design of the chair was very well thought out, the legs support the seat which supports you and gives you comfort and the back of the chair supports your back, not one part of your body doesn't feel relaxed and in use when you sit in a chair. The chair is very useful to me. The importance of the laws shows how much a chair or thing can impact something and build into more things. It takes technology further. It shows us how much the object improves the past and how it makes one feel.
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