Emergent Media and Markets

(I2.wp.com, 2018) For centuries central banks have controlled money, and money is just an accounting system, with the rise of new technologies such as Block-chain comes crypto-curencies in the form of Bitcoin, Etherium, Ripple and many more, as a result we are seeing a decentralised banking system, it has been described as a monetary revolution. The technology can store and record transactions, record value, and doing so digitally so that users can send money directly to each other without the middle man of the bank where sometimes fees are placed. All of this data is stored in the open ledger, which is a distributed ledger and there is no central server, but every user of the crypto currency aids in the process of confirming transactions, this is called a Peer2Peer network or P2P. Block-chain Explained: (YouTube, 2018) Fintech: This is a collective term for technologically advanced financial innovations that result in new financial instruments, services or interme...

Concept: The concept is a mobile app where you can phone someone(AI) and have a chat if you're feeling lonely , I believe this will work well with a target audience aimed at mainly the elderly however might catch the youths attention. The user opens the app and then can press the call button at the bottom of the screen, this will then connect the user to a call with a unique AI imitating a human being (each time the AI will have a completely different personality) and engaging in conversation, depending where the user wants to take it, There is then the option to save the number of the said AI if you would like to speak to them again, and the idea is they will build a relationship with this AI that uses ML and help combat loneliness for the elderly. The App is called  ElderlyAI.

History of Robotics Robots are Anthropomorphic (Medium, 2018) When you first think of a robot the instant image in a persons mind comes that of one with human form, this is not for no reason "A humanoid robot is a robot with its body shape built to resemble the human body. " (En.wikipedia.org, 2018)  The reason behind the design of the robot is evident in history with  Leanardo Davinchis "plans for a humanoid automaton resembling a medieval knight. With an anatomically correct jaw, and working movements ranging from standing, sitting, and moving its arms independently." (Medium, 2018)  The purpose behind creating the robot would be to aid in production and increase human productivity and waste less time doing so, some may depict this as the eagerness of man trying to recreate himself in his own image, similar to god. As a result robots in most cases can be considered anthropomorphic, as even in movies their is either a utopia or dystopia surrounding robots ...

Through the tactical media talk from the hacktivism session lead by Heath Bunting comes encrypted messages, in a day an age where everything is becoming digitalized, it is important for sensitise data to be encrypted so that it does not fall into the wrong hands. When communicating with someone it is hard to encrypt your messages or communication unless you are using specific applications such as WhatsApp that provide an encrypted service and there are settings on phones that allow forms of encryption, however ultimately this data is still in the hands of someone, therefore it is important to be able to communicate and encrypt messages without the use of technology. I have been tasked with a partner to encrypt the word PILOT through the use of intimacy encryption, it went as follows: P - The third letter of the things you keep on your desk I - The Second letter of my second name L - First Letter of your car number plate O - The Second letter of the place I work T - The first lett...

What is Tactical Media? Tactical media is a phrase that has been around since 1966 and can be defined as "a form of media activism that privileges temporary, hit-and-run interventions in the media sphere over the creation of permanent and alternative media outlets"(En.wikipedia.org, 2018) The purpose of tactical media lies with the type of information that it produces, it is generally a way of reversing the one-way-flow of communication between corporations and the public, and bringing balance and/or a retaliation from the public. Using art to make us think how our data is used: (Billboardliberation.com, 2018) It is no lie that we sign away tons of our own data for free everyday and continue to do so every time we open our phones, however to what extent is this data being used do you ask? Well it is without a doubt that we are being personally targeted to display adds that Google thinks we will appreciate more or it could be that Facebook profiling their users in ...