Micro Project – Hannah

Micro-Project V: My Desktop World

I would be lost without my desktop; it holds some of the most important documents of my every day life.

When I analyze it (which I have never done previously), my desktop is actually a perfect mirror of my personality: I am endlessly organized in real life, while my desktop has a variety of folders with specific titles, within which there are sub-folders for all of the individual documents. However, I sometimes “let go” and get behind on my organization, which can be seen from the documents which are yet-to-be-organized and have been left astray on my desktop.

My desktop background of the map is my encouragement of self-education. I am a visual learner much more than I am an auditory learner, so I find looking at the map (along with any other informative images) to be the best way for me to learn about the part of the world that I am living in.

At the bottom of my desktop, I have very few application icons. This reflects my admiration for keeping things simple and only having what is necessary. It personally drives me crazy when others have a wide assortment of applications at the bottom or side which they so obviously rarely use.

My desktop is my home base, almost a reflection of my bedroom; I keep it my way, its layout is my decision, and I keep my personal items there. From day to day, it is my jumping off point into another world.

Micro-Project IV: The Telematic Embrace

I believe that the third space remains the third space. In a way, by partaking in these collective movements (as seen below), it feels as if we are together because we are creating something together.

However, there are distinct differences. When I am Skyping an individual, I am sitting at my desk, looking at my computer and talking to them about this or that. This is not a realistic interaction, unless it was an interview. In real life, my conversations elapse over an activity, be it washing the dishes, making a meal, walking to an event, or sitting over a cup of tea. It is quite rare that two individuals would sit across from each other, directly looking at each other’s faces, and sit there and speak until the conversation is over. A sense of intimacy and closeness can be felt from this interaction, as there is a similar stimulation coming from the auditory and visual parts of our brain (we can hear and see each other). Nevertheless, the interaction is missing the intimacy of being able to feel the physical presence of someone there with you. Of course the third space can be playful, absurd or compelling, as is seen in Hole-In-Space, when the knowledge of the third space and the protective barrier of known true distance allowed the individuals to act abnormally while remaining safe.

A Good Old Fashioned Alter Ego

Maybe I’m a little old fashioned, or maybe I’m just crazy.

My alter ego is based on the personality of an elderly woman. Although I may not be technologically challenged, I have an appreciation for old fashioned values. For example, I much prefer to write than type and hold a book rather than download it. Then again, I’m all for technological advances!