After picking myself up from a long and mentally degrading holiday period, I have managed to gain a simple yet comprehensive understanding of what this studio topic is all about. Numerous in class descussions about the core topic of sustainability and how it fits in with today's technology and society have left my brain buzzing with ideas. Most of our topics of dicussion seemed to gravitate towards the excess waste that this two minute noodle populace known as the human race actually generates. This, in turn, lead us to exploring ideas that will help to limit this overwhelming consumption of raw material and energy.
It was also raised that if an item of technology (ie: a mobile phone) was to be infinately upgradeable throughout its entire lifespan (the time in which it actually takes for the item to break) then there would be a real drop in waste levels. Why replace when you can upgrade? If the companies are afraid of losing money they can simply charge for the upgrade downloads. No longer will any given individual own four mobile phones and only use one.
Better yet, is it possible to harness our own energy output to power or charge our appliances??? I say yes! For instance, why not convert the body heat that a person exerts in conjunction with the pressure placed upon thier chair to power/operate their terminal? If they leave the chair the device goes into a countdown where it will shut itself off to conserve energy. Yes, there are many problems apparent with this idea but with refinement it may become a practical solution to the issue.
Right, well watch this space if you must as more drivel shall follow in the coming weeks.
Ta ta for now
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