Category Archives: Fall 2018 Archive (201)

The technological artifact I chose for this project is a heart rate tracker. I was born 5 months premature and as a result, suffered life-long heart complications. Because of this, throughout my childhood and adolescence, I would meet periodically with … Continue reading →

For my technological artifact, I chose to go with books as a defining object for my generation, and more realistically myself. In all honesty, I don’t really remember much technology from when I was a kid. Cassettes were on the … Continue reading →

I chose the Gameboy Advance SP and it’s cartridge cards as my technological artifact. The influence of this piece of technology in my life is huge since I’ve owned it since the release of the product and still own it … Continue reading →

I choose a gaming controller as my Technological Artifact because of how widely used it was throughout my childhood. I still have a box in my garage at home filled with old gaming system controllers. The photo that is shown … Continue reading →

Growing up as a kid, my family and I were always around sports, mainly football. As far back as I can remember I could always be seen playing, watching, or being around sports in general. At a young age of … Continue reading →

My technological artifact is an electric rice cooker. One might think that this is a stereotypical device for an asian to choose. However, there are deep cultural and personal implications when it comes to a rice cooker. To start, a rice … Continue reading →

If you are reading this post, chances are you are using WiFi, or wireless fidelity. Before WiFi, any device accessing the Internet had to be physically connected, either by phone line or Ethernet cable. Nowadays, many ordinary web surfers never … Continue reading →

The technological artifact I chose was my Polaroid camera. I chose this because it mainly defines me, but also somewhat defines my generation. While Polaroid cameras are not new products, they have made quite a come back. Polaroids and the … Continue reading →