Summary of Animation: Explaining Technological Mediation

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This video discusses the role of technology in human world relations, and how it can shape both human actions and the way the world appears to us. It discusses how technologies can be either embodied, having a stronger contextual influence, or immersive, merging with our material environment. It argues that the design of technology is in fact ethics by other means, and that designers and policy-makers need to be actively engaged in shaping the impact of technologies on society.

• 00:00:00 This video discusses the role of technology in human world relations, and how it can shape both human actions and the way the world appears to us. It discusses how technologies can be either embodied, having a stronger contextual influence, or immersive, merging with our material environment. It argues that the design of technology is in fact ethics by other means, and that designers and policy-makers need to be actively engaged in shaping the impact of technologies on society.
• 00:05:00 This video explains how technological mediation plays a role in communication. It covers the different types of mediation and how they help us communicate.