WEEK TEN: THE IMPORTANCE OF COMMUNICATION TODAY AND IN THE FUTURE

I have been finding it a little difficult to explain what exactly I am proposing, so thought it important to explain why I have chosen this path.  In order to do this, I will disucss the importance of communication to people.

Communication forms the basis of human relationships.  From an evolutionary point of view, communication was vital in avoiding predators and passing messages, and is used by both animals and humans alike.  Communication satisfies our constant need to relate to others, and have them relate to us.

Technological advancement has given us increased ways in which to communicate with each other, as shown in the video below:

Futurists have also postulated that in the future, our ways in which to communicate will increase dramatically.

The above video outlines one idea on a communication future, where experience will become the new reality, and where the internet will become the main holder of all communication and knowledge.

This video outlines both the past and future of mobile media, and describes 2.5billion users worldwide with mobile internet, and the implications of this.

The above video also outlines the future of technology.

It is important to outline one thing all of the videos have in common, and a commonality in a majority of future visions: the importance of communication.  Certainly, living in a world currently driven by the internet, communication is paramount.  Our access to knowledge and people is unprecedented, and with that has come an increased thirst for higher levels of communication with others.

There are, however, a number of people who cannot communicate with the outside world due to disability.  Although mentally, their minds are unaffected, their physical ability to communicate their thoughts and ideas is lacking.  Although technology is allowing the majority of people to increase their communication opportunities, these people seem to have been left behind. 

My idea, then, is to use the technologies I have previously mentioned, to allow these people to communicate in ways which have become second nature to the rest of us, in order to enable them to be part of the increasingly virtual world that we all live in.

http://communicationtheory.org/why-do-we-communicate/
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