How to take technology for granted
It was so interesting in the first video how at about 50 sec. into the trialer the man begins to talk about how it captivated people to see text entering computers and making sense. I think we take our technology and computers for granted. I never think about how we are so lucky to have the technology and computers we have today. Computers are pretty much a neccesity in our time now and some people just expect to have computers.
I do not know much about Interactive fiction but just creating interactive fiction sounds very interesting and like a lot of work. It combines both wiriting and programing just to create the game. I like how in the middle of the second video he begins to talk about a game 4 students and researchers created. I like how he uses this exapmle because It helps me relate just because I am a college student. Also when I think of video game creators i always think of profesionals and people who are out of college. It is kind of cool to think about someone your age creating a video game.
We definitely live in a technology-driven society. People can barely live without cell phones...I can't even imagine my life without my iPhone or laptop. It's really interesting to look at older generations, like our parents and grandparents who were alive before this technology era exploded into what it is today. My parent's first computer only had a 1G hard drive. Can you imagine? Most cellphones have more space for data on them nowadays than that.