TatecDESMA9 Event #1

One of the first events I attended for the DESMA9 class was a workshop that was associated with the symposium at the beginning of the quarter.  The workshop was called "Understanding Arts Based Research: Workshops: Workout/Tune-Up/Turn On."  It was presented in the Experimental Digital Arts building at UCLA.  Linda Weintraub led the charge in organizing and speaking on many of the topics and the workshops that go along with them.

She led a series of the workshops, but I only attended the technology one.  We talked a lot about cell phones and the companies that make these cell phones.
Cell phones are an important part of our lives. At the workshop we discussed what it was like having an Iphone or a a smartphone or any kind of cell phone.  How does it affect you and how can you make it too much of a priority in your life.  Your cell phone can be one of the most distracting if not the most distracting object in your life.  We talked about the physical and emotional issues us and other people experience with their cell phones and smart phones.


For me, emotionally my cell phone provides instant and constant communication with my friends and family.  I can be informed of incidents a anytime and that takes an emotional toll on me and my life. As for the physical side of using my IPhone, after a long day and i need some sleep, sometimes I open up my phone to look at and go through for a little while before I go to sleep.  My eyes become exhausted and my brain can't function at the level I want it to.  The physical exhaustion takes a huge toll on my body and sometimes it can create an unhealthy lifestyle.

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Rubin, Courtney. “Technology and the College Generation.” The New York Times, The New York Times, 27 Sept. 2013, www.nytimes.com/2013/09/29/fashion/technology-and-the-college-generation.html.

Wasik, Bill. “How Smartphones Opened Up a Wonderful New Frontier for Art.” Wired, Conde Nast, 3 June 2017, www.wired.com/2014/07/smart-phone-art/.

Weintraub, Linda. “Workshop.” Understanding ARTS Based RESEARCH | Workshop, feynman.dma.ucla.edu/artsbasedresearch/workshop.html.

“Why Are Millennials So Exhausted All the Time?” Healthline, Healthline Media, www.healthline.com/health/millennials-exhausted-all-the-time#1.