Generation here Exploring the impact of 3G mobile phone technology on global communities By Richard Benson, Mark Radcliff, Stephen Armstrong, Rob Levine
New applications from a simple call ↓ web & access, stills & video photography, videoconferencing, music recording & playback, television, downloads
Telephony and community Possible conversations 2 people to 1000s (3G enabled virtual communities) Phone as an always-on peer panel Sending instant postcards Third generation: not defined by age, but importance on being part of a wider network
The individual & mobile phone Critics: contacts are replaced by the technology young people don’t learn facts by head Opponents: our sense of self being is enhanced and evolved mobile memory is taking over the roles of old- fashioned aids to it Video-calling rewrites rules Teleconvergence
Love and romance Dating services use mobile phone technology Privacy and 3G: open vs closed or back-door communication cultures Long-distance love Bluetooth encounters
The new phone etiquette Different rules apply in different countries: Using the mobile in public Ways of using technology Use of language Handset hierarchies Video etiquette
Developments in post-verbal communication Digital democracy (breaking down barriers between public & private, leaders & citizens) Mofessionalism (amateurs become experts or correspondents) Health & 3G Sprititual reflections
3G and speed Accelleration in all fields, high speed is norm Time is money Junior elites are the first to be aware of new cultural phenomena
3G and space New technology is also about specific locations (thanks to Bluetooth, GPS etc.) Phones are a mediating device between users and reality Exploration of space for pleasure A hallway between worlds: we can walk through any door, into any world we choose