21st Century Technology & New Technology

So many technological advancements have happened in the last 10 years from just when I was a kid.  Granted everyone thought we would have flying cars and holograms by now but we are halfway there.  I have seen crazy technology nowadays.  I was scrolling through Instagram one day and saw a fitness trainer to release a program that allows anyone around the world to train "with" her.  How? through a hologram!  I saw videos of people taking her workout class session by learning from and working out with her hologram.  I thought this was the craziest thing I had ever seen in my life.  I knew that it would happen someday but it was crazy to actually see it happen.  So many other new versions of technology like the Alexa and Google Home which do what you want them to do based on command, and Virtual reality to make it seem like the person is physically in the location they are looking at through virtual reality goggles/apps. 

Robots

So I feel like the topic surrounding robots is somewhat controversial.  I personally don't know how comfortable I feel with robots that were created to basically be superior to the human and have more power and intelligence.  The thought of sending off hundreds of those creations into the world scares me because of the power they will have.  We already have started developing them and videos have been released of ones that have been created.  One that comes to my mind is specifically "Sophia the robot" and I have seen videos of her speaking and moving and it is as if she is a human and it was chilling to see something that is all electronic and mechanics function in that way.  Everyone is entitled to their own opinion but I personally am creeped out and scared at the thought of robots one-day outsmarting humans. 

Xerox Project

So using my phone for this surprised me on how well it worked.  I used a scanning app and I was so scared it wasn't going to be able to photograph my hands well enough for the project but I wasn't disappointed with the outcome.  I was inspired to do this because I was at work and talking with my coworker about our family tree and it made me come up with the idea of doing a "floating hand tree" to somewhat symbolize the roots of a family tree all coming together in unity in the family tree.

Flip Book Movie

This is my Flip Book video.  I wanted to use it as a friendly reminder to spread kindness and the flower is supposed to symbolize helping others grow into something beautiful!

Artist Vs. Inventor

Is there a difference between an artist and an inventor? 

There seems to be many similarities between an artist and an inventor.  They both are creators of their own original thoughts and ideas and make them come to life.  An artist by definition is a person who produces works in any of the arts that are primarily subject to aesthetic criteria.  An Inventor is a person who invents, especially one who devises some new process, appliance, machine, or article; one who makes inventions.  They can, however, be somewhat interchangeable definitions.  The big difference though may be that an artist's creations are representing their own desire while an inventor has to create something that appeals to the public and is functional.

Performance Art Video

Creative Video

I went to Portugal back during winter break for a medical fellowship and decided to put together a bunch of video clips from while I was there.  I stayed in Castelo Branco and it was a beautiful small city and went touring in Lisbon which was also gorgeous.

Song: Cruise by Kygo