As a young boy, it
seems I was ushered into what can be seen as the cusp of the
technological revolution of the 1980's. During this period, many
media technologies had been developed and distributed main-stream,
and were fixtures in many households. These technologies were
improvements over the common root technologies of previous
generations. Looking back, it seems as if the 1970's was a
preparation decade for the onslaught of the technological culture
that would be unleashed and ubiquitously dominate the digital vibe of the
1980's. Some of the particular technologies leading this paradigm
shift that resonate with me are: digital wrist watches, tape players;
particularly Sony's Walkman, and gaming consoles such as Atari and
Nintendo. Although I was young (b. 1981), the presence of these
devices dominated the urban landscape, and I innately gathered by the
use and interaction with the older users around me, that these
technologies were new and 'cool'.
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