response to readings

The two articles focused on two key themes, "presence" and "interaction". I really appreciated what Rokeby noted about interactive art. The idea that the art changes as the spectator changes is a concept that I hadn't thought about before. It's a super interesting concept that really incorporates the viewer into the piece. This is how the notion of the mirror came up as the piece goes spectator-artist- and then back to spectator. This is so interesting to me because it guarantees that then end will never be the same depending on the spectator. Rokeby than goes on to talk about how we search out human connection, recently through technology. The prevalence of social networking sites such as facebook and twitter demonstrate this reality.