On Wed, Jan 9, 2013 at 1:36 PM, Mike Tintner <[email protected]>wrote:
> When you think of using the body as a part of computing – and not just > some add-on for “grounding” at the end – it should start to revolutionise > your (rigid) ideas about computing. > > I cannot call my ideas "entirely flexible" but I am sure that a lot of us are aware of the "squishy" possibilities of embodiment, including of course the squishy world around us, when you are moving on grass it is just a guess where you are stepping. That hardly means that the rigid world is without significance, the little excerpt specifically mentions rapid locomotion for squishiness. Take ballet classes instead, and enter a world of rigidity and pain: certain joints have to be locked into position, a couple of muscles have to contract in very specific ways and speeds, and even the untrained eye can see the deviations. Same thing with loads of mental training, you just can't fudge it. AT ------------------------------------------- AGI Archives: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/303/=now RSS Feed: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/rss/303/21088071-f452e424 Modify Your Subscription: https://www.listbox.com/member/?member_id=21088071&id_secret=21088071-58d57657 Powered by Listbox: http://www.listbox.com
