We have caller ID so that we know who is calling us, and we have answering
machines either built into the phone or as a service from our provider so
that we don't have to answer the phone. We have spell checkers so that we
don't have to know how to spell. Screen readers and audio books replace the
need for braille so we don't need to know how to read. Possibly, in the
future, voice dictation and visual gestures may take the place of keyboards
so we won't need to know how to type. With all of the skills that will be
lost due to not being needed, is this a good thing? It's the dumbing down
of humanity, getting worse and worse.
Now, am I serious, or not?? To a degree, yes. Oh, I almost forgot one
more: Calculators make learning math unnecessary. How many people do math
in their heads anymore, or even know how to make change at a supermarket?
What would they do if the cash register's power fails and they have to do
anything manually?
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Thomas Ward" <thomasward1...@gmail.com>
To: "Gamers Discussion list" <gamers@audyssey.org>
Sent: Sunday, October 26, 2014 2:04 PM
Subject: Re: [Audyssey] end of keyboards, was Throwaway Tech
Hi Phil,
I suppose that is always possible. I'm seeing more and more voice
dictation all the time, and although I can't really use it myself I do
see the mainstream using it as a replacement for keyboard input in a
few years. I hadn't thought about that issue before, but as voice
dictation improves people are naturally going to use that over
physical input devices like keyboards and touchscreens.
Cheers!
On 10/26/14, Phil Vlasak <phi...@bex.net> wrote:
Hi Thomas,
Keyboards? Soon they will be as obsolete as a film camera.
Most people in a few years will be using dictation, letting their laptop
or
tablet do the typing.
Most games will use voice input and output, or physical gesture
identification.
Phil
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