Thanks Kelly,
Now I have more questions to ask my 16 and 18 year old daughters -
questions to remind me how old I'm getting. The 18 year old is in college
now and probably still doesn't know 1/2 the stuff in this list. These are
the types of things we can bring to our children with, "When I was your
age...."
Jim
At 11:03 PM 8/26/98 -0400, Kelly enlightened us with:
>Geez, suddenly I'm Mr. Postomatic!
>
>I think it was on this list that a discussion took place about
>replacing the metaphor of "clock- and counter-clockwise considering
>the current, digital age. This message I received a day ago or so
>seems to be appropo in the context of such a discussion. I apologize
>in advance for any mental duress the following might cause.
>
>> We're getting old .........
>>
>> Are you feeling old? If not, consider this:
>>
>> The people who are starting college this year were born in 1980.
>> They were born the year that Walkmen were introduced by Sony.
>> They have no meaningful recollection of the Reagan era.
>> They were pre-pubescent when the Persian Gulf War was waged.
>> Black Monday 1987 is as significant to them as the Great Depression.
>> Their lifetime has always included AIDS.
>> They have no idea who Bjorn Borg is.
>> Atari predates them, as do vinyl albums.
>> The expression "you sound like a broken record" means nothing to
>them.
>> They may have heard of an 8-track, but chances are they probably
>have
>> never actually seen or heard one.
>> As far as they know, stamps have always cost about 32 cents.
>> They have always had an answering machine.
>> They have always had a microwave oven.
>> Most have never seen a TV set with only 13 channels.
>> They have no idea when or why Jordache jeans were cool.
>> They never took a swim and thought about Jaws.
>> They don't know that "8-6-7-5-3-0-9" is Jenny's phone number.
>> They don't know who Mork was or where he was from.
>> They never heard the term "Where's the beef?".
>> The digital Compact Disc was introduced when they were 1 year old.
>
>This reminds me of an experience I had when I was trying to make time
>with a particularly attractive young women only to find out that she
>did not get the reference I made to Ed Sullivan; she had never heard
>of him. I had to break off pursuit in a state of utter despondency.
>
>Anyhooo, my point here is that we often talk about designing for
>different cultures and different physical "capacities." However, a
>more easily overlooked, but possibly more important consideration may
>be that of designing for different generations. A reference to what we
>believe to be a common touchstone, may be the cause of
>miscommunication.
>
>Kelly Cochrane.
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