Abstract
Technology use provides great benefits by extending human ability, but the negative effects cannot always be ignored. The author examined the dilemmas of technology use based on Shibata's analysis of McLuhan's extension theory and indicated two types of dilemmas in continuous technology use. First is the decreased human ability as the innate functionality is substituted by the technology. Second is excessive utilisation of the technology, which may instil a false sense of naturally extended ability. Subsequently, the author considered and suggested approaches for mitigating both types of dilemmas. The decreased-ability dilemma might be resolved by continuously utilising the technology and designing technology relevant to the degree of human ability. Meanwhile, the excessive-utilisation dilemma might be resolved by regulating the technology use and designing technology that achieves the desired disposition change in users. Finally, the possibility of advancing the existing design approaches to further resolve the dilemmas was discussed.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1393-1402 |
Number of pages | 10 |
Journal | Proceedings of the International Conference on Engineering Design, ICED |
Volume | 2019-August |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2019 |
Event | 22nd International Conference on Engineering Design, ICED 2019 - Delft, Netherlands Duration: 2019 Aug 5 → 2019 Aug 8 |
Keywords
- Design method
- Early design phases
- Ethics
- Technology
- User centred design
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Engineering (miscellaneous)
- Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering
- Modelling and Simulation