Date of Award

2017

Document Type

Dissertation/Thesis

Submission Date

October 2026

Thesis/Dissertation Advisor [Chair]

Lemeh, Dorotha

Abstract

When it comes to your phone, who is the user and who is being used? Cycles is a project that presents only a few of the many interactions between people and mobile technology in our modern world. The point is to address both the negative and positive effects of smartphone use, attempting to reconcile the love for modern mobile technology and those who find it lacking and even destructive socially. Smartphones are powerful tools, and can be utilized in positive ways. However, most applications on these devices are designed to be addictive and user friendly, and this results in numerous negative effects for users. As a multimedia performance piece, Cycles invites the audience to question exactly how they are utilizing their mobile devices; by both confronting the audience with a dismal multimedia animation and simultaneously refusing to interact with them in the performance aspect.

Comments

Includes bibliography.

Extent

52 p.

Identifier

FA00012634

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