Metaphors for Computing
Jeffrey Cassady
- I. What is a Metaphor
- A. A figure of speech in which a word or phrase that
ordinarily designates one thing is used to designate another,
thus making an implicit comparison, as in "a sea of troubles"
or "All the world's a stage" (Shakespeare).
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- B. One thing conceived as representing another; a symbol:
"Hollywood has always been an irresistible, prefabricated
metaphor for the crass, the materialistic, the shallow, and the
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- II. Metaphors for Computing
- III. Voice and Hand Writing Recognition
- A. Voice recognition software was developed to allow for
the computer interface to pick up the voice commands and
actually allows for the user to work without using their
hands.
- B. Hand writing recognition software allows for the user to
interface with a palm pilot, computer or cell phone by way of a
small pen on a sensitive interface.
- IV. Wearable Computers
- A. Wearable computers: computers that are able to be worn
on the body and used with minimal use of an interface.
- B. Why have a wearable computer:
- 1. More versatility
- 2. More mobility
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