Accelerated Adulthood Jun 25, 2017 gen z media & entertainment LGBT politics ... fulfill before crossing the chasm from childhood to adulthood. Some of these coming of age cliches are standard from generation to generation, including the notion that each one has to overcome new problems than the previous generation. One such problem for Ys who grew up during the Great Recession was the job market. Though the economy is generally more stable now, Zs are aware of the progression of A.I. and the possibility that robots may soon be able to support or even fulfill some of the jobs have ...
Robot Relations Jun 16, 2017 career gen z technology school ... dialer app, ask the weather, and occasionally ask questions that are on my mind.RYAN, 13, U.S.Acknowledging the increasingly important role that machines play in Zs’ development, companies are teaching children to master Robot Relations from early childhood. A Pixar animator created a lovable family robot named Kuri, while a former Google exec created Dot and Dash, two cartoonlike robots that teach kids to code. Such devices are doing more than shaping how kids learn; they’re also shaping their ...
Leagues Of Their Own Mar 21, 2017 play eSports sports ... , robot death matches have caught the attention of youth, and it’s poised to become a billion dollar industry that could even become the next UFC. Last year, U.S. company MegaBots raised 2.4 million to create a league of human-piloted giant robots. While these digital sports are still finding their fans, the influence of these games has just begun. In focus groups Cassandra conducted in Minnesota, participants were wary to classify eSports as a “real sport,” but they unanimously agreed that they see ...
Numbers Game Mar 20, 2017 technology quantified self sports ... black and white. While some fans think this makes the game fairer, some are frustrated that it disrupts the flow and diminishes the chance for debate. After all, a fan can’t blame a referee for a “bad call” when their team makes an error if the technology is there to prove who’s really at fault. A 26-year-old woman in Cassandra’s qualitative research explained, “Human error and arguing over plays is part of the fun. Otherwise you might as well have robots playing the game.” Indeed, the ...
Life Skills Mar 10, 2015 education gen z play technology hobbies ... & Dot are a pair of toy robots that teach coding skills to children as young as five. Both have customizable “personalities,” and are currently being field tested in a few dozen elementary schools. Dash can move around and avoid obstacles, and also hears and responds to sounds and lights; stationary Dot, however, acts as a controller and interacts with Dash via Bluetooth. Engaging with the pair teaches children coding skills such as “event-based programming, sequencing, conditionals, and loops ...
Digital Trends Dec 19, 2013 communication marketing media & entertainment social media ... such movies as Skyfall, Avatar, and Top Gun. Scenes pass by so quickly that viewers can barely keep up—it’s like watching a movie on fast-forward. Nonetheless, there seems to be a burgeoning interest in such minimal movie summaries; earlier this year, 1A4 Studio launched Speedrun, a series of 60-second animated synopses of cult-classic films like Bladerunner.TELEPRESENCE ROBOTSDespite their decidedly futuristic moniker, telepresence robots may be the next big tech trend on the horizon. Brands and ...
Work Worries Sep 05, 2017 ... ;Which of the following, if any, do you trust?Please select all that apply. HR (human resources department) | Large corporations | Startups HR (human resources department) | Large corporations | Startups Zs (17%) are more worried than Ys (13%) that robots/machines may one day take over their job.WRONGDOINGS AT WORKThree-quarters of young adults and 78% of Trendsetters believe that companies tend to take advantage of young workers, with women being more likely than men to agree with this ...
Playing House Aug 30, 2017 ... being more likely than women to have a video game console. Nearly half of young people have a vehicle, with Trendsetters being significantly more likely than the overall population of youth to have one (61%) and young women being significantly more likely than young men (51% and 42%, respectively). Home-related devices like smart appliances and robots/assistants are owned by significantly more Trendsetters than young adults overall, showing these types of devices are likely to grow in ...
Gen Z & Technology Jun 04, 2017 ... Trendsetters have used or are interested in using a drone, augmented reality, or a household digital assistant such as Amazon Echo, while household robots are not as appealing for this cohort. Which of the following, if any, have you ever used/have not yet used, but are interested in using?Please select all that apply. Virtual reality | A drone | Augmented reality (for example, Pokémon Go) | A household digital assistant (for example Amazon Echo, Google Home) | A household robot (for example ...
Digital Next Tech Dec 24, 2014 technology 3D augmented reality gadgets wearables ... ) | Virtual reality (e.g., Oculus Rift) | Augmented reality | Google Glass Thoughts On Emerging Tech Speech Recognition is the Achilles Heel to the Social Robot Reasonably priced ‘social’ robots, like Aldebaran’s Pepper, are also beginning to appear in the market. Aldebaran uses cutting-edge technology and thinking, but the reality is that better natural speech recognition capabilities are needed before robots can interact with people in relatively unbounded situations such as in the home or at retail ...