The Communication Technology

Landscape in 2025

Darrius Lopez

Communication Technology   Print- Books, newspaper, Periodicals. At type of

communication that is here to stay. Something we fall back on when Digital and Electronic are not available.

  Digital-Telephones, Movies, Radio, Television, and Telegraph. Making it easier to communicate to more people

  Electronic-Computers, Internet, Social Media, Apps. Ways to communicate to the world and networks far behind where we live

Timeline

  Then-The communication was from one person to another. Direct one on one communication.

  Now-With the things we have now communication is all about getting things out to mass amount of people.

  Next- Communication will be more interactive with people.

Uses and Gratifications

  This about how people use technolgy and media for their one personal gain and gratification.

  Affective- More about emotions and a sense of pleasure.

  Tension Free Needs-How stress is relieve this way

  Social Integrative Needs- Socialization plays more a key role here.

  Personal Integrative Needs-Promoting and obtaining self efficacy or self-esteem.

Examples in the Future

  Video Games- They will take the whole first person experience into real life. You weel have all you sense work in the game

  Phones- There would probably be more of a watch type and the big phone of our time will be gone.

  Television-It would be all interactive and maybe hologram technology

Social Learning Theory

  This theory is all about modeling others. Observing things you see on television or what others do. Adding what others do and incorporating them into you life.

Examples in the Future

  This type of learning is the most effective.

  Smaller children with be more efficient with devices (phones, tablets, computers)

  They see their parents always using them so they learn faster on how to use them

Media System Dependency   The more an individual uses media, the more dependent they will become to it.

  Something that was meant to help, could also can cause hindrance and destruction

Examples in the future

  At the rate things are going, spoken language will become obsolete.

  Everything can be done on our phones

  Texting is a more preferred way a communicating than talking

  Phones are slowly taking over our lives

Work Cited

  Meadows, J.H. (2014) Understanding Communication Technologies. (20-35)

  "Media Dependency Theory." Communication Theory RSS. N.p., n.d. Web. 8 Aug. 2015