by: Arianne H. Pagador and Hazel Mae J. Pagal

Philosopher M. Mamardashvili once said that as a new generation emerge, a new culture also appear, but this time, with progression; wherein the one that already existed was not forgotten but brought to the present (Kirillova, 2016). The same as the force for development that we are using. It is the force that came from history which we are utilizing as a basis for the culture that we are building (Kirillova, 2016).

The flow chart shows the progression of the media technologies. It is considered as progression because from the very beginning and at the end of it, is the combination of all; where still the text, sound, graphics, and images are still present that existed along the way.

In the 21^st century the information circulates through the “Internet Galaxy” (Kirillova, 2016). Published information, printed texts, recorded films, music, videos, and even communication involves the connection of internet. It is without question that we are on the process of improving the capabilities of the internet – its accessibility, its full extent in making life easier, more realistic in a way that the virtual body can somehow be the same as the actual in terms of communicating. Furthermore, in terms of the devices used,  the things that “the most you can bring but the least you need to carry”.

Technologies are not that predictable, but, as well as the minds of humans. They are as imaginative as ever, like on what we have seen in movies,science-fiction to be exact. It is possible that fifty years from now, Iron man will also exist in real life. The process on how Tony stark survive, all holographic techniques he made, robotics, and maybe more; not just the ideas from movie, but even more.

Fifty years from now, we still hope that the internet, technology, and all the improvement of all the means of communication would make us understand clearer that we must not just save ourselves from things that may hinder us from easier life, but also from the possibility that the improvement we continue to desire will end our lives.

 

References:

Anu, Jagga- Narrang (2015). Evolution of Media Technology. Retrieved from https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5452b6dae4b0c4d5c0fc9721/t/54f8874ce4b0048306893db2/1425573708150/Jagga-Narang%2C+Anu%E2%80%94Evolution+of+Media+Technologies.pdf

Kirillova NB (2016). Evolution of Media Culture in the Context of McLuhan’s Typology: History, Reality, Prospects. Global Media Journal. 2016, 14: 26. Retrieved from http://www.globalmediajournal.com/open-access/evolution-of-media-culture-in-the-context-of-mcluhans-typology-historyreality-prospects.php?aid=76382 on February 24, 2019.

By Ferlyn Legarde and Rizaldo Ian Tambong

Since the very beginning, oral communication is an essentiality among men with the primary intent of having the ability to communicate with others. By this, oral communication had become a fundamental structure in developing another form of communication which is literature.

For the sake of preservation and retention of information, oral culture developed and emerged into a written culture which promotes longevity and permanence. The writings on cave walls, papers made from leaves, clay tablets and on stones are concrete evidences that written communication were already been used and existed ages from now. However, as time goes by printed media such as newspapers, catalogue and many more, have been in away neglected because of the conveniences that the world provides man today, wherein man can read and gain information by the tip of their fingers by just opening one’s phone with no hassle and too much effort. By the presence of industrialization and the emergence of technology, information is now easily and accessibly transferred from one person to another.  Recently, man have witnessed the birth of the internet which greatly influences the flow of communication and the mass. In line with this, social media also offers man the ability to start a conversation in just a series of tapping on smartphones and computers.

Media has evolved and is still continuously evolving into something that man cannot really predict. Years from now, one could never foresee what could be created and formed out of the communication that man possesses at the present. Thus, the continuous changes undergone by communication and media simply displays its importance in the society and in the lives of every individual.  As an essential element of being rational it will continue to become more revolutionary and influential in the society together with the advancement of modern technology.

Ever since the early ages, communication has always had a vital role. We use this to pass information to our subordinates and through this, the flow of knowledge and forms of relationships between people are facilitated.

As we turn back the clock, we can see the huge difference between our methods of communicating before and now. In the 1500’s, tribes started using smoke signals to convey special messages to others. 2000 years later, Romans used the “Pigeon Post” to pass on letters to people from distant places using trained pigeons. During 255 B.C., snail mail was the best form of communication. To the creation of print media up until now, with the advanced technology we have, our mediums of communication have drastically improved.

Predicting what communication and media would look like 50 years from now, we can assume the continuous innovation of our tools would make our lives easier. We have always made efforts to shatter the barriers that hold better communication back. As said by Routledge (2016), ” When a communication medium changes, our practices and experiences of communication also change”. With the invention of touchscreen phones capable of face-to-face interaction, a distant yet well process of communication is achieved. The face-paced growth of technology enables us to have a better experience and process when communicating. With that said, existence of holographic communication and virtual-reality centric methods are possible.

There is no stopping this progress for communication and media. As humans continuously gain more knowledge, more innovation is done to transcend the limits we have. There might be barriers along the way, but humans thirst for improvement will not limit them in achieving the advancements. The thing left now is how we take care of the responsibility of using them for the greater good of the community.

-Mijares
-Monsale

by: Khrisna B. Artuz & Merry Beatrice V. Sanchez

          Media and communication, both entirely distinctive concepts, both rooted in each others needs. Media in a sense greatly influences communication, communication on the other hand is the basis for maximization of media usage. In this era where technology has dominated all of human race the innovation concerning media and consequently communication is greatly recognized. From ones bulky phones and computers to sleek and automated ones, from hours of mail travel to an instant reply by the web, from long tiresome paragraphs to brief and concise GIFs and emojis. The thing is our ways have truly evolved with time and that people have become accustomed to the ways of this 21st century technological world.

Change is inevitable. We are all witnesses to this ever-changing world we live in. Way way back, communication was all about sounds that does not even have an actual meaning. It was all about symbolisms, that if you rode a time machine right now and go back to those times, maybe you’ll be laughing your ass off seeing how those people communicate. If you try talking to those people you might even scare them off because the way you talk would be different from what they’re used to, so it will only result to misunderstandings. The thing is, it is innate in us humans to be able to interact, it is human nature to try and develop relationships with the use of cues most especially communicative ones. In a deeper sense, in the times of our grandfathers and mothers media was almost non-existent yet and communication was truly wholesome at some point. Wholesome in a sense that lies were easier to spot since the interaction would always be face to face. Love was also conveyed with great effort, in their ability to write letters which deeply reaches the soul and in the way a boy serenades his love. We can say that the concept of love back then in the sense of communication and media was much more heartfelt and pure.

In today’s generation, liars, cheats, and those who take advantage of others are widely spread across the web. To love nowadays does not require that much effort. The sincerity of all things has been affected with the rise of advanced media and communication tools. A once very special occasion can be corrupted by the eyes of those that govern the internet. So, maybe in 50 years or so this trend of rapid change might still go on. Maybe, one will not need to travel far away to attend an important meeting or for his/her presence to be recognized. Realistic holograms may do the job a couple of years from now. Some hi-tech machines may not be shrouded in high end facilities, it may be within our reach or even in the snap of our fingers. The thing with technology is that you’ll never know what will come forth, engineers and scientists or even us students, who’s privileged enough to access quality education, could create such programs that may enable us to communicate much better than how we do at the moment. We can never tell how and when but let us expect more because our needs are growing continuously and with these needs arise greater innovation and inventions.

              We live in this world with gradual changes cause by our creative imagination. Everything is instant, but are we assured of its convenience forever?

Let’s travel back in the time when there were handwritten letters, telegram, beeper, etc. and the days you still watch television in a big box.

 

Communication in the past might be hard but valued while everything today is just one click away.

 

In 50 years, there might be all-accessed control screen for everything at home and people may contact each other by the use of hologram wherever they are.

 

 The telepathy in communication were people can  share their ideas without voicing out, this may be familiar from a scene in a sci-fi movie however, we must be mindful that humans has its way to make their life comfortable.

               Aforementioned above are the predictions in the next 50 years. There are existing news about implantation of microchips in the human body that shocks the world. However, there are thousands of people living in the country of Germany and Sweden had opted to get chipped as  key cards that are useful for their transactions. 

A dozen of satellites are being launched for connections, thus technology plays an increasing role in communication. We are excited to embrace high-tech innovations, but what if it creates greater problems ? Lost of personal interaction, competition in modernization or worst, wars in the world.We have different creative discoveries from the telephone by Graham Bill to the smartest television that we have in the market. Everything can happen and we have to accept change, use the innovations into productivity instead of destruction of humanity.

             There is a fire that keeps on burning, we couldn’t stop this technological explosion. Will these changes be a better platform? Better think of it rather than seizing the moment without thinking what will happen next.

 

Article by:

NIQUE, SHENNA MAE P.

PALAFOX, MAURIZ GRACE M.

References:

Dunbar, B. (2015, May 15). What Is a Satellite? Retrieved February 20, 2019, from https://www.nasa.gov/audience/forstudents/k-4/stories/nasa-knows/what-is-a-satellite-k4.html

Hurd, D. (2018, October 24). Why Implanted Microchips in Humans Could Go Mainstream Sooner than Later. Retrieved February 20, 2019, from https://www1.cbn.com/cbnnews/world/2018/october/why-implanted-microchips-in-humans-are-about-to-go-big

Communication and media is a relationship that involves an interaction between participants; both evolved throughout the years along with the evolution of the people and the world. From the mere simple actions and sounds like “oh” or “ah” of the first men on earth. And the old and traditional media such as speaking or talking, we, now, developed new ways of communicating which led into the discovery of new media – including software that is used by people to communicate i.e. social media apps; Facebook messenger, Gmail and etc.

Retrieved from: https://1mayamaria.wordpress.com/2015/04/26/traditional-media-vs-new-media/

Forecasting 50 years from now, as we evolve, our ideas and imagination goes far beyond with the advancement in time, where the things we once thought are impossible and quite bizarre are now made possible specifically in the field of communication and media.

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Using a chip implanted in people’s head that links in to their systems, they can now control and do whatever they want; they can communicate by visualizing things on their own vision – seeing a projected real life figure of someone from afar as if they’re interacting right next to each other.

Retrieved from: http://sciencenewsjournal.com/whats-next-3d-chip-brain/

Retrieved from: https://www.theimagen.eu/futuristic-wallpapers-wallpapersafari.html

Retrieved from: https://www.themanufacturer.com/articles/augmented-reality-to-transform-battlefield-ops/

Such prediction was inspired by the show “Black Mirror”, which exhibits the advancement people are capable of creating.

Retrieved from: https://medium.com/nyc-design/branching-narratives-black-mirror-bandersnatch-ed1b5dfde941

Truly, the human brain and its capabilities can do exemplary inventions and innovations that transcends beyond what’s expected. Change is inevitable in all aspects of life just like in communication and media which offers convenience to mankind but along these we must always be mindful of our actions and the consequences it may bring.

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ARTICLE BY:

Apid, Jannah Grace

Caparino, Shanine Trishia

Yumang, Sebastienne

Reference/s:

Schmitz, A. 2012. Business Communication for Success. What is communication? Saylor Academy. Retrieved on February 2019 from https://saylordotorg.github.io/text_business-communication-for-success/s00-license.html

Long before today’s modern technology existed, everything was more dependent on the resource people had in hand as their means of communication. Digging deep to what the past had to offer, the following are top three of how people communicate in the past according to Kailun Zhang.

Number one is the use of Smoke signals, this was done by the indigenous tribes in the 1500s.

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Number two is the Pigeon post used by the Romans 2,000 years ago.

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Number 3 is the Snail mail from 255 B.C.

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In relation to prediction of what communication and media will be like in the next 50 years, the possibilities are endless. Looking back to what has happened in the past, people make strategic ways to communicate to those who are close and far from them and as a result, computers and touch screen cellphones are invented to make people’s lives easier. In the upcoming years, technological advancement will increase to what is expected because this is also an aftermath of the fast-paced growth of improvement and technology. The technology of communication evolves at a blistering pace. This is why predictions will not be far from its possibility of happening because the human mind and idea extends to the thinking of what can cope up to the recent situation of society.

In conclusion communication and media will continue to progress and develop over the years with better details and composition than before in the reason that the human thinking does not stay stagnant on the now but goes beyond the limits of trying something new. There might be difficulties in reaching the desired standard given that a high one is already set by today’s modern inventions but the provision of these advancements will not be limited to the norm only but will strive for something greater.

 

ARTICLE BY: JOYCE CARMEL T. MORAGA & RENZIE ANNE GONZALES

 

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LemonLimeSkull. (2016). Smoke signals: examples and use in modern day. [Photograph].  Retrieved from https://imgur.com/gallery/GpU1hfbclid=IwAR0_UPxZ4g3PXm6wj0kCoLZDstV75BSizQ2S_DSTyI8F1rKzhZNBGvjBnA

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Zhang, K. (2015). Then & now: communication through the ages. The Queens Journal. Viewed 5 February 2019 from https://www.queensjournal.ca/story/2015-10-19/lifestyle/then-and-now-communicationthroughtheages/fbclid=IwAR19lrBSMBRMuwFAryfc8nFnfnymWRvl_XwgYuNq-nycKUB_69L5euatZ8

Article by:

Zoe Rein Isobelle J. Florete and John Patrick G. Octavio

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Today, in a world where communication and media go hand in hand, it is quite hard to determine how people communicated before.

Communication is defined as the process by which people exchange information whereas, media is considered as an instrument of mass communication. Most, if not all, cannot fathom living in a world where cell phone or social media does not exist.

 

 

By this time some advanced civilizations had created the system of writing, the alphabet system and is followed by the discovery of the papyrus which gave birth to the concept of mass media.

 

 

By the next 50 years, we are sure to see many more evolution and advancement in communication and media. We may see people having face to face interactions, this is because by nature humans are social animals, and needs other humans to survive, a driving force of the social nature of humans is through the hormone oxytocin which elicits feelings towards others (Waytz, 2014).

However, face to face interactions will be minimal, this is primarily due to the advancements of technology, as technology experts believe that in the future everything would be assisted by machines and gadgets, through this the interactions will be between man and machine (Floyd, 2018).

 

 

50 years from now, to enhance social interactions, the discovery or creation of a brain-to-brain communication device might be possible, this is through the development of the technology similar to those used to monitor and stimulate brain functions (Maiques, 2016). It will be another era of human communication in which feelings, hues, music or dynamic ideas are imparted. One may even have the capacity to think and convey all in all and open the way to non-verbal communication with different species.

 

50 years from now, mood-communication may be possible. One’s mood which is reflected in the brain’s wave pattern, will affect the surroundings in order for them to get feedback – for example lift one’s mood and shape it in various ways. (Frank, 2012).

 

The future that lies ahead is uncertain, but the future of communication is within our grasp. Its evolution and development is inevitable. Should we take another step forward? Or should we reconsider and take a step back? I guess, we’ll never know. 

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Lambert, T. (2018). A Brief History of Communication. Retrieved from Localhistories: http://www.localhistories.org/communications.html

Smith, L. (2018, February). A Brief History of Communication. Retrieved from Neighboorhood: http://www.neighbourhood.tv/a-brief-history-of-communication/

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