Blog Post Six

What I Learned from EOTO One: 

    I found that listening to each and every presentation during our first Each One Teach One project was informative and exciting. You don't think about how all the technology we use today is brought up and how the founders of the technology brought such a vital staple technology to the surface of our world. Although some of the technologies are used in today's world, they each have had a separate impact on bettering our world and getting the technological advances to where they are today. One of those is, the VCR.

     The VCR, or videocassette recorder, presentation stood out to me and I wanted to further talk about it due to the complexity of how it has shaped what we use today. Even though the VCR is not heavily used as a technology object today, it opened so many more opportunities to those finding other technological advancements and allowed for past research on the VCR to better future findings. The first prototype was founded in 1951 and the final product was released in 1956. This VCR was released by a company called Ampex, which is an American electronics company. 

    VCRs are the reason we can record TV shows and not have to wait for a specific air time. The VCR essentially reinvented watching TV at home. It also allowed people to rewatch their favorite movies and shows without waiting for them to re-air. Having the recording means you can watch the show at any time which makes many people more inclined to sit down and watch TV. 

    VCR changed the way that we watch TV, that generation never had been able to “pick” what they watched on TV, and was the start of the change in how we watch television today. Without video recording, we would not have Netflix, Hulu, or any of our favorite streaming platforms. VCR made it possible to record TV. However, within the first 10-25 years of VCR existence, it was slowly dying due to faster development in technology. Modern improvements eventually lead to the expiration of the VCR.

    I would personally disagree that VCR had any negative effects on society, rather it reinvented how we watch TV today. Without a VCR we would not be able to download our favorite shows, stream television, and watch movies at our own convenience with the expectation of exploiting women and pornography distribution.