Before this assignment, I didn’t know what technophilia was,
but my basic understanding is that it’s about accessing nature through
technology. I believe my word cloud reflects my understanding of the readings
well. Many of my words are variations on nature and technology, providing the
foundation for technobiophilia as a concept.
I slightly disagree with the prominence of certain words in
my word cloud. I wanted to leave it as is though, because changing my initial
results feels like tampering. Virtual reality is front and center, which is
surprising because, as I reflect on the assignment, I think I used more words
that describe nature or technology. The frequency of “Nature” variants (ecosystem,
ecology, biodiversity, for example) makes me think I watered down the results
by using too many variations. Still, the core themes of the readings are there.
Interestingly, there were a lot of words related to the
health of the environment (eco-friendly, biodiversity) and our personal health
(well-being, mindfulness) which I interpret as a positive correlation. One
cannot truly thrive without the other, so words like symbiotic and connection
are present. Finally, there are some interesting words such as interdisciplinary
and interaction. My reflection on these words regarding technobiophilia
is more about a state of being than anything academic. That is, we need to be
able to appreciate and acknowledge both the technological and natural side
rather than considering them antagonistic or diametric. I think more research
needs to be done on technobiophilia before we can reach any concrete
conclusions on how the virtual natural world affects us, but it sounds like a
promising endeavor.
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