Then and NowA Glimpse into the Past, to Understand How We

Arrived at the Present

Presented by: Professor Anderson

Changes Over T ime2012 - 2037

● Cha nge : to make the form, nature, content, future course, etc., of (something) different from what it is or from what it would be if left alone.

● Time : the system of those sequential relations that any event has to any other, as past, present, or future; indefinite and continuous duration regarded as that in which events succeed one another.

Video Game Enter ta inment● Before : Individuals, groups,

friends, and/or family gathered around a console and a television display.

● After : Instead of merely watching and playing, you are submerged in a virtual world and physically act out the actions and choices of your character. You are there yourself.

Transportat ion● Before : People traveled via

vehicles such as cars, trucks, motorcycles, and buses.

● After : Teleportation has granted us with quick, convenient, and safe means of transportation.

GPS● Before : People relied on

maps and simple GPS systems and applications to direct them.

● After : Development of GPS we know today, technology that projects a visible light route.

Dishwasher● Before : People had to clean

and scrub dishes by hand and then load them into sanitizing machines.

● After : Dishes, rinsed or not, are ran through the DishZap2000 and instantly cleared of all bacteria and food matter.

Microwave● Before : Slower, less-powerful,

and requires pre-existing food matter to cook or reheat.

● After : Cooks food out of thin air from pre-loaded atoms.

Doesn't require any food matter, though you can choose to reheat existing food if you want.

TimeTime cont inues to move a long, and th ings wi l l cont inue to change .

The purpose o f th i s presenta t ion was to in form you o f how th ings have changed , and how th ings may

change in your future .

Hopefu l ly you have come to apprec ia te what you have today and how i t came to be , a s we l l a s what you might lose tomorrow and ga in in i t s absence .

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