Reading is Vital, but will it be Invisible? Screens vs. Paper on Our Way to Naturalized Technology of Reading

Abstract

This analytical position paper aims to open a discussion on the future of the naturalized technology of reading. Our analysis contributes to the discussion that we think scholars in human-computer interaction should adopt from other disciplines. We begin with a seven-level technology pyramid which ends with naturalized technology. We look for the place of paper and digital books in this pyramid, currently somewhere between invisible and vital technologies. We discuss scenarios for the book, using current theories of reading from both philosophical and neuropsychological viewpoints. Finally, we show inspiring quantitative and qualitative data gathered during "total research" into the literary culture. They illustrate the ongoing change in the reading ecosystem.

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“…Interactive and intelligent technology will be a substitute for social actors, preventing interlingual and international exclusion and disengagement. Voice assistants can substitute social interaction in a very restricted manner, but with the development of this technology, these interactions can become more meaningful and may become a way to provide aging people with the opportunity to maintain social interactions on the level necessary to stay active, even invisibly from a technological viewpoint [6], and at on the international level, should it be their choice.…”