Extra Credit #2 - Media Equation

Extra Credit #2 - Media Equation

        I really enjoyed the experiment talked about in this chapter.  I would say that I interact with my computer as a person from time to time.  from this experiment, I am certain that I do more often then I think since they all did not even know they were being polite to the computers they were interacting with.  It was interesting that we see separate computers as individuals even though they are all connected.  I wonder if it is the computer itself that we see as a person or only the monitor.  If monitors are switched out would we treat it as an "other" or would we recognize it as the same computer?

        Grice's maxims were very interesting.  I did not realize that politeness had key attributes that could be explained so simply.  Before reading this politeness was simply a way of interacting in my mind.  I feel as if I now know secrets to get anyone to like me.  I did not think that it was possible to pinpoint ideas that span over any culture to explain politeness.  The actions may be different, but the same ideas are there as explained by Grice's maxims.  

        Before reading this, I always thought that the wording of text in a program was needed for clarity.  Making what an action in a program does is very important, but now I am aware that it is best to make it polite as well.  It makes sense after thinking about the benefits of politeness in a program.  Especially after learning that users unknowingly interact with computers like they are humans.  Making a polite program is so easy and politeness has great benefits.  I will now take the time to make sure every program I make  is polite to the user.