Kelsey's Google Glass video and tweets!

http://youtu.be/hcuwQqXGOD4

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Students take a break to enjoy petting the stress relief dogs below the flagpole near the U.C. today at noon <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/J230?src=hash">#J230</a> <a href="http://t.co/ocdwAs4MSq">pic.twitter.com/ocdwAs4MSq</a></p>&mdash; Kelsey Leck (@KelseyLeck) <a href="https://twitter.com/KelseyLeck/status/580472232658489344">March 24, 2015</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Nothing says spring like Recyclemania! Birds chirping &amp; plants blooming-- we want to keep our Earth beautiful! <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/J230?src=hash">#J230</a> <a href="http://t.co/VW1T4fIVvE">pic.twitter.com/VW1T4fIVvE</a></p>&mdash; Kelsey Leck (@KelseyLeck) <a href="https://twitter.com/KelseyLeck/status/580469456679395328">March 24, 2015</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Ice cream cones at The Cup, aka my favorite spot on campus! <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/J230?src=hash">#J230</a> <a href="http://t.co/UrATNKXKIW">pic.twitter.com/UrATNKXKIW</a></p>&mdash; Kelsey Leck (@KelseyLeck) <a href="https://twitter.com/KelseyLeck/status/580440321915514881">March 24, 2015</a></blockquote>
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Learning Curve:
It took me forever to learn how to use it! Luckily, I had the J298 class with Jada Green and Tess Jennings that day, so they gave me a little refresher and tips on how to use it! I first tried to use the buttons and tapping it in order to do the commands, but I then found that it was easier to just use the voice commands. Either way, I felt very much unsure of what I was doing until at least 30 minutes into my day.

Camera:
I wasn't a huge fan of the camera, especially since you cannot zoom in or out. Even though I rarely use my zoom function on my camera, I think that it is more necessary for Google glass. For example, if I want to become physically closer to a subject in order to take a picture on my camera, it is much less invasive since only my camera needs to be near them. However, with Google glass, since you wear it on your head, it's kind of weird to get that close to people. I think that it would be a much better tool if they either added a zoom or made it easier to use when not physically wearing it on your head, so you can at least hold it in your hand and view the image while taking the photos.

Social Interaction:
A lot of people thought it was really cool! I'm friends with a lot of engineering students, and they all wanted to use it and try it out! They all were very curious about the technology and immediately they began thinking about ways to integrate it into other products or designs. Outside of my friends and friendly acquaintances, I did get a lot of strange looks, but I also felt that most of the looks were more curious than judgmental. When I stopped to ask students who were petting the dogs if I could take a picture of them, they all instantly responded by saying how cool Google glass is and asking me about how it works. I thought that it was interesting that so many reactions, even the anonymous ones, seemed so positive. I did have a few people ask me if I was recording them once they started asking me questions, but most of the time they asked me jokingly and seemed good-natured about it. I didn't feel like anyone was angry or suspicious of me.

Advantages:
I definitely liked the perspective it offers, especially with the video function. I think that you can capture a lot of more engaging, personal images/videos by putting the photographer/videographer more into the product this way. Since it's on your head, anytime people are captured through the camera, they are very much engaging with the person whose head its on, and that comes through in the images. I think that regular cameras put more distance between the camera, the subject, and the photographer. It's much less personal, so I think it might be better for stories/articles that have less emotional content.

Disadvantages:
Again, I think the lack of zoom is unfortunate.  If you want to do a close-up, you have to be in someone's face practically, which I think is invasive in an unprofessional way. I also struggled with the photo function once I added the photos to the video for my organization slideshow. For some reason, the photos functioned like they would have if I had taken the photos on my phone vertically. I was wearing Google glass on my head, and I don't know how I could have gotten the angle wrong, since I wasn't tilting my head to that extreme. So, I think that was a problem with Google glass.