Mobile Technologies and New Narratives of the Self

Abstract

In the very near future it will become practical for a wearable computer to record every moment of your waking life. There's an ongoing discussion about the etiquette of devices like Google Glass, but there are also long-term implications that are completely separate from questions of privacy. As we make greater use of mobile computing devices, our cognitive habits are likely to shift away from relying on our own recollection of events and toward consulting digital video. Will this change the way we understand our pasts?