Comments on: Do cats play with electric ants? http://edc13.education.ed.ac.uk/ginar/2013/03/17/do-cats-play-with-electric-ants/ Gina's E-learning and Digital Cultures site - part of the MSc in E-learning at the University of Edinburgh Wed, 09 Jul 2014 20:01:53 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: Steph Carr http://edc13.education.ed.ac.uk/ginar/2013/03/17/do-cats-play-with-electric-ants/#comment-3310 Steph Carr Wed, 20 Mar 2013 23:45:35 +0000 http://edc13.education.ed.ac.uk/ginar/?p=1322#comment-3310 Brilliant. One of my cats is only ever interested in the TV when David Attenborough is on - it's almost like a she's living vicariously via a mediated representation of the wild. Could this be an example of immaterial perceptions? My other cat likes snooker... Brilliant. One of my cats is only ever interested in the TV when David Attenborough is on – it’s almost like a she’s living vicariously via a mediated representation of the wild. Could this be an example of immaterial perceptions?

My other cat likes snooker…

]]> By: Giraf87 http://edc13.education.ed.ac.uk/ginar/2013/03/17/do-cats-play-with-electric-ants/#comment-2966 Giraf87 Sun, 17 Mar 2013 18:28:27 +0000 http://edc13.education.ed.ac.uk/ginar/?p=1322#comment-2966 thanks Annabel. My daughter mentioned a gecko doing this, and that's what gave us the idea to try it out on our cat. I was thinking about how biological systems are all connected. The idea of compound tools developing, with human/machines evolving and affecting other biological life too. So far we extract products from other biological systems (animals, plants etc) but what if we can extend immaterial perceptions? I guess there is already a TV channel for dogs.... http://www.dogtv.com/ thanks Annabel. My daughter mentioned a gecko doing this, and that’s what gave us the idea to try it out on our cat.

I was thinking about how biological systems are all connected. The idea of compound tools developing, with human/machines evolving and affecting other biological life too.

So far we extract products from other biological systems (animals, plants etc) but what if we can extend immaterial perceptions?

I guess there is already a TV channel for dogs….
http://www.dogtv.com/

]]> By: Anabel Drought http://edc13.education.ed.ac.uk/ginar/2013/03/17/do-cats-play-with-electric-ants/#comment-2942 Anabel Drought Sun, 17 Mar 2013 13:11:36 +0000 http://edc13.education.ed.ac.uk/ginar/?p=1322#comment-2942 There is an example here of a frog eating ants off an ipad, but in the end the frog bites the kid! - No idea how it relates to Hayles, Haraway - but found it quite amusing! <a href='http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Hm3KtBmlpY' rel="nofollow">Frog Tries To Eat Fly Off Screen! - YouTube</a>. There is an example here of a frog eating ants off an ipad, but in the end the frog bites the kid! – No idea how it relates to Hayles, Haraway – but found it quite amusing!

Frog Tries To Eat Fly Off Screen! – YouTube.

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