Posts Tagged ‘technology’

Tech savvy Koreans still consult shamans

South Korea may be a technically savvy country (it has one of the highest per capita rates of broadband internet subscribers in the world, well ahead of the U.S.), but that doesn’t stop them from consulting shamans when they need a little luck or assistance. According to this article, in fact, shamanism in Korea is more popular than [...]

July 12, 2007 religion 0 Comments

The internet and culture in China

There is no doubt that technology can influence a society, but can it also change a culture? That question is part of an intriguing article in the Christian Science Monitor about internet use in China, which has grown rapidly in recent years. In 1999 there were just four million Internet connections in China; by the end of [...]

May 22, 2007 how we live 0 Comments

Tibetans and technology

NPR recently did a four-part series called “Hacking the Himalayas.”  It looks at several interconnected topics, including how the community of Dharamsala, India has been changed by the influx of Tibetan refugees; how Lhasa, Tibet has been affected by the settlement of ethnic Chinese; and how some Tibetans are utilizing technology and the internet to stay connected and [...]

August 15, 2006 how we live 0 Comments

Video games and culture

Since culture influences the very way we perceive the world, it’s natural that it should also affect the way in which video games are designed and constructed in different countries.  Aleks Krotoski of gamesblog (via Cross Cultural News) examines this topic on her site and looks at some of the differences between Western and Asian video games. [...]

July 28, 2006 how we live 0 Comments
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