August 4, 2003
Why the same pictures?
As a part of our research project, we hear from people around us about their use of picture phones, according to Kunikazu Amagasa in a recent entry in Keitai Log -- an occasional Web diary by a group of Tokyo college students who are researching the changing role of cell phones -- keitai -- in Japanese society. One of the uses is particularly intriguing.
A group of friends visiting Nagoya castle all decided to take the same picture with their camera phones, alowing them to share "the memory of the trip". "Literally, they cut out the same picture for the frame and share the same experience. It could be considered, therefore, that the uniqueness of cell phone camera contributes to people's desire of sharing experiences with others, another way for young people, who detest loneliness, to make sure of their identity at the moment".
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