Technological Advancements

• The Nets
• The Desks
• The Giants Drink Game
• Battle Room
• Freezing Guns
• Space Suits
• Finger Print Lockers
• Space School

Do you think that the story presents technological advancement as being positive or negative?

I think that the story presents technological advancement as both positive and negative. Some of the positives are the desks and the lockers. One example would be the fingerprint on lockers which is a huge success. But there is also negatives included with Technology. One of them being the net where Valentine and Peter pretend to be what they are not and cause many disruptions and problems. So the answer to the question is yes, the story does present technological advancement as being both positive and negative.

What part do humans play in this advancement of technology? Do they drive the advancement or are they victims?  

Humans play a major part in the advancement of technology. They drive the advancement and they are also the victims. They drive the advancements by using there brains to figure out new ideas but they are also the victims, when the buggers invaded they brought not only a bad smell but new weapons and gadgets. These gadgets were then copied into the human world.