Multimedia: From Wagner to Virtual Reality

Multimedia: From Wagner to Virtual Reality

"I recommend this book to you with an earnestness that I have seldom felt for any collection of historic texts," writes William Gibson in his foreword.
Tracing the fertile series of collaborations between arts and sciences throughout the twentieth century, Randall Packer and Ken Jordan present the often overlooked history behind multimediaâ€•the interfaces, links, and interactivity we all take for granted today. "Many of the papers that had profound impact upon my developmentâ€•to say nothing of the entire industryâ€•are here," raves Donald A. Norman, author of The Invisible Computer. In "an evocative whirlwind tour through 100 years of work" (Wired), Packer and Jordan bring together an "historically significant" (Slashdot) collection of the groundbreaking visions of scientists like Vannevar Bush, Douglas Englebart, and Norbert Wiener, and artists like John Cage, Nam June Paik, and William Gibson. Their insightful explanations of the core concepts behind multimedia provide historical context that "reads like a Western civ of modern media" (Film/Tape World).
Illustrated; portraits
Country USA
Brand W. W. Norton & Company
Manufacturer W. W. Norton & Company
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 9780393323757
Color Multicolor
ReleaseDate 2002-12-17
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780393323757

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