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Multimedia: From Wagner to Virtual Reality
Randall (Ed) Packer
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Description for Multimedia: From Wagner to Virtual Reality
Paperback. "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. Editor(s): Packer, Randall; Jordan, Ken. Num Pages: 496 pages, Illustrated; portraits. BIC Classification: ACX; PDX; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 237 x 156 x 35. Weight in Grams: 538.
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 multimedia—the interfaces, links, and interactivity we all take for granted today. "Many of the papers that had profound impact upon my development—to say nothing of the entire industry—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 ... Read more
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 multimedia—the interfaces, links, and interactivity we all take for granted today. "Many of the papers that had profound impact upon my development—to say nothing of the entire industry—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 ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Number of pages
496
Condition
New
Number of Pages
498
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780393323757
SKU
V9780393323757
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99-1
About Randall (Ed) Packer
Ken Jordan has pioneered innovative Web sites such as SonicNet, Word, and Media Channel. He lives in New York City. Randall Packer is a media artist and professor of electronic arts at the Maryland Institute College of Art in Baltimore.
Reviews for Multimedia: From Wagner to Virtual Reality
"[An] excellent collection." Wired