1) Why was the period at the turn of the 20th century so important?
The turn of the 20th century was important because the conditions and perspective of technology was changing drastically. All sorts of new technology and development opened up the perspective of people and encourages the future to reinvent culture, technology, etc.
2) What aspects of the Dada art movemement are important from the point of view of the rise of the computers and digital visual media? (for example Marcel Duchamp's "readymades"?)
One aspect of the Dada movement is that it introduces new ways of thinking. This is important to the point of view of the rise of computers and digital visual media because instead of a strict and structured thought people will need to think outside the box to progress in technology. The readymades were jabs at several different aspects of culture at the time. In order for digital visual media to be in a rise people will have to abandon or change most of their current culture.
3) Name one aspect that links "The Man with a Movie Camera" with digital media according to Lev Manovich (ReadingsB)
One aspect that about “The Man with a Movie Camera” is the composition of different material from several different documentaries. This links it to digital media because it is the most important example of database imagination in modern media. It was a new type of interface operation.
4) What was 'constructivism'?
Constructivism was a philosophy from Russia in which you construct a new society.
5) Read pages VI (6) to XXII (22) of "The Language of New Media" in ReadingsB:
What does Lev Manovich suggest are the 'three levels' of "The Man with a Movie Camera"?
One level is the story of a cameraman filming material for the film. The second level is the shots of an audience watching the finished film in a movie theater. The third level is the film “The Man with a Movie Camera” which consists of footage recorded in Moscow, Kiev, and Riga.
6) Who first developed the idea of "Cybernetics"?
Norbert Weiner
7) In "Computer Lib" Ted Nelson describes Hypertext as "Non ___________" writing (fill in the blank)
Non- Sequential writing
8) (Lecture) why were transistors, even though 100 times smaller than vacuum tubes considered impractical for building computers in the 1960s?
Transistors were still impractical because they took a lot of wiring that easily gets tangled by the amazing amount of wiring required. Only so many pieces could be wired together. It became known as the tyranny of numbers.
9) What was the name of the first commercial available computer (kit)?
The name of the first commercial available computer kit was the Altair
10) Write a paragraph:
In your own words: What are things going to look like in 20 years from now in the average living room in terms of digital visual media? What types of digital media will your kids be using around 2030?
The turn of the 20th century was important because the conditions and perspective of technology was changing drastically. All sorts of new technology and development opened up the perspective of people and encourages the future to reinvent culture, technology, etc.
2) What aspects of the Dada art movemement are important from the point of view of the rise of the computers and digital visual media? (for example Marcel Duchamp's "readymades"?)
One aspect of the Dada movement is that it introduces new ways of thinking. This is important to the point of view of the rise of computers and digital visual media because instead of a strict and structured thought people will need to think outside the box to progress in technology. The readymades were jabs at several different aspects of culture at the time. In order for digital visual media to be in a rise people will have to abandon or change most of their current culture.
3) Name one aspect that links "The Man with a Movie Camera" with digital media according to Lev Manovich (ReadingsB)
One aspect that about “The Man with a Movie Camera” is the composition of different material from several different documentaries. This links it to digital media because it is the most important example of database imagination in modern media. It was a new type of interface operation.
4) What was 'constructivism'?
Constructivism was a philosophy from Russia in which you construct a new society.
5) Read pages VI (6) to XXII (22) of "The Language of New Media" in ReadingsB:
What does Lev Manovich suggest are the 'three levels' of "The Man with a Movie Camera"?
One level is the story of a cameraman filming material for the film. The second level is the shots of an audience watching the finished film in a movie theater. The third level is the film “The Man with a Movie Camera” which consists of footage recorded in Moscow, Kiev, and Riga.
6) Who first developed the idea of "Cybernetics"?
Norbert Weiner
7) In "Computer Lib" Ted Nelson describes Hypertext as "Non ___________" writing (fill in the blank)
Non- Sequential writing
8) (Lecture) why were transistors, even though 100 times smaller than vacuum tubes considered impractical for building computers in the 1960s?
Transistors were still impractical because they took a lot of wiring that easily gets tangled by the amazing amount of wiring required. Only so many pieces could be wired together. It became known as the tyranny of numbers.
9) What was the name of the first commercial available computer (kit)?
The name of the first commercial available computer kit was the Altair
10) Write a paragraph:
In your own words: What are things going to look like in 20 years from now in the average living room in terms of digital visual media? What types of digital media will your kids be using around 2030?
My kids will probably be using interfaces that seem to float in mid-air. It is already a concept that is being imagined in science fiction movies, in which the operator is touching images or buttons that hover right in front of their face. This interface is also capable of being dragged around at the user’s convenience. While it may seem ludicrous, it is actually this type of thinking that allowed the progression digital visual media. I believe this is what my kids will be using thirty years from now because the trend seems to be that the lack of something is more interesting. For example, cell phones are now touch screen since buttons are no longer as intriguing. The fact that this imaginary floating interface is being feature in blockbuster movies is also evidence that this is how society wants future technology to be.
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