New Media Seminar for Virginia Tech faculty, staff and graduate students
Reading the work of Ted Nelson in my own workspace led to the following: I outline major papers in the same way, as seen here: [listing key themes from readings on neoliberalism…] Aside, there is something very wonderful about Wunderlist… … Continue reading →
Ahh yes — a Ted Nelson image — that was Ritz Bitz‘ suggested “make” for the week. I’ve posted before about the iconic clenched fist of “Computer Lib. So instead of an image, I went with a poem (inspired by the eulogy noted in an earlier post) — a computer assisted poem, compiled from my […]
Re-watching Ted Nelson’s eulogy for Doug Engelbart last week reminded me of one of the many (many) reasons Nelson’s thinking about computers and society resonate so powerfully with me. Mourning the loss of one of the most pivotal stars of the new media revolution by indicting his colleagues and making them laugh (nervously), invoking the […]
I really like this graphic from this week’s reading. I have generally thought of media as a brick wall for users, especially when interactions through a computer can be blocked when technology fails or is not “user-friendly.” As technology and … Continue reading →
Reading: “Computer Lib / Dream Machines” by Theodor H. Nelson. Self-published, 1974. 2nd ed., Redmond, Washington: Tempus Books/Microsoft Press, 1987. Excerpt from the New Media Reader (available here). Nelson’s passionate and witty perspective of society’s adoption of technology kept hitting me in the face with bold (and sometimes biting) comments about the current directions of technology. Add to […]
I just read some excerpts of Engelbart’s 1962 report, “Augmenting Human Intellect: A Conceptual Framework.” While the piece was interesting, I found it kind of a hard slog at the same time. Maybe it’s because I was distracted by trying to read while hanging out with my friend’s new baby, but I think part of […]
The 99% Invisible podcast focusing on the work of Doug Engelbart and the differences between his technological creations and those of Steve Jobs led to…
Reading: “Augmenting Human Intellect: A Conceptual Framework” by Douglas Engelbart. Excepted from Summary Report AFOSR-3233 under Contract AF 49(638)-1024, SRI Project 3578 for Air Force Office of Scientific Research. Stanford Research Institute, October 1962. (Full reprint here). In these excerpts, Engelbart attempts to capture the complexity of human problems and his framework for “augmenting human intellect” […]
I’ve posted before about how central Doug Engelbart is to the Awakening of the Digital Imagination. This time I’m going to let an image — or more precisely, a mural — do the talking. Created by Eileen Clegg and Valerie Landau for the fortieth anniversary of the Mother of All Demos, this graphic representation of […]
