Homepage. UbuWeb. Broadcast Yourself. Introduction to Multimedia History & Theory. Course Description Introduction to Multimedia Theory & History is an overview of the pioneering artists and scientists who have brought about the dissolution of boundaries that have traditionally existed between the artistic and technological disciplines.
The course will survey the work and ideas of artists who have explored new interactive and interdisciplinary forms, as well as engineers and mathematicians who have developed information technologies and influential scientific and philosophical ideologies that have influenced the arts. Seminal artistic movements and genres will be explored, such as: the Futurists, Bauhaus, kinetic sculpture, Happenings, video art, electronic theater, etc. There will also be study of the invention of information technologies and new human-machine paradigms that have come to define the medium of the personal computer, including: cybernetics, augmented intelligence, hypertext, human-computer symbiosis, graphical user interface, etc. Fluxus Portal. The History of the Interface in Interactive Art. The History of the Interface in Interactive Art Söke Dinkla, 1994 At the moment the catch word "interactivity" is common talk.
Most often it is mentioned in connection with a revolution in television. Techno-prophets anticipate more than 200 TV channels for the near future in each home. Thus, viewers will not only be able to choose from an almost unlimited offer, they will also be able to determine the course and outcome of individual programs[1]. Digital Product Design, Creative Direction, Project Management.